Songwriters Guild Live

Amsterdam Songwriters Guild

Ro Halfhide is here to Spread The Love by helping to build a community of singer-songwriters. Ro Halfhide does that with his songwriting, the openmic sessions he organizes, and a podcast for songwriters.

  1. Aug 17

    Surabaya Kutha

    Surabaya Kutha is a soulful, bicultural cross-over that bridges worlds, continents, and histories. Conceived during a tour across Java, the track serves as a tribute to the historic Indonesian port city of Surabaya. Sung entirely in Javanese over a warm landscape of lush analog synths and keyboards, the song is rooted in the nostalgic, melodic tradition of Krontjong while honoring my pre-slavery West African heritage. Weaving through the electronic textures are the enchanting sounds of the Kora, performed by the authentic Gambian griot Yankuba Konteh.

    Surabaya Kutha

  2. 04/22/2025

    It’s been good

    I’m dropping a new song called ‘It’s Been Good’—a reflection on life, the roads not taken, and realizing that even if things didn’t go as planned, it’s still been a beautiful journey so far. Sometimes the unexpected turns make the best stories. Hope it resonates with you. Have a listen!

    It’s been good

  3. 07/07/2020

    Rene Elenbaas Songwriters Guild Live

    Songwriters Guild Live is a weekly radioshow in Amsterdam, focussed on artists who write their own songs. This week your host was Ro Halfhide. We're mentioned as one of the leading podcasts on songwriting! blog.feedspot.com/songwriting_podcasts/ Rene Elenbaas is a prolific songwriter from Enschede, Twente. He mostly writes songs for other artists. His company StageDriver is taking center stage now. It's an artist platform that you can use to keep in touch with your fanbase through media rich text messages. Check www.stagedriver.com.

    Rene Elenbaas Songwriters Guild Live

  4. 03/10/2020

    PINGPONGCLUB - Songwriters Guild Live

    Songwriters Guild Live is a weekly radioshow in Amsterdam, focussed on artists who write their own songs. This week your host was Ro Halfhide. We're mentioned as one of the leading podcasts on songwriting! blog.feedspot.com/songwriting_podcasts/ daMusic: Rarely heard a debut single as surprising as Doktor Rudi. Dansende Beren: According to us, PINGPONGCLUB is on a fast track to become a household name in the Flemish music scene. Luminoush Dash: PINGPONGCLUB without a doubt deserves a spot in the big pool of promising young talent.

    PINGPONGCLUB - Songwriters Guild Live

  5. 03/03/2020

    Biff - Songwriters Guild Live

    Songwriters Guild Live is a weekly radioshow in Amsterdam, focussed on artists who write their own songs. This week your host was Ro Halfhide. We're mentioned as one of the leading podcasts on songwriting! blog.feedspot.com/songwriting_podcasts/ Biff is the main songwriter of A New International, an eclectic folkband from Glasgow, Scotland. About A New International: From Glasgow to the world, lush, poetic, bittersweet romanticism; an evocative mixture of cinematic strings, circus lights, carnival, cabaret, music hall, gypsy, chanson, a little bit of folk, a little bit of flamenco, yet with pop at its beating heart… Reference points include Scott Walker, Calexico, Beirut, Morricone and more. http://anewinternational.com/

    Biff - Songwriters Guild Live

  6. 03/03/2020

    Ellen Tackenkamp - Songwriters Guild Live

    Songwriters Guild Live is a weekly radioshow in Amsterdam, focussed on artists who write their own songs. This week your host was Ro Halfhide. We're mentioned as one of the leading podcasts on songwriting! blog.feedspot.com/songwriting_podcasts/ Ellen Tackenkamp begon haar muzikale carrière in de straten van Dublin, waar ze met lievelingsnummers van haar grote helden, zoals Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, en Bob Dylan, de regenachtige straten van Temple Bar van een zonnestraaltje voorzag. Terug in Nederland studeerde ze jazz aan het conservatorium van Amsterdam, waar ze kennis maakte met het werk van de grote songwriters uit The Great American Songbook. Haar grote passie voor de samensmelting van tekst en muziek spoorde haar aan om de Engelstalige poëzie onder de loep te nemen, en ze studeerde vervolgens Engelse Taal en Cultuur aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Goed beslagen ten ijs zocht ze in 2016 de rust en natuur op van haar geboortestreek, de Achterhoek, dit keer met genoeg lef om zelf de pen ter hand te nemen. Haar composities resulteerden in het uitbrengen van haar solo-debuut album “Letters” in het voorjaar van 2019. Ellen's songs zijn persoonlijk en ontwapenend, en daardoor universeel. Ze neemt je mee op een reis door het menselijk bestaan, en doet dit met humor en een afwisselend programma, waarin ze ook bekende en minder bekende songs van haar collega's en helden ten gehore brengt. Ellen maakt verder deel uit van de succesvolle pop/folk formatie Woolf, en schrijft momenteel muziek voor het gedichtenproject “TIME,” dat in 2020 opgevoerd & opgenomen zal worden i.s.m. het duo De Thuiskomst (accordeon & viool) Met haar Letters tour reist ze momenteel de wereld over.

    Ellen Tackenkamp - Songwriters Guild Live

  7. 02/04/2020

    Luke Watterson & Lindsay Clark - Songwriters Guild Live

    Songwriters Guild Live is a weekly radioshow in Amsterdam, focussed on artists who write their own songs. This week your host was Ro Halfhide. We're mentioned as one of the leading podcasts on songwriting! blog.feedspot.com/songwriting_podcasts/ "My name is Luke Watterson. I'm a Singer/songwriter based in Scotland & Ireland. I Play acoustic guitar mainly but i write full band pieces and lyrics. I feel it's important to be yourself as a artist understanding what music about."

    Luke Watterson & Lindsay Clark - Songwriters Guild Live

  8. 11/29/2019

    Eyal & Radiator King - Songwriters Guild Live

    Songwriters Guild Live is a weekly radioshow in Amsterdam, focussed on artists who write their own songs. This week your host was Ro Halfhide. We're mentioned as one of the leading podcasts on songwriting! blog.feedspot.com/songwriting_podcasts/ Eyal: Eyal is een verhalenverteller die het hele alternatieve folk-, rock- en indie oeuvre bespeelt in eigenwijze, melodieuze, verhalende liedjes. Radiator King: Somewhere between punk and blues – a porch and an alley – lies Radiator King, the performing/recording name of Boston native and Brooklyn based, Adam Silvestri. Established in 2011, Radiator King’s music shows influences from both Dylan and Strummer with a sound described by Boston blog Allston Pudding as something akin to what “Tom Waits locked in a room for a month with nothing but a copy of Springsteen’s Nebraska” might produce. Whether alone with a guitar or backed by a band, Radiator King embodies the raw energy of punk, the grit and intricacy of delta blues, and the lyrical potency of folk in “songs that are the sonic equivalent to an old whiskey bar at the end of a dirt road.” In early 2019, Radiator King, the musician behind 2017’s A Hollow Triumph After All released his newest project — the Roll the Dice EP, via SoundEvolution records. Imbued with the pugilistic grit and deft lyrical instincts that have long defined the songwriting of Adam Silvestri, Roll the Dice’s lead track “Raylene” serves dually as a thematic continuance of steps taken and a turning point in Silvestri’s development and direction as songsmith.

    Eyal & Radiator King - Songwriters Guild Live
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Ro Halfhide is here to Spread The Love by helping to build a community of singer-songwriters. Ro Halfhide does that with his songwriting, the openmic sessions he organizes, and a podcast for songwriters.

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  • Creator
    Amsterdam Songwriters Guild
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    102
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Songwriters Guild Live