Putting the “alt” into alternative folk with Kaeley Jade

Alternative-folk singer/songwriter Kaeley Jade joined us to talk about the creative process behind her song Growing Pains. Download the lyrics to follow along. We talked about: Our songwriting challenge for 2026 to write a traditional country song How Humans Accidentally Created Music Using an AAAA rhyme scheme in a folk song Using a 7/4 time signature in a folk song Overthinking and agonizing every line of lyric until it fits perfectly Jamming as a band to give a song its shape Making the transition into the odd time signature section How also being an actor makes Kaeley more of a lyrics-first songwriter About Kaeley Jade Alternative-folk singer/songwriter Kaeley Jade crafts full-hearted songs that dig deep.… Read the rest