SONGWRITERS NOTES ISSUE # 239 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023

 Hello Songwriter,

We've are finally blessed with some cooler weather and a season of fun. 

SEPT - Brought the close of the DSA 2023 International Song Contest, our Young Songwriters Song Contest and Summer Lyric Contest on Sept 30. The songs are in the judges hands.

Our North Texas Giving Day was a big success. We really appreciate your contribution. 

Lilly Harrigan receives a $500 scholarship from Dallas Songwriters. She's majoring in music at the university of Rochester where she is taking classes in music theory, musicianship, and intro to sound design and audio recording. She's an active member of the school’s musical community and participates in two choirs. She is also the head of an acoustic ensemble. She has started another band with her friends where they play her original songs at restaurants around Rochester. 

OCT  - DSA Prez Michael Brandenberger presenting a plaque of the Dallas Songwriters Community Service Award to the Tone Shop. Pictured from left to right - me, Mike Doty, Tommy Roberts, Austin Locker, and Grant Sheffield. 

DSA VP Bobby Montgomery presenting a plaque of the Dallas Songwriters Community Service Award to the Ruth Brinkmann of GuitArlington with Keith Dodson, Troy Inslee, and Jamey Shannon looking on. DSA members manned the booth for 2 days during the guitar show.

Former DSA President Ron Grimes has a song, Love Only Love, up for Grammy nomination with singer IMAJ.

DSA announces the Hall of Fame inductees for 2024 and a list of suggested songs for performance on the program. On April 20, 2024, Rising Stars, DSA Members and the BYO Band will perform songs by our inductees.

Michael Aday (Meat Loaf)  

I’ll do Anything for Love

Whatever Happened to Saturday Night

Hot Patootie Bless My Soul

Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad

Paradise By the Dashboard Light

Billy Joe Shaver

Georgia On a Fast Train

Wacko From Waco

Old Chunk of Coal

Live Forever

Honky Tonk Heroes

Black Rose

Nora Jones

Don’t Know Why

Chasing Pirates

Thinking About You

What Am I To You

Sunrise/Come Away With Me

Erykca Badu

Didn’t Cha Know

Window Seat

Back In The Day

Appletree

Cleva

 

Tom Douglas

The House That Built Me

Little Rock

Southern Voice

Grown Men Don’t Cry

Meanwhile Back at Mama’s

I Got a Car

Buck Owens

Crying Time

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Love’s Gonna Live Here

Together Again

Under Your Spell Again

Miranda Lambert

The House That Built Me

Gunpowder and Lead

Famous In a Small Town

Baggage Claim

Crazy Ex Girlfriend

Keeper of the Flame

 REGULAR EVENTS

The FIRST THURSDAY VIRTUAL MEETING WORKSHOP is held monthly and features a guest speaker and song critiques. It is streamed live to facebook. See below for details and the Zoom meeting link. 

http://dsameetings.blogspot.com

DSA Monthly Meeting and Song Critiques - Nov 3

Chris Robley will speak about empowering your communication with your fans
https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/

Our virtual open mic is still occurring every Wednesday 7 - 9. Join us via the Zoom meeting number. 247 652 3092 or just watch on the Dallas Songwriters Facebook page as we stream live. Some of our members, who are home bound or from out of town depend on this weekly opportunity to share their songs. The hosting duties are shared by Bill Martin, Ace Pounder, Allen Larson, Keith Dodson and Harry Hewlett. Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27

Second Thursday Songwriter Spotlight streams to YouTube. 7-9 Hosted by Harry Hewlett featuring co-host Barbe McMillen and songwriter performance and interview
Thursday Feb 15, 2024, 7pm - Bradley Banning

Love and War wants you to perform at our 4th Thursday open mic 7 - 9. Rickey Gene Wright hosts with a songwriters round format. Come out and sign up with RGW.   Nov 16, Dec 28

Quick look events page: https://dallassongwriters.blogspot.com