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 […]
Hey songwriters, The next meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle is 7 p.m. May 6 at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern where the optional assignment is to co-write a song. David Micheal King (kingsomma@igc.org) is the featured performer, and Doug Wilkin of Wilkin Audio is the special guest. Other stuff – The deadline to get your song on […]
Hey songwriters, As Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle grows and the opportunities it offers expands, this newsletter is evolving. With the help of new webmaster Dennis Malley (denmalley@gmail.com), you’ll now get an email prompt alerting you whenever the newsletter or other notices have been posted on our growing website. Cruise around the site and see what’s here. […]
Hey songwriters, Couldn’t ask for a better turnout or a more productive meeting. Tuesday at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern we had a good turnout, good songs, good insights and lots of good group news followed by a really good open stage. No takers on the optional songwriting assignment (write a chorus but use it as a verse, then […]
The next meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle is 7 p.m. Tue., March 4 at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern (412-682-8611, www.bloomfieldbridgetavern.com). The optional songwriting assignment — one of the most useful and practical we’ve had in a long time — is to write a chorus, but use it as a verse and craft another chorus to replace it. Try it and […]
Hey songwriters, Predictions of a Tuesday-night apocalypse by ice and snow were predictably overblown — the “disaster” was just a few inches of dry, easily navigable powder. Ten fearless songwriters, including one new member, showed up Tuesday for an intimate meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle, sharing unusually deep analysis of individual songs and lots of […]
