Hey songwriters, The optional songwriting assignment for the 7 p.m. June 4 meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle is “hope and/or regret,” or album project participants are encouraged to workshop the song they plan to record with the group. Frankie Lee will play the featured set. 2014 Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle album Twenty-seven songwriters or groups are […]
Hey songwriters, The songwriting assignment “adventure” resulted in a wide array of interpretations Tuesday at a particularly constructive meeting of Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle. With five new members present the group parsed musical and lyrical components of songs before an invigorated featured set by Ray Lanich (raylanich@gmail.com). Producer Doug Wilkin (djwaudio@comcast.net) dropped in to answer questions […]
Hey songwriters, “Adventure” will be the subject of the optional songwriting assignment when Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle meets 7 p.m. Tue., May 7 at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern (4412 Liberty Ave., 412-682-8611). Ray Lanich will play the featured set. Producer of our album project, Doug Wilkin of Wilkin Audio, will be there to meet participants, talk about […]
Hey songwriters, It’s your fault and you know it. Somehow, that sounded a lot better when Brittany Hautz (brittany.hautz@gmail.com) suggested “personal responsibility” as the optional songwriting assignment for Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle’s April 2 meeting, 7 p.m. at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern. Luca Zan (luca.zan@unibo.it) plays the featured performance preceding the open stage. It’s also your last […]
Hey songwriters, For the third year Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle has been invited to provide all of the pre-show entertainment (can’t say “opening act” for contractual reasons) for the SummerSounds music festival at St. Clair Park in Greensburg. Pays $100 for a 30-minute outdoor set in front of crowds extending into the thousands. The shows run […]
Hey songwriters, A full house, three new members, songs that pushed writers beyond familiar parameters, insightful commentary, the launch of our next album project, finishing on time, a member’s first featured performance, a busy open stage with several new players and a lot of really good songs … and it didn’t start snowing until about […]
11/7 Hey songwriters, With the roster spread over two performances and a couple of participants unable to attend, we’ll have 17 artists each night performing in a strict three hours of stage time. That gives us enough time for each artist to do two songs. I’ll say that again: You get two songs! Doug Wilkin […]
11/7 Hey songwriters, Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle’s primary function is to provide a monthly forum for song critiquing and discussion. The group did lots of both Tuesday with unusually deep examination of songs from a variety of genres including contemporary folk, filk, cabaret jazz, traditional and mainstream county and spoken word with musical accompaniment. With three […]
10/24 Hey songwriters, As we virtually speak this year’s album project is being pressed and printed — CDs should be on my doorstep soon. Below, see which artists will perform on which night at our CD release shows Nov. 30 and Dec. 7. Performance order and times pending. (For the record, two album participants will […]
10/4 When is it wise to break from an established rhyme scheme? How different should the chorus sound from the verse? Do I need a bridge with that? Some songwriting questions can be answered only by other songwriters. Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle fulfilled its primary mission at Tuesday’s meeting at Bloomfield Bridge Tavern when more than […]
