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Are you tired of reciting the same old nursery rhymes to your little ones night after night? If so, then it's time to spice things up with a brand new collection of poems that will reignite the joy and wonder of childhood. Introducing "Roger’s Rhymes" - a fresh and exciting series of poems that will stimulate your child's imagination and leave them begging for more. "Roger's Rhymes" is a collection of poems written by Roger Hickson, a grandfather from Ireland who wanted to create something s ...
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The Weekly Song Podcast || Songwriting | Music

The Weekly Song Podcast || Songwriting | Music

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Two young musicians have taken it upon themselves to write a new song from scratch every week, then to share their songs with each other and the world. Each episode, Roger Heathers and Declan Kitchener deconstruct the theory and process of writing music, then probably go off topic to talk about how amazing the Beatles are or something. If you'd like to share your song that you wrote in a week with us, or perhaps join us as a guest, then get in touch with us via our e-mail address weeklysongp ...
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Declan and Roger discuss the top 5 albums that influenced their songwriting. This is a sprawling episode. We hope you enjoy!Thanks for supporting and enjoying Season 18.Email the show! - weeklysongpodcast@gmail.comFollow WSP on Instagram - https://lnk.bio/weeklysongpodcastListen to our collab project Schnookums! - https://schnookums.bandcamp.com/al…
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Special thank you to all the performers in Barto’s Band: Barto - Percussion & vocals Roger - Vocals Jonas - Vocals Nova - Vocals Rick - Vocals and coaching Barto’s Band My name is Barto. I live in the old town, High up on the hill With my mummy and daddy In a land called Portugal. There are lots of kids On our street. We like to be outside Playing …
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In episode 166 we discuss our two newest songs as well as:- How to come up with song titles- Embracing convential chord progressions- Lyrics about moving - Choosing a song’s subject matterEmail the show! - weeklysongpodcast@gmail.comFollow WSP on Instagram - https://lnk.bio/weeklysongpodcastListen to our collab project Schnookums! - https://schnook…
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Rosemary Birds sing in the trees above me. Bees and butterflies hover among the flowers. In the warm summer air, I could sit here for hours. Alone with my book, I'm in a world of my own. I've been here all day. The time has flown. Suddenly something lands on my hand. A beautiful creature, a child-like thing. She has curly hair and a pretty face. On…
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In episode 166 Declan brings a delicate ballad to the table whilst Roger gets melodic with a 60s inspired song.How does writing parallel melodies work?How do you choose the right chord for a section when stuck?What if the Beatles loved to make an album in the 80s?Email the show! - weeklysongpodcast@gmail.comFollow WSP on Instagram - https://lnk.bio…
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In episode 165 we discuss our two newest songs, ‘A Fighting Chance’ and ‘Up and Gone’. How does writing with another singer in mind change the process?What about changing the instrument you’re writing on?We also discuss Elliott Smith and borrowed chords. Email the show! - weeklysongpodcast@gmail.comFollow WSP on Instagram - https://lnk.bio/weeklyso…
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Our fourth weekly songs are here to be discussed and that's just what we'll do. We also have a terrific guest song from Tim at Rough Guess Music.Email the show! - weeklysongpodcast@gmail.comFollow WSP on Instagram - https://lnk.bio/weeklysongpodcastListen to our collab project Schnookums! - https://www.instagram.com/schnookums.bandTim (Rough Guess …
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Episode 163 is doozy! We're back with two fresh songs, talk on writing lyrics vs. music first, and a guest song from Ansley Hendrix!Email the show! - weeklysongpodcast@gmail.comFollow WSP on Instagram - https://lnk.bio/weeklysongpodcastListen to our collab project Schnookums! - https://www.instagram.com/schnookums.bandDeclan’s music: https://open.s…
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Week 2 of Season 18 and Declan and Roger are back with two brand new songs. Declan brings a rock n' roll style simple arrangement to discuss and Roger has written a harpsichord-based villain song.This episode also features two weekly songs from talented correspondents of the show Jeremy Herzer and Hatori Music.Email the show! - weeklysongpodcast@gm…
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Hey hey!We're back with the first episode of Season 18.Declan brings 'Not Enough' to the show after Roger shares 'Wake Up'. As always these two songs were written in seven days and discussed on the podcast. In today's episode we talk about how we develop lyrics, how major seventh chords can help change the mood, and how a song's tempo can change de…
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There's only ten more sleeps ‘till Christmas. Santa is on his way With lots of toys for boys and girls. I can't wait for Christmas Day. The elves have been busy working hard all year. They must be very glad that Christmas time is here. Nine more sleeps ‘till Christmas. Daddy got our tree today And bought new lights at the shop. I helped with the de…
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Timmy & the dinosaur. My name is Timmy. I want to tell you about The day I met Flor... The dinosaur. It was a lovely sunny morning. I was playing outside when all of a sudden I could hear stomp, stomp, stomp. What was that sound? It was a strange big animal stomping on the ground. It was running down the hill, heading towards our house. I was so fr…
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This week, Roger and Declan talk in depth about their new album "Attaboy", discuss the recording process, and recall fondly sticking chocolate hobnobs in their mouths just as they attempt vocal lines...Stream/buy the album:https://schnookums.bandcamp.com/album/attaboyE-mail the show at: weeklysongpodcast@gmail.comGet your limited edition Schookums …
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GRANDADS Let’s talk about Grandads. Is your Grandad like mine? He has white hair, he’s very old And he reads us nursery rhymes. When he comes to mind us My two brothers and me He always asks, “How do you turn on the T.V.?” Then we flick through the channels For his favourite show We have to do it for him ‘Cause he doesn’t know. Grandads know nothin…
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We round out our chat on the February challenge by bringing our 13th and 14th songs to the show. Loads of lyric talk, chord discussion and goofing off as per.Tune in next week for our Schnookums special! We discuss the making and recording of our debut album as a duo!Email the show!weeklysongpodcast@gmail.com…
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"Mummy, what does God look like?" I don't know dear, what do you think he looks like?" Is he a tall handsome man With a bushy brown beard And wavy long hair That comes down to here? Or a little old man With no hair at all Somebody like The man next door? Is he the man at the bar Who's ordered two beers Or a father at the airport Fighting back tears…
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My name is Fergie. I'm a small gray tractor. I don't go very fast But that doesn't matter. As I'm small And don't have a cab over my head, My owner's good to me, He lets me sleep here in the shed. I do the light work on the farm, Towing small trailers with a few bales of hay on board. I can't tow balers. I have a friend whose name is John. He's a b…
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My sister Mary, and I sleep in the same room She has a teddy bear And I have a teddy gorilla Mary is only a baby She’s not as big as me I am nearly five years old But Mary’s only three Mary’s teddy bear is tiny It really is quite small He is always smiling I don’t like teddy bears at all I like big teddys Mummy got me a gorilla I wanted a nice name…
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Once upon a time there was a farmer and his wife who lived in a cottage on their small farm. In the field next to the cottage stood a big apple tree. Every summer the farmer watched the apples grow until he knew it was time to pick them off the tree. It was now the end of summer, and he thought to himself “tomorrow I'll pick the apples, they look p…
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Have I told you about my friend Wussy-Wussy our pussy cat? We love playing outside together And running around out the back. Mummy says I gave her that name When I was small When I was a baby And Wussy-Wussy a fury ball. She doesn’t say too much She leaves the talking to me But we’re best friends Wussy-Wussy and me. When I woke up this morning It w…
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I am a little monkey I live here in the zoo With my Mummy and my Daddy And my sister Mary-Lou. Everyone enjoys A day out at the Zoo You like to look at us And we like to look at you. Boys and girls have funny hair Coloured yellow, red or black Sometimes we see girls with hair so long It's falling down their backs. Our hair is very short We even hav…
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