Steve Earle's Songwriting Bootcamp
4 Extra Debut. Hugh Levinson joins the legendary singer-songwriter for four days of intensive training in the art of composing. From 2016.
Legendary country singer-songwriter Steve Earle unveils the secrets of composing a great song.
Since 2015, Steve Earle has run an annual four-day intensive training session – called Camp Copperhead - in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York.
In 2016, journalist and aspiring songwriter Hugh Levinson joined around 100 other would-be balladeers from around the world to see what they can learn both from Steve and his fellow teacher, Shawn Colvin.
Listen-in to stories of dreaming, methadone, guns, jail, death and betrayal.
Producer: Smita Patel
First broadcast on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4 in November 2016.
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- Tue 8 Nov 2016 11:30³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4
- Sat 12 Nov 2016 15:30³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4
- Fri 18 Aug 2023 20:00³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4 Extra
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