#6 Chris Wood on songwriting, authenticity and identity

This episode’s conversation is with award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Wood. His songs are full of warmth, poetry and observation, infused with a tangible sense of time and place. In this conversation, we discuss his formative experiences as a chorister, authenticity as a singer and his own brand of ‘British Soul,’ plus much more.  

We talk about:

-his creative process as a songwriter

-his experience English choral tradition

-the concept of soul and authenticity in music        

-what we can learn from moths and butterflies

-the human compulsion to create and produce

-finding meaning in the small moments of life

-his love for Tom Waits’s music    

 

‘So Much To Defend’ – studio version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEy8VCdzwlM

 

‘This Love Won’t Let You Fail’ – live on Radio 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUyg1K20KjE

 

Chris’s music on Bandcamp:

https://chriswoodfolkmusician.bandcamp.com/

 

Podcast playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TWeFKowQ9tCSOEPQ8xmvQ?si=FoCok6QRRfSIyfMMoFtcNQ

   

James's website:

www.james-sills.com