Neel, Mia, and Phil in a Zoom call

Mia Kelly joined us to talk about writing songs fast, but with clear intentions, and her song Blind Horse. Download the lyrics to follow along.

We talked about:

  • Our songwriting challenge for 2026 to write a traditional country song
  • How Mia keeps track of her ideas for song starts
  • Using a interesting phrase you hear in daily life as a way into the lyric for a song
  • How Mia goes from idea to song with urgency, running with it to get the song done quickly
  • Incorporating a 2/4 bar into your chorus, by accident
  • Using an usual guitar tuning like DAEAAE
  • Writing or co-writing while you’re on the road for a tour

About Mia Kelly

Through lush folk and earthy Americana, singer-songwriter Mia Kelly, from Gatineau, Quebec, Canada establishes herself as a spellbinding voice, blurring the lines between intimate memoir and compelling, semi-fictional narratives.… Read the rest

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