Not just songs, but moments
Music is a peculiar thing when you really think of it, I mean it’s either in the past or future. All we hear in the presence is a cluster of notes, the rest of it is our memory relating what…
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Festival etiquette
Posted at September 8, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Songwriting
Once again I am writing a blog post while flying above Europe. I am on my way back from Belgium where Sliotar played two wonderful shows in the Geluwe Celtic Night festival. And once again I had a great glimpse…
Crafting a song
Posted at September 4, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Songwriting
I haven’t written anything on songwriting in a while and as I am in a middle of writing a new patch of songs, I thought it might be a good time to share some of my tips and ideas here…
They Don’t Make Them Anymore Like That
So we are getting close to the release date of my new album “Tell My Darling”. For those of you signed up to my mailing list, keep an eye on your Emails as there will be a special offer for…
Don’t wait for the inspiration, look for it
Posted at August 25, 2014 by
J.P. Kallio
in Blog posts ⋅ Singer-Songwriter ⋅ Songs ⋅ Songwriting ⋅ Travel
Last week I wrote about Writers blog and how I did not think it was a real thing. Now in the other hand I think inspiration is a very important thing. But inspiration is something we should not wait for,…
Close To The End
This week’s song “Close To The End” just tells you that sometimes songs come from the most peculiar places. A few months back someone asked me on Twitter if I had ever written a song about tacos. So I took…
Writers block
I am once again starting the work on a new album, which starts with songwriting. I’ve got few songs already written and loads of ideas I am working on. It seems many people are surprised about how much I can…
This Town
This week’s song “This Town” is number eight on the new album. Wow! Time just seems to be flying by so fast. Before I get into the story of this weeks song, let me just once again say a massive…
Only Son
It’s been 18 years this summer since I left Finland behind and moved over to Ireland. Dublin has been my home since then and it has had a very definitive effect in whom I have grown out to be. I…
Daddy’s Girl
This week’s song is a bit tricky to explain… So let me try to explain the inspiration behind it, maybe that makes more sense. All along I promised myself not to preach to you guys, except about the music business…
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