Emmy award winning songwriter Andrew Rollins and songwriter and broadcaster Alison Craig talk about the songs, the songwriters, the highs, lows, heartbreaks and beyond of Nashville.
Guests give their insight into the process, the town and the highs and lows within.
Andrew has 9 songs on Nashville The Show and a million stories to tell.
Find out where and how some of the best known songs in the world were written.
Meet some of the extraordinary people who are working and living there now.
40 years of songwriting experience and he lays it bare.
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Harold Shed, Part 2. The man who discovered the biggest Country stars in the world.
Text us here - we would love to hear from you Billy Ray Cyrus went from support act to superstar. Harold Shedd was the guy who did it. How does one man discover the biggest Country stars in the world ? Harold Shedd a mere 94 years young tells us the night he saw Billy Ray Cyrus live and how he went from support act to superstar. The man with the golden touch. Sad times. Dolly Parton and Hayden Panettiere have both gone to a better place since our last podcast. Bo...
17 Aug 2026
Meet Harold Shedd discovered Shania Twain, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alabama, KT Oslin and dozens more.
Text us here - we would love to hear from you The expression living legend is overused but Harold Shedd, age 94 is the real deal. A man walks into a bar, sees a guy, calls a record company and says. I have just seen the new Elvis Presley. That man was Harold Shedd, that guy was Billy Ray Cyrus and the dozens of household name artists Harold spotted and signed do not start or finish there. Shania Twain, Alabama, Reba MacIntyre, Toby Keith, KT Oslin and the list goes on and on...
2 Apr 2026
Ep.10. Jeff Silbar Part 2.Wind Beneath My Wings - the incredible story of that song and many others.
Text us here - we would love to hear from you Final episode of this series is a beauty. Jeff Silbar legendary songwriter gives in-depth story of writing one of the best known songs in the world and it is fascinating. He reveals how long the song took to gather the momentum to take off - how many people and who covered it first and then after quite some time the moment Bette Midler recorded it and the awards began to come in. Jeff still writing now, with Andrew and others gives great adv...
10 Mar 2026
Ep. 9 Jeff Silbar the man who wrote Wind Beneath My Wings joins the party. Part One.
Text us here - we would love to hear from you From the first song her wrote as a kid...to the song he wrote the day we recorded this podcast Jeff Silbar is the true definition of a 'living legend'. He has had hits for Kenny Rogers, Fleetwood Mac, Dolly Parton and literally dozens of others. In the first half of this interview we hear how Jeff began in the business, the hard slog of being a songwriter, old Nashville, his first success a worldwide 7m seller for Kenny Rogers, how he came t...
16 Feb 2026
Ep. 8 Digging deep into Songwriting, performing, AI and the madness of the music business.
Text us here - we would love to hear from you Andrew and Alison talk about everything songwriting and performing. How does it feel to perform in front of 40k people? Andrew talks about his experience of live performance with some of the biggest artists in the world. We play Alisons new single co-written with Andrew in LA released February 13th...Never Too Late... What drives people to write songs? Are you a songwriter or a performer - can you be both? Can AI ever really work for s...
6 Jan 2026
Ep. 7 Rock N Roll lawyer to the stars for 40 years Steven Lowy - buckle up this is a cracker.
Text us here - we would love to hear from you Steven Lowy has represented rock n roll legends, artists, songwriters and producers for 40 yrs and he gives great story. Some of the names include Ronnie Wood, Third Eye Blind, John Cougar, The Beat, Jane’s Addiction, Mary Wilson: George Thorogood; Canned Heat, Pat Boone, The Grass Roots, Jacob Lutrell, Jennifer Hudson; Gospel (e.g. Mano Hanes) Jazz (e.g. Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Shadowfax); R&B: Louis Price, Mary Wilson; H...
6 Dec 2025
Ep. 6 Nashville Star Charles Esten aka Deacon Claybourne joins the podcast for The Christmas Special
Text us here - we would love to hear from you Andrew and Charles (Chip) have written dozens of songs together. Their friendship is long and close and so this is an exclusive conversation where you will learn a lot more about the star of Nashville, his background, where he started, how felt auditioning for the part of Deacon. We hear of his true loves; his family, pianos, Nashville, LA and Edinburgh and we play I Wont Cry For Christmas their beautiful Xmas song...and a lot more besides. Buckle...
8 Oct 2025
Ep. 5 Nashville, Noshville.
Text us here - we would love to hear from you Pay tribute to Brett James, a remarkable songwriter who tragically passed away last month. Nashville - a totally unique city - with unique lifestyle and stories. Writing a 'copyright' a song that keeps you fed and watered for the rest of time. Support the show https://nashville.buzzsprout.com
8 Sept 2025
Ep. 4. Chuck Cannon Part 2. More insight and astounding stories from one of the best songwriters in the world today.
Text us here - we would love to hear from you Chuck Cannon a natural raconteur tells us his thoughts on the art of the song. He talks Shakespeare sonnets, hard and soft rhymes, lessons he learnt from some of the legends he has worked with. The difference between a hit and a number 1. Why writing a love song is NEVER out of fashion. The importance of being open to collaboration no matter who you are. How to turn a good lyric into a great lyric. How long does it take to write that worldwi...
22 Aug 2025
Ep 3. Chuck Cannon Part 1. The legendary songwriter joins Andrew and Alison - solid gold!
Text us here - we would love to hear from you One of the most successful songwriters in the world. Chuck Cannon lives in Nashville and has written 1000s of songs, including massive hits and award winners like How Do You Like Me Now? and ' I love the way you love me' a massive hit for John Michael Montgomery and worldwide smash for Boyzone. his songs have ben covered by Tricia Yearwood, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and dozens more. In this episode Chuck tells us the moment he ...
8 Aug 2025
Ep. 2 Insights into songwriting in Nashville and digging deep to do so.
Text us here - we would love to hear from you Chapters We cover a lot in this episode. Some topics include The Journey of Songwriting Emotional Depth in Songwriting, Collaboration and Co-Writing, Songwriter Etiquette and Nashville Insights, Art of Songwriting and Inspiration, The Line Between Songwriting and Plagiarism, The Dual Paths of Songwriting and Performing, The Pressure of Following Up Success, Recognizing a Hit Song, The Impact of AI on So...
20 Jul 2025
Ep. 1 Nashville the town, Nashville the series, a songwriters dream comes true.
Text us here - we would love to hear from you Andrew Rollins is a Emmy award winning songwriter with 9 songs in Nashville the series. He knows Nashville like the back of his hand and in this episode his co-host Alison Craig delves into Andrews remarkable backstory. How he was discovered in a bar in Cleveland by a world famous singer. How he got to Nashville and ended up with 9 songs in Nashville the series. Which star turned down a song that made a million dollars. Which son...
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