How I wrote “Hippie Hair”—a different kind of pandemic song, about growing locks that recalled my original music heroes.

A look inside the the John Lennon Songwriting Contest winner “Fly,” from its beginnings in the fiddle tune “Sally Goodin” through its evolution onstage.

Joni Mitchell reflects on her instrumental influences and state of mind during the writing of the album Blue.

Folk-rock troubadour Peter Mulvey shares the story behind his song “What Else Was It?”