Hey songwriters, Following the group’s most active year, Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle’s first meeting of 2015 included the return of old friends and participation of new members. Several work-shopped songs they had begun crafting in 2014, and unfinished works were discussed at length. Howard Davidson (howarddavidson@pennhills.org) proposed February’s optional songwriting assignment — a political protest song — […]
Hey songwriters, Tuesday, at the final Songwriters Circle of meeting of 2014, about 10 of us witnessed an unexpected confluence of talent. David Michael King (kingsomma@igc.org) workshopped songs and dialog for his short one-act musical, and veteran member Jack Erdie (jackerdie@comcast.net), back in town briefly while performing in a feature film, played and sang the accompanying part. It was […]
On Saturday November 8th, Peter Donovan, Alyssa Turkowski, and John Hayes (pictured here with SLB host Larry Berger) appeared on WPTS radio’s Saturday Light Brigade to talk about the upcoming Cirle’s release of the 10 year retrospective CD. You can catch the archived audio of their performance along with a few photos of the performers here: http://neighborhoodvoices.org/live-music-pittsburgh-songwriters-circle-celebrating-10-years
Hey songwriters, Not many takers on “write a song inspired by a photo.” But several interesting songs were workshopped at the Nov. 4 meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle, and 14 members in attendance shared lively discussion. It was a treat to hear the first featured set by veteran Circle member Dennis McCurdy (hith@zoominternet.net ) in at least a […]
Next meeting: Tue., Nov. 4, 7 p.m., Bloomfield Bridge Tavern (412-682-8611) Optional assignment: Write a song inspired by a photograph Featured performer: Dennis McCurdy (hith@zoominternet.net) Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle CD release Fri., Nov. 14, 7 p.m., Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., Shadyside, 412-361-0873. – Admission $7, kids 10 and under free. – […]
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 […]
