Charlie, some workshops cannot be prepared for For example the intention behind the original "Songwriters showcase" (a seminar might be a better description for what takes place) was that songwriters would introduce a song, give a SHORT summary of how and why it was written then sing the song.In this way some very strange stories and inspirations were reveled, it was hoped it would give an insight into the way some of the songwriters worked, and into the creative process. and I think we succeded in this aim, I certainly learned a lot about how different people write, and still have some very clear images from word pictures that were shared (ask me about the "dead cat in the road"
I hope this is "on topic"