1.The First Song I Wrote

The first time I ever began to write anything that resembles a song was probably 11-year-old me rhyming ‘black’ with ‘cat’ in poetry class. The first song I had ever completed and was happy with is ‘Johnny And June’.

2.The Last Song I Released

The last song I released is called ‘Black Bird’. It is indeed one of my favourites for its catchy melody. It’s off my EP that is also called Black Bird. I recorded this song with Shane Nicholson and Trent Crawford in The Sound Hole.

3.Songwriting Secrets

I find it incredibly hard to write with a technique or co-write with someone who uses a technique. I am generally very much about the words and I write a lot of words down with no kind of structure, or I come up with a melody and write some words to it – it’s a very organic process for me.

4.The Song That Makes Me Proud

My proudest song so far is a song called ‘New Wall’. It always seems to be the most intimate and well-received live. I wrote this song when I was having a bad day and the words basically wrote themselves in 20 minutes.

5.The Song That Changed My Life

This question for me is super hard, to just pick one song. So I will tell you about a record. It’s called Candles In The Rain by Melanie Safka and features so many songs that have shaped my writing, from ones that don’t make sense to ones that are straight down the line. I grew up listening to her and she still has a place in my heart for all kinds of inspiration.

Black Bird isout now independently and available here; and Tori Forsyth plays The Gasoline Pony onSunday July 24, withKatie Brianna.

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