Category Archives: Singer-songwriters

Caroline Cotter: How Craft led to a Great Song

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Caroline Cotter, in town with Six String Concerts, has a secret weapon for songwriting inspiration: crafting. Listen in to hear how her love of creating things led to her writing one of her favorite songs, La Marionette.   http://crafttheshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Craft_CarolineCotter_2015-10-16.mp3Podcast: Play … Continue reading →

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Ellis Paul on crowdfunding and canoodling

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Doug Dangler

Ellis Paul, who will perform on March 6 with Six String Concerts, knows how to get people to pay for his art. Over 600 donors crowdfunded his most recent release Chasing Beauty to the tune of over $100,000, echoing the … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman, Veronica Roth, and Vienna Teng on Creativity

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Doug Dangler

I love reactions and dialogue, so I got some immensely talented folks into a recording studio and played some snippets from past Craft interviews for them to get their take on aspects of creativity. Specifically, Columbus illustrators Dominic LaRiccia and Drew … Continue reading →

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Rebecca Frazier and the most dangerous band bus in Bluegrass

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Doug Dangler

  Singer-songwriter Rebecca Frazier will perform in Columbus on Friday, January 16, 2015 with Six String Concerts, along with Iris DeMent at the Columbus Performing Arts Center’s Shedd Theater. We talked about the writing of her  2013 album When We … Continue reading →

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Time for a Switchback to Celtic music

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Celtic band Switchback, Martin McCormack and Brian FitzGerald, will be in Columbus for two concerts this weekend, June 13 and 14: Friday night at Hoover House Concerts (contact Nancy Tomei at 740-965-3935 for tickets)  and Saturday night at Hey, Hey Bar and Grill. Brian … Continue reading →

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Richard Shindell: The International Monetary Fund is a great basis for a song

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Doug Dangler

“Living in Argentina, I’ve learned a lot about how the world works. You live in The States and a dollar’s a dollar,” says Richard Shindell. That’s not the case in other countries, where “the IMF, Moody’s and what they say about … Continue reading →

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The Steel Wheels Roll into Columbus with Six String Concerts

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Doug Dangler

How a play about a pastor of a dying church who is losing his religion led to an upbeat gospel song: Listen to The Steel Wheels on Craft Six String Concerts hosts The Steel Wheels on Saturday, February 15 at 8:00 PM … Continue reading →

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Jackie Bristow on Craft

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Doug Dangler

Be one of the first two people to comment below and get a CD of tonight’s guest Jackie Bristow. CD must be picked up at WCBE, 540 Jack Gibbs Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio. And check out Jackie Bristow’s performance at Hoover … Continue reading →

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