Songwriting Workshop with Tadhg Williams: Serve Your Story Through Song

About the Workshop

Every songwriter is a poet, but not every poet could write a song. Leonard Cohen came to songwriting from a poetry background. Other renowned songwriters who are known for their poetry include: Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Kurt Cobain, PJ Harvey, Tupac Shakur and yer man from Picture This.
When writing a song, there are a lot of elements to consider alongside lyrics - structure, tone, melody, dynamics & accompaniment. Songwriting is a craft, and there are only a handful of masters around the world. Understanding these different elements is certainly a good way to get started.
Join Waterford songwriter Tadhg Williams in a discussion of how to best blend these elements together. This workshop is aimed at exploring how your writing can best be told through song, investigating how to serve your story.

About Tadhg Williams

Waterford songwriter Tadhg WIlliams has become known for his honest and challenging lyricism, looking into the past to grasp the present. His debut EP, 'This Record is a Nixer', navigates the angers and frustrations of being a twenty-something-year-old in Ireland today, through his understanding of history. It was met with critical acclaim upon its release, with many of the tracks noted as Songs of the Year among critics, contemporaries and fans alike. Having earned slots alongside acts such as Kingfishr, The Coronas and Niamh Regan, Tadhg has become known for his "amazing and profoundly personal” live shows.
While Tadhg takes inspiration from the likes of The War on Drugs, The Waterboys, Sam Fender and Damien Dempsey, ‘This Record is a Nixer’ proved that a good song should sound as good stripped back, as it does with a live band. He is currently working on his debut album.

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