Modern-day bard
I write songs all the time, that’s no secret anymore. Along the way I have been asked several times how can I write so much. Well, you see, as I mentioned so many times before, a lot of it has…
Songwriting
Start working and inspiration will come to you
What if I told you that you are in control of your own creativity? How often have you put aside your creative tasks just because you didn’t feel inspired? I hear this all the time, “I need to wait for…
On Songwriting 11 The basic tools
I was asked for some advice on songwriting for beginners. So I thought I’d write down few things here to help you get started. I took the long road. When I started to write songs back in my early teens,…
What did you learn today?
In the past few months I have learned an important lesson that I would like to share with you. This is something so obvious, but still most of us don’t think about it at all. It has made me more…
Good Old Songs
Good Old Songs by J.P. Kallio I ask you to not take this weeks song “Good Old Song” too seriously, as I did write parts of it with tongue on cheek. There are some fantastic songwriters around these days, and…
The immortal life of a song
It can take me a few hours to write a song, sometimes longer. I craft a story that resonates with me, and I hope it will resonate with others as well. I tie that story into a melody line with…
While I’m Here
Through out the years I have been lucky enough to get to do quite a lot of touring. And especially with Sliotar we get to go back to places year after year. One of the best things for me about…
Let Me
This one is one of those songs few years back I would not have written. It just shows how writing a lot of songs can help you break out from those mental limitations we set for our selves. It is…
How to boost your creativity
I get messages through email, social media and also in person people admiring how I manage to release song a week, and write so many blog posts. To explain this, I thought to use the opportunity to give you some…
On Songwriting part 10
Here’s a big thing that changed my songwriting. I realised that people don’t necessarily want to hear songs about me. It is natural starting point for us songwriters to write about our selves, and I still from time do it…
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