What Genre Is My Music? An Insightful Journey from Folk Songwriter to Gospel Artist with Hannah Acfield

The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence

If you feel bound by genre or stuck in your creative styles, liberate your self-expression to realise the music you’ve always wanted to make. Be inspired by the journey from folk songwriter to gospel artist with Hannah Acfield.
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3:49 – How the pandemic created some positive circumstances for artists to write and record work

8:00 – A journey from folk songwriter to soul artist

12:27 – How to navigate questions about genre

15:00 – Skill development required to write new genres

21:47 – Integrating new skills into the songwriting process

27:25 – Are my songs good enough?

34:50 – We talk about the recording of Hannah’s album “No Light Without Shade”

48:35 – Hannah shares about writing her song “Searching (For More)”

57:30 – Hannah performs “Searching (For More)” live at IHSC Headquarters

1:00:00 – Can having a beautiful voice mask if a song is any good or not?
About Hannah:

Described as “a luscious blend of Jeff Buckley, Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell”, Melbourne-based singer songwriter Hannah Acfield combines the storytelling of indie folk with soaring, stirring vocals inspired by gospel and soul. The award-winning songwriter has toured extensively throughout Australia and overseas supported artists such as Joan Armatrading, Josh Pyke and Vika and Linda Bull. Contact Hannah : Website / Facebook / Instagram

Song Credit: “Searching (for more)" - Written by Hannah Acfield. Performed live by Hannah Acfield at I Heart Songwriting Club Headquarters.
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Theme song: “Put One Foot In Front Of The Other One” music and lyrics by Francesca de Valence

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