Hey songwriters, The release of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle’s tenth annual compilation album, and a special retrospective CD, starts at 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 14 at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave, in Shadyside (corner of Fifth and Shady avenues), 412-361-0873. – Admission $7, kids 10 and under get in free. – […]
Hey songwriters, About half the songs showcased at the Oct. 7 meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle included diminished chords, a songwriting assignment suggested by Bob Cook (Rob.L.Cook@icloud.com). Those songs and a lot of smart critiques were shared by 15 songwriters, including one new member. Bob showcased songs he’s recorded since getting serious about writing and […]
Hey songwriters, Maintaining a ten-year album series for amateur and semi-pro songwriters requires so much work it’s never been done by anyone else anywhere. Recording 33 artists for our tenth CD while financing and coordinating a juried retrospective album showcasing songs from the previous decade has been, well, daunting would be an understatement. But we […]
Hey songwriters, Rewriting other people’s songs proved to be an interesting exercise with several noteworthy rewrites performed at the September meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle. With one new member and a couple returning newbies present, Alyssa Turkowski (alyssa951@aol.com) showed off a set of introspective folk-rockers. At the 7 p.m. Oct. 7 meeting at Bloomfield Bridge […]
Hey songwriters,At the height of vacation season, a dozen songwriters including one new member took time to drill deep into the songs work-shopped at the Aug. 5 meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle. Tom Beckman’s (beckman12@verizon.net) idea for the optional assignment — write a “hit” song that structurally and lyrically sounds like a radio hit — encouraged […]
Pittsburgh Songwriters CircleNext meeting: Tue., Aug. 5, 7 p.m., Bloomfield Bridge TavernOptional songwriting assignment: Write a “hit” songFeatured performer: Roulette Waves (Heather Donovan)SummerSounds www.summersounds.comPre-show performers 6:10 p.m.8/1 Bruce Hoffman / The Duhks 8/8 Haley Rohlf / Horse Flies8/15 John Hayes / Chris Smither8/22 Marty Zundel / Birds of Chicago8/29 Dennis Malley / Alternate Routes
Hey songwriters,Write a hit song. It doesn’t actually have to sell, just sound like one that could. At the July 1 meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle, members set those requirements for the optional songwriting assignment at the next meeting 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern (4412 Liberty Ave., 412-682-8611). Featured set by Roulette Waves including new member Heather […]
Hey songwriters, “Summer” is the subject of the optional songwriting assignment when Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle meets at 7 p.m. July 1 at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern. Heather Kropf (heatherkropf@gmail.com) is the featured songwriter preceding the open stage. At 6:10 p.m. Fri., June 27 Mo Nelson (monelson@hotmail.com) plays the pre-show before Leroy Justice at SummerSounds [http://www.summersounds.com].
Hey songwriters, Just about everybody had a song inspired by a movie at the June meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle. With three newcomers in attendance, the group critiqued old songs and new and discussed aspects of publishing law before a solid featured set by Frankie Lee(viennaf@comcast.net). Scheduled performer Heather Kropf (heatherkropf@gmail.com ) was unable to attend due to a […]
Hey songwriters, A full house, good songs, great commentary, a guest speaker and an outstanding featured performance. Meetings of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle don’t get much better than our May 6 gathering at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern. There were just a few takers for the optional songwriting assignment, but several interesting collaborations resulted in some good co-written […]
