Pues, en mucha de mi música yo tengo la intención de tener... la tierra y el cielo, y la tierra es el ritmo y tiene que estar bien fuerte... siento que cuando tengo algo que es una ancla en mi canción, pues deja que hay mucho espacio pero también mucho movimiento.

I know what you're thinking.  I already had Mariana as a guest.  You're right, I did.  This time, we're conversing in Spanish.

¡Hola a nuestros amigos hispanohablantes! Este es una conversación con Mariana Tirsa, escritora de canciones y…

I don't know the future of my musical career but I think when I look back at my life, this is going to be some of my best work...

Texas based Marian Tirsa makes music under the name Runaway Horse. We get to learn about her songwriting process in this conversation, including the tool she starts with when she is writing, and how she knows when a song is done. How does a song grow from the time she writes it into what it becomes when it's being recorded in the studio?  What do her collaborations with…