Workshop description: the goal of this workshop is to help songwriters and aspiring songwriters explore and engage with the tools, materials and mysteries of songwriting. I hope we will expand our perspective on what a song is, what singing is, and what fun toys words can be.

On 4 consecutive Monday evenings we will meet at Steve’s Guitars in Carbondale to hone the craft. Through the use of free writing and word mining we will discover that we all have songs inside us we didn’t even know were there. We will begin to excavate those fresh ideas and learn to flesh them out as they begin to grow. We’ll also explore tricks and techniques for perseverance, editing and completing songs that are begun. 

On the 5th Monday, we will offer a showcase open to the public and broadcast on Grassroots. Participation is completely optional and highly encouraged. We hope so much you will at least attend and invite friends and family. My hope is you will have at least one brand new song you’d consider sharing. Wanna write poems instead? No problem, these tools will apply. 20-50$ a session as your abundance permits.

Song A Day Club: it is not necessary to combine Song-a-Day with the writers workshop. This is a group held on a messaging app, signal or WhatsApp depending on group preference. Each member of the group will make a commitment they want to stretch for, for me, that’s 28 songs in February with compassion and care around missing a day or two. For you in could be a song a week or one song total. I will offer a single prompt each day, others are welcome to offer prompts as well. We can also share songs, eureka moments, woes, ask for input etc. This is a community building offering and costs nothing but your heart and soul to participate in.