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FEBRUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER

Hey songwriters, Amber Cook (soulgirl12727@yahoo.com) had a good reason for missing the Feb. 5 meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle. It’s a long drive from Erie, Pa., to Hambone’s and back, and she had to work early the next morning. So Amber emailed her new song via .mp3. It was played through a cell phone to […]

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2020 Calendar Announcement

Newlanders, including Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle member Gerard Rohlf (gerard.rohlf@gmail.com) and former Songwriters Circle album project producer Doug Wilkin (douglasjwilkin@gmail.com), have a rare gig this weekend. NewLanders at Swissvale Library1:30 – 2:30 pm – Sat., Jan. 181800 Monongahela Avenue, Swissvale(412) 731-2300Freewill donations accepted

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JANUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER

Hey songwriters, With more time to talk on no-deadline first Wednesdays at Hambone’s, Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle meetings keep getting better. With about 30 people including two new members gathered Jan. 8, the new songs that were workshopped and discussed came in a variety of forms. Many embraced the challenging January assignment of using only five […]

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Circle Calendar December 2019 Update

Hey songwriters,Just a heads-up on the last few busy weeks on the Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle calendar. The Girlie Show Acoustic Guitar Project, Nov. 29 at Hambone’s, was the best local performance I’ve seen in years. Outstanding work by Debbi Pace (woodrose2007@verizon.net), Donna O (belladonnaocc@yahoo.com), Carrie Collins (careannecollins@gmail.com), Parry Adams (parryadams@gmail.com) and Liss Victory (lissvictory@gmail.com), who nailed her set as well as her promotion of the event.On Dec. […]

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DECEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

Hey songwriters, At the final Songwriters Circle meeting of 2019, several good holiday songs were showcased ranging from fun to sentimental to comically irreverent. More time than usual was invested in the group news segment during the Circle’s busiest week of the year. The first Wednesday of January is New Year’s Day. The January meeting […]

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NOVEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

Hey songwriters, Giving new life to characters in the songs of other writers has become a popular topic for Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle songwriting assignments. At the group’s November meeting members showcased their follow-ups to hits by songwriters including Shel Silverstein (“A Boy Named Sue”), John Lennon (“Imagine”), Kris Kristofferson “(Me and Bobby McGee”), Townes Van […]

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OCTOBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

Hey songwriters, The group’s new arrangement with Hambone’s went smoothly Wednesday, when Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle held its first meeting on the new night. With no deadline, everyone in the full house was able to workshop a song and discuss it with the group. The Circle meeting ended at about 9:15 p.m. and was immediately followed […]

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Songwriters Circle meetings moving to first Wednesdays

Next meeting: 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 2. Suggested assignment: Write a song about faith (4207 Butler Street, [Lawrenceville] Pittsburgh. 412-681-4318). Please visit the group website for details about the change in meeting day. First Wednesdays at Hambone’s For more than 25 years Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle has met monthly on the first Tuesday of each month, barring holidays, […]

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SEPTEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

Hey songwriters, Several killer murder songs were performed Wednesday at the September meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle. Most of those who followed the monthly songwriting assignment chose to write in traditional murder ballad style, leading to a particularly folky meeting with insightful critiques and comments. The songwriting assignment for October is to write a song […]

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AUGUST 2019 NEWSLETTER

Hey songwriters, Some interesting characters were developed by Songwriters Circle members who accepted the challenge of writing a character-driven song. About 23 songwriters sat in with the group at the August meeting at Hambone’s. Christopher Mark Jones (cjsongwriter@gmail.com) and Jay Michaels (j21michaels@gmail.com) performed memorable songs, and Vince Rause (vpmr@aol.com) workshopped “Hey Rudy,” his clever sequel […]

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