SONGWRITERS NOTES ISSUE #238 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023

Hello Songwriter,

It's been a long hot summer and the heat still lingers but we are looking forward to some cooler fall weather. Our hot summer included some hot events. Let's Recap.

JUNE - Brought the opening of the DSA 2023 International Song Contest and our Young Songwriters Song Contest. Deadline to enter the contests is Sept 30. 

http://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com

https://dallassongwriters.org/dsa-annual-song-contest/

 

https://youngsongwriterscontest.blogspot.com

 

2023 Wild Dawgs

The Wild DAWG deep sea fishing adventure in Port Aransas on June 15 - 18 was an awesome weekend. Good times and big fish were caught by all. Join our Facebook Wild Dawg group and posting some photos and videos. If you have been on this trip you will want to join and post to share your photos of your past trips. Also, if you plan to go next year, this is a great way to connect for info. https://www.facebook.com/groups/486583939901589

JULY -

  On Sunday, July 23 - Columbia Lodge 66 presented the 5th Annual Blue Christmas In July -  A perfect Sunday afternoon blues event for charity included a BBQ Brisket, Chicken, Sausage Dinner + potato salad (bring a side) and a show with Texas Slim and Gregg A Smith to benefit the Larry Tutson Toy Drive at Sons of Hermann Hall.

 

 All proceeds went to the Larry Tutson Jr Foundation to give toys to kids in South Dallas at Christmas. This is an important community outreach event for Dallas Songwriters. This event is held each year on Bobby Wilbanks' and Gregg Smith's Birthday.

 

AUGUST - 

 

DSA held it's annual Pool Party at Joe Milton's on Saturday, Aug 5. There was enough gourmet food to feed an army. Joe is a great cook and also everyone brought side dishes. The pool was a bit warm as the hot weather has been relentless. There was lots of jamming throughout the afternoon. Yours truely has the flu and missed the party but look how much fun they had. 

SEPTEMBER SPECIAL EVENTS
North Texas Giving Day - 9-21-23
Early Giving opened September 1st!
https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/dallassongwriters

The North Texas Giving Day season is here! Early Giving opened on Friday, September 1.


 

‘Repeat Your Donation’ you gave in 2022 on Thursday, September 7th with one simple click.

SWARFA - Southwest Regional Folk Alliance - Sept 27 - Oct 1 Austin, Tx
http://www.swfolkalliance.org

 

DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE THE STATE FAIR ON YOUR CALENDAR. 9/29-10/22

 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 - Sept 7

Dae Bogan from MLC will speak about collecting mechanical royalties 
https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/

Our virtual open mic is still occurring every Wednesday 7 - 9. Join us via the Zoom meeting number. 617 432 0082 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 Barbara McMillen. Sept 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 Sept 14, 7pm - Alexis Tapp (Songwriter of The Year Winner)
Thursday Oct 12, 7pm - Jamey Shannon (Music Biz Prof at Mississippi Delta College

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.  Sept 28, Oct 26, Nov 30

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

SONGWRITERS NOTES ISSUE #237 MAY-AUGUST 2023

 

What a great month of May! We were so blessed with cooler weather. Perfect for our outdoor festival stages. But before we talk of that, lets recap our March-April events.

 

Alexis Tapp

MARCH - Our big event for March was the DSA Members and Community Virtual Awards on March 25 where we honored songwriters with the Song of the Year Award and the Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award. There were  performances by our member contestants Wayne Willingham, Troy Enslee, Ace Pounder, Alexis Tapp, Wayne Gathright, Rio King, Bill Martin, Michael Brandenberger, Michael Roth, Harry Wolf, and Barbara McMillen. Opening Bell, Tone Shop, Patty Allen Driver, and Guitarlington received DSA Community Service Awards. It was streamed on Facebook and the recording resides on our youtube channel. While you're there, please subscribe to our channel. https://www.youtube.com

And the winners are:  

         Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year - Alexis Tapp

 

         Song of the Year - Shoulda Coulda Woulda by Wayne Willingham

 

/@dallassongwriters_official2702 - Thanks to our judge Jamey Shannon who had a hard job. The scores were very close.

For a list of the competing songs go to the Best Songs of the Meeting Page: https://bestsongsofthemeeting.blogspot.com/2022/03/

See the replay on Youtube: https://youtu.be/biSYiLJVXV8

APRIL - Our special event for April was the DSA Hall of Fame 2023 - 

The 2023 Hall of Fame ceremony was held on Saturday, April 15 at Love and War in Texas, streamed live to Facebook. Inductees are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Sly and Family Stone (Dance to the Music), Roger Miller, Jim Collins (Damn Strait), Selena Gomez and Buddy Magazine's Ron McKeown and Stoney Burns, plus Dallas Guitar Show's Jimmy Wallace, Mark Pollock, and Charley Wirz. DSA members (Ian Dickson, Wayne Willingham and Rio King) and Rising Stars under 18 ( Taylor Alyne, Claire Causey, Chloe Rae, Lavada Burns, Junia Rodriguez, and Kayden Turner) performed inductee songs with the BYOB band (Pam and Len Musgrove, Gregg Ballew, Sue Schildt, John Summers and Stan Woodward. https://dallassongwritershalloffame.blogspot.com

See the replay on YouTube:  https://youtu.be/ViqUq78aUaU

MAY - We were busy in May with two outdoor festivals. Our members performed for 4 days on several stages for the   

Deep Ellum Community Arts Fair - May 26 - 29. DSA Members performed. See all performances https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-0kMD48nrt13pDklxuLD190

We also managed and performed on the City Line Stage for 3 days at the

Wildflower Arts Festival - May 20-22 - City Line Stage - YouTube link:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-3pd2vZ4TlE7xzw5kzfuH1o

 

JUNE - Brings the opening of the DSA 2023 International Song Contest and our Young Songwriters Song Contest. See below for details and the link.

 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.

Our virtual open mic is still occurring every Wednesday 7 - 9. Join us via the Zoom meeting number. 617 432 0082 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, Allen Larson, Seth Ginsberg, Keith Dodson and Barbara McMillen. June 7, 14, 21, 28

Third Thursday Songwriter Spotlight streams to YouTube. 7-9 featuring Michael RJ Roth (2021 DSA SC GP runner up with Gone, Gone, Gone) June 8

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.  June 22, July 27, Aug 24

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

DOWN THE LINE

Wild Dawgs

 Wild DAWG deep sea fishing adventure in Port Aransas June 15 - 18 will be an awesome weekend. Join our Facebook Wild Dawg group and posting some photos and videos. If you have been on this trip you will want to join and post to share your photos of your past trips. Also, if you plan to go next year, this is a great way to connect for info. https://www.facebook.com/groups/486583939901589

Sunday, July 23 - Columbia Lodge 66 presents the 5th Annual Blue Christmas In July -  A perfect Sunday afternoon blues event for charity including a BBQ Brisket, Chicken, Sausage Dinner + potato salad (bring a side) and a show with Texas Slim and Gregg A Smith to benefit the Larry Tutson Toy Drive at Sons of Hermann Hall, 3414 Elm Street, OBA.

$15 at the door. $10 with toy donation

Bobby Wilbanks' and Gregg Smith's Birthday.

Aug 5 - DSA Pool Party - Good times again at Joe Miltons. Bring a pot luck dish.

 

Aug 12 - SonsStock -  Mini Woodstock - period Music and craft booths at Sons of Hermann Hall. DSA members perform. An invite to perform will be sent out through the membership google group. The performance will be gratis and will include originals and a minimum of two songs from the Woodstock playlist each set. This event benefits Hermann Sons Columbia Lodge.  Here is the link to the Facebook event page. https://fb.me/e/212cSTC3l

SONGWRITERS NOTES ISSUE #235 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023

  HAPPY NEW YEAR,

Wishing you a better 2023. I hope the best of your 2022 will be the worst of your 2023 because it's time for a GREAT year to appear.

Dallas Songwriters supports the Larry Tutson Jr Toy Drive each year with a donation for bike and helmets to be given away in the South Dallas Community. 

Barbe McMillen and Bobby Montgomery of Dallas Songwriters Association presenting a $500 check to Bobby Wilbanks president of Hermann Sons Columbia lodge for the Larry Tutson Toy Drive. Columbia lodge matched the DSA check and Wilbanks takes $1000 to buy bikes and helmets for the giveaway on Dec 17 in South Dallas. https://dallassongwriterstoydrive.blogspot.com

We'll be celebrating our song contest winners on Saturday, January 14 from noon - 3pm. This event is a zoom live stream to Facebook. The awards will be presented by Barbara McMillen, Alexis Tapp, Bob Ehlert, Bill Martin, Dorinda Duncan, Bobby Smith, Bobby Montgomery, Michael Brandenberger, and Roy Elkins. There will be performances by Emma James, Joli Reiman, Rick Valente, Kent Strong, Kevin Toqe, Wayne Gathright, Ava Della Pietra, Rio King, Mike Ryan, Michael Roth, and Harri Wolf. Our technical staff is Harry Hewlett and Troy Enslee.

Please join on our Facebook page for the live stream or you can tune in later. Link to Facebook : https://fb.me/e/2u00tel0K

Also, we will be celebrating our members songs in February 4 with a virtual showcase and Awards, plus our community awards. It will also be streamed to our Facebook page.

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. Our guest speaker is Sam Moore See below for details and the Zoom meeting link.

Our virtual open mic is still occurring every Wednesday 7 - 9. Join us via the Zoom meeting number. 617 432 0082 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, Allen Larson, Kim Cotton, Seth Ginsberg and Barbara McMillen.

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.  

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

DSA Board Planning Meeting - Sat, Jan.7

DSA Song Contest 2022 Virtual Awards Program - January 14, 2023

DSA Best Songs of the Meeting Virtual Awards on February 4

DOWN THE LINE

Deep Ellum Community Arts Fair - March 30 -April 2. DSA Members perform.

 DSA Hall of Fame 2023 - 

The 2023 Hall of Fame ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 15 at Love and War in Texas, streamed live to Facebook. Inductees are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Sly and Family Stone (Dance to the Music), Roger Miller, Jim Collins (Damn Strait), Selena Gomez and Buddy Magazines Ron McKeown and Stoney Burns.

Wildflower Arts and Music Festival - May 19-21. DSA Members perform on the Cityline Stage.

Wild Dawgs

Oh Yeah, and the Wild DAWG deep sea fishing adventure in Port Aransas June 15 - 18 will be an awesome weekend. Join our Facebook Wild Dawg group and posting some photos and videos. If you have been on this trip you will want to join and post to share your photos of your past trips. Also, if you plan to go next year, this is a great way to connect for info. https://www.facebook.com/groups/486583939901589

SONGWRITERS NOTES ISSUE #234 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022

 HOWDY FOLKS,

That's what Big Tex says. Our mascot standing in western style at the grand circle of our great State Fair. 

 We have just enjoyed three wonderful weeks of the fair. Also, the heat has subsided and the outdoor festivals are abound.

Thanks to Bobby Montgomery and volunteers Allen Larsen, Keith Dobson, Jamey Shannon, and Wayne Willingham the DSA had a presence at the Amigos International Guitar Show in Arlington.

Jamey Shannon-Bobby Montgomery- Allen Larsen

DSA Hall of Fame Inductee John Ford Coley cruised down from Franklin to Greenville and performed twice this fall at the Texan Theater. DSA players were a part of the show. The Texan is a beautiful venue. 

Craig Langford, Joel Weaver, 
Barbara McMillen, John Ford Coley,
Alexis Tapp, Rickey Gene Wright

Some important things are going on next couple of months.  Our  international song contest and young songwriter contest are currently in the judging process. Semifinalist will be announced on Nov 3. Semi-finalist are invited to perform on our virtual Awards Program on January 14.  

REGULAR EVENTS

November 3 brings ELECTION to the Board of Directors and SONG CRITIQUE BLOWOUT, the final chance to enter the contest for Song and Songwriter of the Year Awards. 

This 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.

Our virtual open mic is still occurring every Wednesday 7 - 9. Join us via the Zoom meeting number. 617 432 0082 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, Allen Larson, Kim Cotton, Seth Ginsberg and Barbara McMillen.

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.  

Heather Hatchet, Bill Martin, Al Cain, Rickey Gene Wright 

SPECIAL EVENTS: 
DSA Christmas Party at the Neathery in McKinney on Dec 7th.

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

 

DOWN THE LINE

DSA Board Planning Meeting - Sat, Jan.7

DSA Song Contest 2022 Virtual Awards Program - January 14, 2023

DSA Best Songs of the Meeting Virtual Awards on January 21

Deep Ellum Community Arts Fair - March 30 -April 2. DSA Members perform.

 DSA Hall of Fame 2023 - 

The 2023 Hall of Fame ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 15 at Love and War in Texas, streamed live to Facebook. Inductees are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Sly and Family Stone (Dance to the Music), Roger Miller, Jim Collins (Damn Strait), Selena Gomez and Buddy Magazines Ron McKeown and Stoney Burns.

Wildflower Arts and Music Festival - May 19-21. DSA Members perform on the Cityline Stage.

Wild Dawgs

Oh Yeah, and the Wild DAWG deep sea fishing adventure in Port Aransas June 15 - 18 will be an awesome weekend. Join our Facebook Wild Dawg group and posting some photos and videos. If you have been on this trip you will want to join and post to share your photos of your past trips. Also, if you plan to go next year, this is a great way to connect for info. https://www.facebook.com/groups/486583939901589

SONGWRITERS NOTES ISSUE #231 MAY/JUNE 2022

 HELLO SONGWRITER,

The Dallas International Guitar Show returned to Market Hall the first weekend in April 29 - May 1. Dallas Songwriters was well represented with a booth and members manning the booth to talk up the organization. Thanks to all of our members volunteers that made a successful show and VP Bobby Montgomery. Also, BIG Thanks to Jimmy Wallace for a big weekend full of guitars, rock and blues. 

We will be showcasing our talents again at the Wildflower Festival City Line Stage coming up  in May 20-22. https://dsapress.blogspot.com/2022/05/dsa-performs-at-city-line-stage-during.html

Also, there is a Steve Seskin Workshop on Friday that you should attend if you are serious about songwriting. See details below.

Heads up - The BW Stevenson Song Contest at Poor Davids Pub is in June this year. here is the link: https://poordavidspub.com/Comp.htm

Our virtual open mic is still occurring every Wednesday 7 - 9. There is a new Zoom meeting number. 617 432 0082. Love and War wants you to perform at our 4th Thursday open mic 7 - 9 and Opening Bell, 6 - 8pm, has 1 hour open mic space along with opp to showcase. Contact Bill Martin.

June brings Jamey Shannon as our meeting guest speaker on June 2nd (see below for details) and the Wild DAWG fishing trip. We will see all ya'll at Port Aransas.

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

 

 DSA Hall of Fame - 

The 2022 Hall of Fame ceremony was held on Saturday, April 23 at Love and War in Texas, streamed live to Facebook. MCs Barbe McMillen, Alexis Tapp and Harry Hewlett kept the show moving as performers sang songs by our inductees and they presented awards. Inductees David Card and Charles McGarry were on hand to receive the plaque and accept the awards. BYO band, Len Musgrove, Pamela Musgrove, Eric Spomer, Stan Bradshaw, Gregg Ballew, and Sue Schildt, backed our Rising Star performers Jane Aubrey, Jolie Hope, Claire Causey, Vada Burns, and Junia Rodriguez, and sang some of the inductees songs as well. 

Junia Rodriguez singing "If I Needed You" by Townes Van Zandt , with Pamela Musgrove, backed by the BYO band. 

There was a full house at Love and War. Thanks go out to all who were involved with the program, Deborah Driscoll, Patty Driver at Kids Who Rock and VP Bobby Montgomery.

Rising Star performer Jolie Hope with MC Alexis Tapp

Seven years ago we began to honor famous singer/songwriters with roots in the Dallas/Fort Worth area through an induction into the Dallas Songwriters Association Hall of Fame. This year's honorees are: Willie Nelson, Mickey Raphael, Charlie Pride, Townes Van Zandt, Kelly Clarkson, Leann Rimes, Bill Mack, Charles McGary, and David Card.

Here is the Facebook live stream.

https://www.facebook.com/dallassongwriters/videos/727838474918184

In the previous years we have honored legends such as T-Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Freddie King, Trini Lopez, Sam Samudo (Sam the Sham), Cindy Walker, Gus Levine, Al Johnson, Bruce Channel, Jerry Lynn Williams, Gary Nicholson, Delbert McClinton, the Nightcaps, Larry Henley, Steve Miller, Boz Scaggs, Stephen Stills, Rod Phelps, England Dan Seals, John Ford Coley, Janie Fricke, Steve Weisberg, John Denver, and Gregg A Smith. 

The DSA's initiative is to encourage young aspiring musicians to celebrate our legends with their performances of songs made famous by our inductees. We reached out to the local music schools and asked for auditions at each school for the honor to perform. The show is also archived on our Youtube channel.

  For more information about our program and inductees, go to the Hall of Fame website:  https://dallassongwritershalloffame.blogspot.com

 Donate to Hall of Fame

https://dallas-songwriters-association.square.site/product/donate-to-dallas-songwriters-hall-of-fame/27?cs=true&cst=custom

Past programs can be viewed on our Youtube Channel  - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-3Y_SmChiZRqM9rmPfrLWbL

DSA YOUTUBE CHANNEL - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE

      2020 Community Awards went to Dunn Brothers Coffee and Broadjam, Inc.

             https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/p/dsa-community-awards.html

SONGWRITERS NOTES ISSUE #230 MARCH/APRIL 2022

 

HELLO SONGWRITER,

Tonight Thursday, April 7, is the Dallas Songwriters Monthly Meeting and Song Critiques and our guest speaker is from Iceland, Eyvindur Karlsson of Strongwriter.net

Don't miss this interesting guy talk about songwriting. Song critiques follow. 

Our 3 day stage performances for the Deep Ellum Arts Festival was really really great. The weather was beautiful and our DSA performers were super! Please check our youtube channel for select recordings of performances. Please subscribe to our channel and like each video. It helps with the algorithm.

We will be showcasing our talents again at the Wildflower Festival City Line Stage coming up  in May. Also, there is a Steve Seskin Workshop on Friday that you should attend if you are serious about songwriting. See details below.

Heads up - It's April so there is a BW Stevenson Song Contest at Poor Davids Pub this month. here is the link: https://poordavidspub.com/Comp.htm

We will have a booth at the Dallas Guitar Show April 29- May 1 at Market Hall. Wanna represent DSA at our booth? Contact Bobby Montgomery.

We have 10 events for the month of April. For a complete detailed list go to our events website.

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

SATURDAY APRIL 3, 6PM LOVE AND WAR - performances by the BYO Band, DSA Members and Rising Stars.

 

 DSA Hall of Fame - 

The 2022 Hall of Fame ceremony will be held on Saturday April 23, hopefully in a live venue, Love and War in Texas, or option is virtually on Zoom and streamed live to Facebook.  

Seven years ago we began to honor famous singer/songwriters with roots in the Dallas/Fort Worth area through an induction into the Dallas Songwriters Association Hall of Fame. This year's honorees are: Willie Nelson, Mickey Raphael, Charlie Pride, Townes Van Zandt, Kelly Clarkson, Leann Rimes, Bill Mack, Charles McGary, and David Card.

In the previous years we have honored legends such as T-Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Freddie King, Trini Lopez, Sam Samudo (Sam the Sham), Cindy Walker, Gus Levine, Al Johnson, Bruce Channel, Jerry Lynn Williams, Gary Nicholson, Delbert McClinton, the Nightcaps, Larry Henley, Steve Miller, Boz Scaggs, Stephen Stills, Rod Phelps, England Dan Seals, John Ford Coley, Janie Fricke, Steve Weisberg, John Denver, and Gregg A Smith. 

The DSA's initiative is to encourage young aspiring musicians to celebrate our legends with their performances of songs made famous by our inductees. We reached out to the local music schools and asked for auditions at each school for the honor to perform. The show is also archived on our Youtube channel.

  For more information about our program and inductees, go to the Hall of Fame website:  https://dallassongwritershalloffame.blogspot.com

 Donate to Hall of Fame

https://dallas-songwriters-association.square.site/product/donate-to-dallas-songwriters-hall-of-fame/27?cs=true&cst=custom

Past programs can be viewed on our Youtube Channel  - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-3Y_SmChiZRqM9rmPfrLWbL

DSA YOUTUBE CHANNEL - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE

      2020 Community Awards went to Dunn Brothers Coffee and Broadjam, Inc.

             https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/p/dsa-community-awards.html

SONGWRITERS NOTES ISSUE #226 MAY 2021

   Hello Songwriter,

The Dallas International Guitar Show is the best entertainment value for this weekend, April 30 - May 2. Venders from all over the US are marketing their guitars and accessories. Multiple stages showcase the best guitar talent in the world. Come on out and stop by the DSA booth to visit wit us.

Bring Your Own Mic Open Mic at Love & War on the 4th Thursday monthly, has been enjoying an increasing crowd as more people become vaccinated.  Btw, L&W has great food! If you are still not ready to venture out or you live out of town, you can watch us streaming live to facebook. The month of April found Allen Larsen acting as host, with our Director of A&R, Harry oversees the event.

Last month I attended Porta Di Roma with Bill Martin, Don Wall, Kimberly, and Bobby Montgomery all enjoying pizza and pasta at a front table.  Excellent Italian food! DSA Songwriters Round takes the stage there on the 3rd Friday every month and is streamed live to Facebook. Rickey Gene Wright is the host of that Songwriters in the Round format. Performing last month were: Harry Hewlett, Rickey Gene and Craig Langford in the photo  L-R.

SPECIAL EVENTS

 DSA Hall of Fame -  can now be viewed on our Youtube Channel  - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-3Y_SmChiZRqM9rmPfrLWbL

The 2021 Hall of Fame ceremony was held on Saturday April 17 virtually on Zoom and streamed live to Facebook.  We were so lucky to have John Ford Coley join is from Nashville and perform his hits. It was truly a wonderful experience. He is such a great guy. Gregg A Smith also joined us to perform and accept his award. There were over 20 performers covering songs by our inductees. I hope you will take some time to watch it on our Youtube Channel and please subscribe.

Six years ago we began to honor famous singer/songwriters with roots in the Dallas/Fort Worth area through an induction into the Dallas Songwriters Association Hall of Fame. In the previous years we have honored legends such as T-Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Freddie King, Trini Lopez, Sam Samudo (Sam the Sham), Cindy Walker, Gus Levine, Al Johnson, Bruce Channel, Jerry Lynn Williams, Gary Nicholson, Delbert McClinton, the Nightcaps, Larry Henley, Steve Miller, Boz Scaggs, Stephen Stills, and Rod Phelps.

This years honorees included England Dan Seals and John Ford Coley, Janie Fricke, Steve Weinberg, John Denver, and Gregg A Smith. The DSA's initiative this year was to encourage young aspiring musicians to celebrate our legends with their performances of songs made famous by our inductees. We reached out to the local music schools and asked for auditions at each school for the honor to perform. The show is also archived on our Youtube channel.

  For more information about our program and inductees, go to the Hall of Fame website:  https://dallassongwritershalloffame.blogspot.com

 Donate to Hall of Fame

https://dallas-songwriters-association.square.site/product/donate-to-dallas-songwriters-hall-of-fame/27?cs=true&cst=custom

NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE

      2020 Community Awards went to Dunn Brothers Coffee and Broadjam, Inc.

             https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/p/dsa-community-awards.html

SONGWRITERS NOTES ISSUE #221 AUGUST 2020

Hello Songwriter,
           Still in lockdown here! But thanks to Harry we are still having most of our events virtually. Please join us. Two weekly events and 3 monthly events. Join our online community weekly for the Wednesday Open Mic and get in line for the Saturday Showcase. Check out our details below in #5.

 Check out the new blog for DSA website. There are eight categories: Songwriting Tips, General, Humor, My Lyrics, Music Business, Music Promotion, Music Technology and Inspirational. Don Wall has a new blog post entitled My COVID Road Trip in the Inspirational section. https://blog.dallassongwriters.org/my-covid-road-trip/

Please check out the blog site and read the new articles: https://blog.dallassongwriters.org

Our Annual International Songwriting Contest is open with a deadline of Sept 30th. The contest which offers more than $5,000 in prizes with winners in 9 categories which includes the new category of Young Songwriters Song Contest for 18 and under. We now have the proper link to enter through our Song Contest Submission Partner, https://broadjam.com  https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com  Entries can also be submitted through the DSA website https://dallassongwriters.org/dsa-annual-song-contest/.   In 2019, we had entries and winners from Iceland, Sweden, the UK, and all over the United States. A complete breakdown of the rules, and details about the 2019 winners can be found at https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/

We've added a new category to our contest so spread the word to your young friends.

DSA Young Songwriters Contest - for youth 18 and under.   June 1 - Sept 30

https://youngsongwriterscontest.blogspot.com

In addition to our International Songwriting Contest, members can enter the Quarterly Lyric Contest https://www.facebook.com/DSALyricContest/, and monthly song critiques. 

Monthly Events 

 The new “DSA Global” initiative is a way to connect the international music community to the Texas music scene. Live performances and camaraderie with fellow songwriters make up the soul of DSA. The DSA currently offers members 2 virtual workshops each month, 4 virtual showcases, 4 virtual open mics, plus a live open mic streamed to Facebook and other special events.Watch a live stream on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/dallassongwriters/
 Wanna join us online for our events via Zoom? It's easier than you think ! Here is a how to video: ZOOM’S JOIN A MEETING VIDEO (Watch this video first!)

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-How-Do-I-Join-A-Meeting-?zcid=1588

SPECIAL EVENT THIS MONTH- Instead of our monthly meeting, we will be having a Virtual Party this Saturday, Aug 8, 2-5 - See number 5 below for details 

https://zoom.us/j/907852000

Our regular DSA MONTHLY EVENTS have gone virtual
* First Thursday Monthly Meeting, with guest speaker and song critiques resumes next month
   https://zoom.us/j/907852000
* Songwriter Meetup, 1st Monday, virtual
   https://zoom.us/j/881960764
* Every Wednesday Virtual Open Mic 
   https://www.facebook.com/events/717703665629658/
ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86341155881*  

* 4th Thursday Showcase at Love and War in Texas in Plano
   will be live at Love and War and streamed live to FB

   https://www.facebook.com/events/2592301734332269/
•  DSA Global Virtual Showcase - every Saturday 12 - 2 CT
  https://www.facebook.com/events/385918485667970/

SPECIAL EVENTS DOWN THE LINE

CITYLINE COURTYARD – Aug 29th 6 - 9, Sept 10 6-9 , Oct 8, 6-9

DSA Hall of Fame - call for Rising Star performers

This year, our annual DSA Hall of Fame Event, which honors outstanding songwriters with North Texas ties, has been postponed until April 19, 2021.  

Deep Ellum Festival Cancelled

Here's a list of monthly events and the Facebook event links. Mark it in your browser for easy access to the Zoom links to participate  https://dallassongwriters.blogspot.com

Also, to watch go to our Facebook page and click on LIVE button at the top. https://www.facebook.com/dallassongwriters

SAVE THE DATE

FALL SONGWRITING CLASSES at Collin College

If you are interested in taking a class but want to do it as Continuing Ed, let me know and I will direct you to the right person.

Songwriting I - MUSC 1321 001
CRN:	15854

Duration: Aug 24, 2020 - Dec 13, 2020

6:00 pm - 8:45 pm.   Monday

Plano Campus-Spring Creek B154

View Catalog Entry

Songwriting I - MUSC 1321 000
CRN:	11681

Duration:

Aug 24, 2020 - Dec 13, 2020

11:30 am - 12:45 pm.   TR

Plano Campus-Spring Creek B154

View Catalog Entry 

We are migrating our member forum from yahoo to google groups. Here is the new google group. https://groups.google.com/d/forum/dallas-songwriters-members

We still count on you for support with your membership and donations. But most of all we want you to take advantage of the educational opportunities and participate. 
There is still a chance to donate for the new year. Your generosity keeps our organization going. Just go to www.dallassongwriters.org and click on the donation link. 

Thanks to Paul Zander, John Jaggers, Bobby Montgomery, David Lewis, Michael Brandenberger, Phillip Casteel, Alexis Tapp, Don Wall, Harry Hewlett, Kery Maddox, Ginger Stanoia, Kenneth Shoemaker, and Kristi Myers for their recent contributions to our fall fundraiser. Other contributors include Ireland, John Jaggers, Bill Kapac, Rio King, Mimi Balkey, Suzi Morse, and Jared LoStrato. Go to this link: https://squareup.com/store/dallas-songwriters-association

Thanks to Harry Hewlett you can view some of our open mics and guest speakers in a live stream on Facebook? See guest our guest speakers, and past Angela's showcases. Can't make it? Then tune into Facebook/dallassongwriters. Want to be on our facebook streams? Show up and perform.

Stay at home and stay safe.

Songcerely,
Barbe

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