Interview with Barbara Lynn Doran
Whitby, Ontario-based singer/songwriter\xa0BARBARA LYNN DORAN's\xa0new CD\xa0Love From All Sides\xa0finds her\xa0displaying even more depth as a vocalist and lyricist. \u201cI\u2019m heavily involved with the Nashville Songwriter\u2019s Association so I\u2019ve learned a lot through that. When I started writing, it was about what I was feeling at that time. I\u2019d write and whatever came out was the way it was. I\u2019m more particular with my lyrics now,\u201d she says, adding that the contributions of longtime producer/co-writer/engineer\xa0Murray Daigle have been invaluable in her continuing progress in writing her best songs.\n\nRecently, Barbara has qualified as a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, a finalist in the Great American Songwriting Competition and landed a spot on the Nashville Songwriter\u2019s Association 2014 \u2018Ones To Watch\u2019 list. Additionally, as a coordinator with the Nashville Songwriter\u2019s Association, she runs songwriter\u2019s workshops for Canadian-based artists, and regularly travels to Music City to meet and perform with a vast number of other songwriters at local open mic nights.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve been down to Nashville six or seven times in the last two years and it\u2019s been such an eye-opening experience,\u201d Barbara explains. \u201cSometimes when I\u2019m there the ideas come so fast I have to step back and say, \u2018I can\u2019t possibly write all these songs.\u2019 Still, I\u2019ll often come back with two or three of my own songs. So the trips to Nashville really help me focus.\u201d\n\nTune in for a conversation with this talented Canadian Country artist and hear a couple of the songs from her album.