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Nashville. Scratching the surface.

Nashville. Scratching the surface.

Written by: Alison Craig & Andrew Rollins
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Emmy award winning songwriter Andrew Rollins and songwriter and broadcaster Alison Craig talk about the songs, the songwriters, the highs, lows, heartbreaks and beyond of Nashville.


Guests give their insight into the process, the town and the highs and lows within.


Andrew has 9 songs on Nashville The Show and a million stories to tell.

Find out where and how some of the best known songs in the world were written.

Meet some of the extraordinary people who are working and living there now.


40 years of songwriting experience and he lays it bare.


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Episodes
  • Harold Shed, Part 2. The man who discovered the biggest Country stars in the world.

    Harold Shed, Part 2. The man who discovered the biggest Country stars in the world.
    Sep 30 2026

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    Billy Ray Cyrus went from support act to superstar. Harold Shedd was the guy who did it.

    How does one man discover the biggest Country stars in the world ? Harold Shedd a mere 94 years young tells us the night he saw Billy Ray Cyrus live and how he went from support act to superstar. The man with the golden touch.

    Sad times. Dolly Parton and Hayden Panettiere have both gone to a better place since our last podcast. Both Nashville legends, Andrew reminisces about the first time he met and worked with them both.



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    34 mins
  • Meet Harold Shedd discovered Shania Twain, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alabama, KT Oslin and dozens more.

    Meet Harold Shedd discovered Shania Twain, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alabama, KT Oslin and dozens more.
    Aug 17 2026

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    The expression living legend is overused but Harold Shedd, age 94 is the real deal.

    A man walks into a bar, sees a guy, calls a record company and says. I have just seen the new Elvis Presley.

    That man was Harold Shedd, that guy was Billy Ray Cyrus and the dozens of household name artists Harold spotted and signed do not start or finish there.

    Shania Twain, Alabama, Reba MacIntyre, Toby Keith, KT Oslin and the list goes on and on ...Harold Shedd has the magic ears, eyes and touch. Finding, nurturing, recording and bringing so many world wide stars to the world.

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    30 mins
  • Ep.10. Jeff Silbar Part 2.Wind Beneath My Wings - the incredible story of that song and many others.

    Ep.10. Jeff Silbar Part 2.Wind Beneath My Wings - the incredible story of that song and many others.
    Apr 2 2026

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    Final episode of this series is a beauty.

    Jeff Silbar legendary songwriter gives in-depth story of writing one of the best known songs in the world and it is fascinating. He reveals how long the song took to gather the momentum to take off - how many people and who covered it first and then after quite some time the moment Bette Midler recorded it and the awards began to come in.

    Jeff still writing now, with Andrew and others gives great advice in staying power, the personal touch, the bug that is songwriting and some other great tales of how some of the biggest opportunities in the world landed thanks to his determination.

    Beaches, the musical is launching now in New York 2026 on stage and Jeff will be there - this is a life long passion for songwriting and it is far from over.



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    46 mins
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