Posts in Songwriting
December 2015
December 2015

Geoffrey Louis Koch reflects on November 2015 speeding up and slowing down — Arlo Guthrie on Thanksgiving, songs finding their identity, the red in every pink, beauty in an apartment parking lot, and running up and down the street like George Bailey.

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Stories, Nashville, SongwritingGeoffrey KochDecember 2015, Nashville, Pedestrian Bridge, Thanksgiving, Arlo Guthrie, Alice's Restaurant, KSHE, St. Louis, songwriting, songs in development, George Bailey, It's A Wonderful Life, Geoffrey Louis Koch, singer-songwriter, indie folk, creativity, simple gifts, tradition
Dangerous Labor
Dangerous Labor

Geoffrey Louis Koch picks up his Martin from Glaser’s, heads to the Ryman for Of Monsters and Men, and reflects on songwriting with less fear and less fog — and the dangerous labor of going into very dark places to find the right lines, and coming back out.

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Stories, Nashville, Songwriting, PersonalGeoffrey KochGlaser Instruments, Nashville, Martin guitar, Alvarez guitar, guitar set up, Of Monsters And Men, Ryman Auditorium, Burger Up, songwriting, mental health, Geoffrey Louis Koch, singer-songwriter, indie folk, October 2015, craft, creativity, less fog