Donovan Woods

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Donovan Woods

FromThe Working Songwriter

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54 minutes

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Jul 1, 2022

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The Juno award winning songsmith from Ontario talks owning his own masters, writing a song that Tim McGraw picked up, and learning to write in "found" moments as a father of young children.

Released:

Jul 1, 2022

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Joe Pug hosts a monthly conversation with one of today's best songwriters.

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