{"id":136488,"date":"2023-03-29T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=136488"},"modified":"2023-03-28T20:12:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T03:12:51","slug":"writing-songs-podcast-episode-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/writing-songs-podcast-episode-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Songs with Sunny War, Madison Cunningham, and Adam Levy | The Acoustic Guitar Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-12523925\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1990655\/12523925-writing-songs-with-sunny-war-madison-cunningham-and-adam-levy.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-12523925&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our illustrious panel for an in-depth conversation on songwriting. Each of our guests has a unique perspective and process \u2013 Sunny War forged her singular folk-punk style busking on the Venice Beach Boardwalk; Madison Cunningham won this year\u2019s Grammy for Best Roots Performance; Adam Levy is a songwriter and guitarist who\u2019s worked with Norah Jones, Tracy Chapman, and many others. What they all have in common is commitment to their craft and the belief that you can write songs, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to PRS Guitars for sponsoring this episode. Check out\u00a0PRS\u00a0Guitars&#8217; full-line of acoustics at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prsguitars.com\/products\/se_acoustics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.prsguitars.com\/products\/se_acoustics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support the show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/acousticguitarplus?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=writingsongs\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/acousticguitarplus?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=shownotes&amp;utm_campaign=writingsongs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 2 on Patreon<\/a>, where our guests discuss how and when to share songs-in-progress, co-writing, and more. Plus, Sunny War shares the first song she ever wrote as a kid (spoiler alert: it\u2019s a real banger!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/acousticguitarplus\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/acousticguitarplus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Make a one-time contribution to the show on Paypal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/acoustic-guitar\/id1632083322\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/acoustic-guitar\/id1632083322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leave a review on Apple Podcasts<\/a> (This helps other guitarists find the show and helps us. We really appreciate it!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Additional resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more about Sunny War at her&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunnywar.com\/\">website<\/a>&nbsp;and read our 2018 profile&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/sunny-war-a-different-kind-of-blues\/\">here<\/a>. Listen to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sunnywar.bandcamp.com\/album\/anarchist-gospel\"><em>Anarchist Gospel.<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn more about Madison Cunningham at her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisoncunningham.com\/\">website<\/a>&nbsp;and learn to play her song \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/learn-to-play-madison-cunninghams-life-according-to-raechel\/\">Life According to Raechel<\/a>.\u201d Listen to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/madisoncunningham.bandcamp.com\/album\/revealer\"><em>Revealer<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn more about Adam Levy at his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adamlevy.com\/\">website<\/a>&nbsp;and learn to play his composition \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/adam-levy-teaches-his-moving-solo-guitar-composition-clandestino-elegy-for-a-cheesemonger\/\">Clandestino (Elegy for a Cheesemonger)<\/a>.\u201d Listen to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/adamlevy.bandcamp.com\/album\/marie-ep\"><em>Marie (EP)<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out our book&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/collections\/new\/products\/play-guitar-like-the-great-singer-songwriters\"><em>Play Guitar Like the Great Singer-Songwriters<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;(featuring lessons by Adam Levy, Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, and other great teachers).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/songwriting-basics-for-guitarists-complete-edition\"><em>Songwriting Basics for Guitarists<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Acoustic Guitar Podcast<\/em>&nbsp;theme music is composed by Adam Perlmutter and performed for this episode by Adam Levy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode is hosted by Nick Grizzle and Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, produced by Tanya Gonzalez, and directed and edited by Joey Lusterman. 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