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The week also gave me the chance to hear other's writing styles and methods, albeit rather hot-housed, but I feel a little less self-deprecatory after the week. We, all of us, are our own worse critics and, left entirely alone, will often drive ourselves up the wall. For my part I now have a week in my own studio where I shall be putting a band together.

Before the Darwin week I was very apprehensive about this but the week went so well that I feel much more laid back about it, more musically confident. All in all it was a real privilege to be there. I've done several things like this before but none quite as successful as this.

A massive thanks to Neil, to and especially to all my fellow inmates.
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Read more blogs from writers involved in the over the next week and you'll be able to hear interviews from the songhouse as well as some of the newly composed songs on my programme this Wednesday.