Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20161108 | 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 BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
The legendary country singer-songwriter unveils the secrets of composing a great song. | |
| 20161108 | 20161112 (R4) | 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 BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
The legendary country singer-songwriter unveils the secrets of composing a great song. |