Episode 213 - James Walsh

Sodajerker On Songwriting

Sodajerker

Sodajerker, Barber, Simon, Music Interviews, Liverpool, Songwriters, Musicians, Oconnor, Songwriting, Interviews, Music, Podcast, Brian

4.9 • 885 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Singer-songwriter James Walsh of Starsailor joins Sodajerker to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band's beloved debut album Love Is Here. During the conversation, James reflects on songs from the now classic album, what he's learned about songwriting over the years, and his experiences co-writing with pop acts.

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0:00.0	And the Hi there and welcome to the soda jaker on songwriting. I'm Brian here with Simon and joining us for
0:24.8	episode 213 is a very fine English singer, songwriter and died in the wool Liverpool fan best
0:30.7	known as frontman and lead vocalist of the band Star Saylor.
0:34.0	As this reaches you, the 20th anniversary of Star Sailer's hit debut album Love is Here is upon us,
0:40.0	so we thought it was as good a time as any to give him a gentle songwriting related probing.
0:44.6	We are very happy to welcome the splendid James Walsh to the show.
0:48.5	James was born in Wigan in the northwest of England in 1980 and grew up in the town of Chorley.
0:54.0	He loved singing from a very young age and started playing guitar and keys when he was around 14.
0:59.0	He listened a lot to the charlatans, Oasis and Jeff Buckley in his youth, as well as
1:03.5	amersing himself and his dad's Neil Young and Springsteen records.
1:06.7	He eventually began writing his own songs and after leaving school went on to study
1:10.8	music at Wigan and Lee College, where in 1996 he met future band
1:15.1	Major James Stelphox and Ben Byrne, who played together in a band in their native
1:19.2	Warrington. They first heard our guests sing when James stepped in for them at an end of term concert for another singer who'd taken help.
1:26.0	They were duly impressed and invited into a rehearsal and the first incarnation of what would become Star Saila was born.
1:32.0	The band was originally called Morph, then Waterface. Upon the recruitment of keyboardist Barry Westhead in 2000, James also took up guitar duties and the line-up has remained the same ever since.
1:43.4	They began to build a cult following and having rechristened themselves StarSaylor after the 1970
1:48.0	Tim Buckley album played a London gig in April 2000 which was glowingly reviewed by James Oldham of the enemy.
1:54.2	Such was the influence of said publication at the time. This led to a label
1:57.7	Bidding War and the band signed to EMI later that same year.
2:00.6	Star Sailors Critically acclaimed debut album Love Is Here,
2:04.1	recorded at Rockfield Studios in just six weeks, was released in October 2001,
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