Ep 133 Beth Nielsen Chapman & Mongoose

Beth Nielsen Chapman is one of Nashville’s foremost producers and songwriters, having written hits for the likes of Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt, to name but a few. The country-pop singer Faith Hill had a number one smash hit with Chapman’s song This Kiss and Elton John borrowed her song Sand and Water for the US leg of his string of concerts in memory of Princess Diana. Chapman, the latest inductee to the Songwriting Hall of Fame, is in Dublin for a performance at the National Concert Hall this Sunday evening and we spoke to her ahead of that. Later in the podcast, Molly O'Mahony, Ailbhe Dunne, Muireann Ní Cheannabháin and Cara Dunne, also known as the band Mongoose, play their new single, Old Friend.