Journey of a Song

About Journey of a Song

Have you ever wondered how a song is made? What happens during the recording process? In Journey of a Song, singer-songwriter Emmeline takes the audience on a tour of a musician's creative process, from the first notes to the final recorded song. Each week, a different songwriter pulls back the curtain on a favorite composition, beginning with an acoustic version of the song and ending with the final recorded product. In between, you'll hear a conversation about the inspiration behind the song, the decisions made in the recording booth, and the many ways in which music reflects and informs our emotions and our lives. Find behind-the-scenes photos and more when you follow @EmmelineMusic on Instagram!

Publisher

Emmeline

Category

arts · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Feb 2021

Latest episode

15 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

12 of 87 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   "Try" by Isaac Sloane and the Sound Brigade

   Host Emmeline interviews Isaac Sloane of Isaac Sloane and the Sound Brigade about confronting imposter syndrome and finding space for struggle in art.

2. 

   13 Jul 2026

   "Irish Goodbye" by A Joke and the Old Folk's Home

   Send us Fan Mail "We’re all just actors in our own lives." How do we trust ourselves as artists? How do we trust our art? How do we build the confident audacity necessary to make the music we want to make and share it? How do we beat Imposter Syndrome and say something meaningful as songwriters? In this episode, Emmeline sits down with Austen of A Joke and the Old Folk's Home to chat about the inspiration for his song, "Irish Goodbye," which is the first in a series of songs about learn...

3. 

   6 Jul 2026

   "Medio Oeste" by AMANDA

   Send us Fan Mail "Es que la ciudad es tan vacía como dicen." How do you know which language best fits a song? How do you keep your saddest stories from sounding too depressing? Where do you go for sonic inspiration? AMANDA tackles these questions and more as she sits down with Emmeline to discuss her brand new song, "Medio Oeste." They talk about the importance of pulling the right producers on board, how one riff can transform a track, and why songwriters are so tempted to tell stories...

Inside a recent episode

"Try" by Isaac Sloane and the Sound Brigade

Published 15 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, we pitched it to KXT and I was using this app called Groover or something like that. It's like a playlist thing. And it actually got picked up by a couple hundred playlists. That's amazing. Congratulations. Thank you. And it was weird because our listeners blew up and we started seeing it was like all over. It was on multiple radio stations in like Brazil off of, off of a playlist channels and stuff. So it was like, it was cool to know that it was like, even if only a few people are hearing it in different countries, it's still getting heard in different countries. Sick. Yeah. That's definitely a win. […]

Who has been a guest on Journey of a Song

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Isaac Sloane
• Blake
• Rosie
• Jacy Penland
• Will Stegall

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.2 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

56

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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