#6 Chris Wood on songwriting, authenticity and identity This Is Why We Sing

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