Speaking Terms

Oh my goodness.

And it's called Speaking Terms, and she's 50% writer.

The other writer is Joy Beth Taylor, 'cause we're gonna mention all the writers.

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Now she's getting to live this crazy dream.

She just this past weekend went to see...

She had her husband and her two daughters at the concert in Dallas there, where they went to see Ella, and her encore was Speaking Terms, and she came out with just her guitar and she got to hear thousands of people, you know, tens of thousands of people sing her song.

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Today, I have with me singer-songwriter Helene Cronin.

She has released a lot of her own music, including her latest record, Maybe New Mexico, but you've probably also heard songs that she's penned, such as Speaking Terms by Ella Langley.

We talk about the story behind the songs she's written, her own journey from Texas to Nashville, and all of her own music as well.

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[gentle music] Welcome to Taking a Walk Nashville with your host, singer-songwriter Sarah Harrelson.

Today, I have with me a very special guest, songwriter Helene Cronin.

You may know her if you've listened to the song Speaking Terms on Ella Langley's new album, Dandelion.

She also has her own record out called Maybe New Mexico.

And so I love those little moments that you get while you're, you're experiencing the creativity of others and seeing what is true.

Have you, um, have you heard Ella Langley's song Speaking Terms, about being on speaking terms with God?

No.

Oh my G- I mean, the first time I was li- I was just listening to the album because everyone's listening to the album, and I was like, "This is so good," and it's, and suddenly tears.

And, and I'm like, "Oh, this song is about after all that's happened, I'm glad we're still on speaking terms." And you just go, "Oh my gosh." Again, I don't know her life.

I don't know the fruit of the lives of the people who wrote that song.

But I can tell you that art speaks to me, and that takes some courage to write that stuff.