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We’re running a Songwriting Evening Class in Dublin

Twin Monarch’s Rob will be teaching an 8-week songwriting evening class in Marino College Dublin this autumn.   Course Details: Are you a budding songwriter looking to improve your skills? […]

Posted on August 26, 2018September 10, 2018 by Rob Shiels
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4 Songwriting Personas to Avoid
(Unless You Want To Sound Like An Arsehole)

It’s fun to write a song from the perspective of an unpleasant character.  Pop music has enough love songs, so it can be refreshing to write something from an alternative […]

Posted on July 12, 2018August 12, 2018 by Rob Shiels
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The History of the Tonight Trick in Popular Music

Elvis used it, Ed Sheeran uses it.  In this month’s songwriting article, we take a look at one of the most enduring (and embarrassing) clichés of popular music: putting ‘tonight’ […]

Posted on March 12, 2018September 4, 2019 by Rob Shiels
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    (Unless You Want To Sound Like An Arsehole)

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    The History of the Tonight Trick in Popular Music

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