Making Music - James and Donald Reid (The Feelers)

In this episode from a series for secondary school music students, James Reid (from The Feelers) and his brother Donald (a singer-songwriter who has co-written several Feelers songs) recall their school days when music making was frowned on by guidance counsellors rather than encouraged by projects like this one. Armed with acoustic guitars and a piano, they play excerpts from four songs (‘Communicate’, ‘We Raised Hell’, ‘Fishing For Lisa’ and ‘Unleash the Fury’) and discuss their philosophy of songwriting which is “all about being in the moment”.

I suppose there’s songwriting theory. But is that right? Because then you’re writing someone else’s songs?

– Donald Reid

Key Cast & Crew

Arthur Baysting

Director, Producer

Jeff Fulton

Sound

Stephen Jessup

Sound

David Green

Camera

Anastassia Smirnova

Editor