{"id":9076,"date":"2016-06-14T20:24:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T20:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wildsongwriter.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/14\/the-civil-wars-songwriting-process-grammys\/"},"modified":"2016-06-14T20:24:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T20:24:10","slug":"the-civil-wars-songwriting-process-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildsongwriter.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/14\/the-civil-wars-songwriting-process-grammys\/","title":{"rendered":"The Civil Wars &#8211; Songwriting Process | GRAMMYs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TSmvjhTLkXc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Indie folk duo the Civil Wars were the recent guests for an installment of The Recording Academy&#8217;s 5 Questions With&#8230; series. Held at The Academy&#8217;s headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., the duo discussed music education, their songwriting process, the influence of social media, advice for young musicians, and recording their debut full-length album, Barton Hollow, among other topics.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I always say that if you can do anything else, then do it,&#8221; said vocalist\/guitarist John Paul White when asked about his advice for aspiring artists. &#8220;But if you can&#8217;t, then [playing music] is the life for you.&#8221; Vocalist\/pianist Joy Williams added, &#8220;Just do what you love and be as excellent as you can, and I believe that your music will find a home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> After meeting at a songwriting workshop in Nashville in 2008, Alabama native White and California native Williams formed the Civil Wars. They played their first live performance as a duo at the French Quarter Cafe in Nashville, and their second at Eddie&#8217;s Attic in Decatur, Ga., subsequently releasing a digital album, Live At Eddie&#8217;s Attic, in 2009. In 2010 the duo was featured as one of Paste magazine&#8217;s Best of What&#8217;s Next. In February the duo released Barton Hollow, including the single &#8220;Poison &#038; Wine,&#8221; which was featured on an episode of &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy.&#8221; Barton Hollow peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200. On May 10 the Civil Wars performed at The Recording Academy Nashville Chapter&#8217;s 13th Annual GRAMMY Block Party And Membership Celebration. The duo is currently on tour throughout the United States.Subscribe NOW to GRAMMYs on YouTube: http:\/\/grm.my\/1dTBF8H<\/p>\n<p>About GRAMMYs:<br \/>\nThe recording industry&#8217;s most prestigious award, the GRAMMY, is presented annually by The Recording Academy. A GRAMMY is awarded by The Recording Academy&#8217;s voting membership to honor excellence in the recording arts and sciences. It is truly a peer honor, awarded by and to artists and technical professionals for artistic or technical achievement, not sales or chart positions (GRAMMY Awards Voting Process:http:\/\/www.grammy.org\/recording-academy\/awards\/grammy-awards-voting-process). 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