I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references.
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I always play songs that are very based in folk music.
I tend to write songs that are about something pretty specific. A lot of them tell some kind of little made-up story.
That's one of the things I like best about folk music is the beautiful melodies - and the harmonies - that exist in it. And of course, some of the stories, the story songs.
I became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow.
I write the music because I can't really write lyrics. But I can write chords like Robin's never heard of. So I provide the music for them to add the lyrics to.
All of our songs take these really big creative turns and twists throughout the process, so sometimes songs will start out as a melody or some musical chord progressions.
I try to tell a story musically in a song.
I'd experimented with so many different types of music. I had these folky songs I'd written and recorded, but something wasn't quite right.
When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas for songs that would turn into stories, then they'd turn into novels. I was biased toward music.
When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs.