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Nashville. Scratching the surface.

Nashville. Scratching the surface.

Written by: Alison Craig
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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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  • Ep. 7 Rock N Roll lawyer to the stars for 40 years Steven Lowy - buckle up this is a cracker.
    Jan 6 2026

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    Steven Lowy has represented rock n roll legends, artists, songwriters and producers for 40 yrs and he gives great story. Some of the names include Ronnie Wood, Third Eye Blind, John Cougar, The Beat, Jane’s Addiction, Mary Wilson: George Thorogood; Canned Heat, Pat Boone, The Grass Roots, Jacob Lutrell, Jennifer Hudson; Gospel (e.g. Mano Hanes) Jazz (e.g. Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Shadowfax); R&B: Louis Price, Mary Wilson; Hip Hop; American Songbook (Jules Styne); Folk; EDM, Swamp Pop, and Reggae, as well as many record and publishing companies who have put out and broken major artists (e.g. Shelter Records: Tom Petty, Dwight Twilly, Leon Russel, J.J Cale; RBC: Gucci Mane, Chief Keef; Dangerous Records: Bloods + Cripps; Criterion Music, Warner/Chappell and Wemar Music.

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    46 mins
  • Ep. 6 Nashville Star Charles Esten aka Deacon Claybourne joins the podcast for The Christmas Special
    Dec 6 2025

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    Andrew and Charles (Chip) have written dozens of songs together. Their friendship is long and close and so this is an exclusive conversation where you will learn a lot more about the star of Nashville, his background, where he started, how felt auditioning for the part of Deacon. We hear of his true loves; his family, pianos, Nashville, LA and Edinburgh and we play I Wont Cry For Christmas their beautiful Xmas song...and a lot more besides. Buckle up...it's a cracker!

    Spoiler Alert. If you are not up to speed with Nashville the series there are storylines discussions which may reveal plot lines you havent yet heard!

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    54 mins
  • Ep. 5 Nashville, Noshville.
    Oct 8 2025

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    Pay tribute to Brett James, a remarkable songwriter who tragically passed away last month.

    Nashville - a totally unique city - with unique lifestyle and stories.

    Writing a 'copyright' a song that keeps you fed and watered for the rest of time.


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    38 mins
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