What are your challenges in songwriting? Do you fear that whatever you want say through your music isn’t going be relatable profound or good? Are you worried that people wouldn’t want to listen to your songs?
You are not alone ! This week, the Lunar Bloom Band, a Female Folk Trio, are sharing how being in a band helped them address these creative blocks in their songwriting career.
We tend to minimize to keep our selves safe from feeling vulnerable but then we limit the size of the art we can make. Lunar Bloom is opening up about how even though they can find it scary to go to those places, it is what helps them create meaning and ultimately makes them more passionate about their music and each other.
In this episode:
- The importance of laughter and creating a safe place in the songwriting process.
- The journey that the Lunar Bloom band had to go through as musicians and songwriters.
- Leveraging the best practices of mentors in navigating the complex creative industry.
- How identifying each band member’s strengths, establishing boundaries and open communication can impact the overall band dynamics and creative process.
Lunar Bloom On Songwriting, Creative Process, And Healing Through Art
A little about the Lunar Bloom Band:
Lunar Bloom is a Toronto based trio rooted in folk tradition comprised of Brittany Rae Robinson, Kelly McNamee & Jocelyn Regina.
Their original songs features complex vocal harmonies and intimate storytelling in the dream folk genre. Shows are full of playful banter and dreamy love songs, balanced with feminist anthems and calls to action. They embrace harmonic tension, and rhythms that challenge expectations, creating the story of each song through musical devices as well as poetic lyrics.
In 2020, their self-titled EP was nominated in the Folk/Roots Category for an Independent Music Award. Their single Sweater from the same EP made it to the Top 100 in CBCs Searchlight 2020 and single Monster has been featured on CBC’s “Fresh Air”. They have completed two Southern Ontarian tours, written over 30 songs and showcased at Folk Music Ontario. With the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts and crowdfunding, Lunar Bloom released their first full length album Running Deep on June 4th, 2022.
Follow Lunar Bloom!
IG: @lunarbloomband
facebook: @lunarbloomband
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