"It all begins with a Song" - DALLAS-FORT WORTH NSAI REGIONAL Chapter - News

HOW HIGH THE WATER

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

NASHVILLE FLOOD 2010 "It All Begins With A Song!"
How High is the Water Mama?

JIMMY WEBB WORKSHOP & CONCERT SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dallas-Fort Worth Master Songwriting Sessions presents

Jimmy Webb
Webb is the only artist to ever receive Grammy awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration, he is a member of the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, and, according to BMI, his “By The Time I Get To Phoenix,” has been the third most performed song in the last fifty years, with “Up, Up and Away” on the same list in the top thirty. A best-selling book, Tunesmith: Inside The Art of Songwriting, considered by many to be the “Bible of songwriting.”
September 6, 2008
Master Songwriting Workshop with Jimmy Webb
Southern Methodist University
O'Donnell Recital Hall
Noon - 2pm
For Master Songwriting Workshop Tickets Only call Mary Dawson 972.317.2760 or email dfwmss@gmail.com

Jimmy Webb Concert
Dallas Baptist University

Mahler Hall
7:30pm

Ticket Information for concert only
Front Gate Tickets
Toll Free - 888.512-SHOW

Neely Reynolds at Seekers

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Neely Reynolds live from Seekers

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Neely Reynolds performing Open Mic at Seekers Coffee House & Cafe March 10, 2008

Neely Reynolds live from Seekers another nice song

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Claudine Jackson Co-Coordinator DFW NSAI Chapter

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Claudine Jackson Congratulations! Our New DFW NSAI Chapter Co-Coordinator. She will be assisting Neely Reynolds (Coordinator) with planning and fundraising for the next 2008-2009 meetings.

Songwriter & Baylor Law alumna Claudine Jackson has been named the Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year by the Texas Young Lawyers Association.

Seekers Coffee House & Cafe

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

SEEKERS LIVE MUSIC
Seekers Coffee House & Cafe

Kim Copeland Productions

Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Kim Copeland Productions

Gretchen Peters

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

FWNSAI Congratulates Gretchen Peters
FolkWax Magazine presents "ARTIST OF THE YEAR"

Gretchen Peters

Photo courtesy of www.gretchenpeters.com>

Yes, the readers of FolkWax, the largest subscribed weekly in the singer-songwriter genre, have selected their FolkWax Artist of the Year 2007 and FolkWax Album of the Year 2007. Through the month of December readers and contributors nominated artists and albums for a final ballot of five artists and five albums and then for the past few weeks you voted. As the largest subscribed weekly publication in the genre (and one of the largest, period!), these awards are open to more fans than any other awards in the genre.

Mary Dawson

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

This month Mary Dawson will speak to the group about writing a "Love Song" and share her knowledge of the craft of songwriting & Music Business.
CQK MUSIC
Mary Dawson is a prolific published songwriter who has been involved in the music business professionally for almost 25 years. She is president of CQK Music Group of Dallas, TX and host of the radio talk show, I Write the Songs . Mary is a frequent seminar speaker and her articles on songwriting appear in both Internet and print publications around the world.
NEW BOOK by Mary Dawson
HOW TO GET SOMEWHERE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS FROM NOWHERE WITH NOTHING

Gretchen Peters

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

SONGWRITERS & SONGWRITING
GREAT SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP! THANKS GRETCHEN & FWNSAI MEMBERSHIP!
FORT WORTH NSAI REGIONAL SONGWRITING WORKSHOP

Photo by Jim Banks
GRETCHEN PETERS, Hit Songwriter & NEELY REYNOLDS, Fort Worth NSAI Regional Workshop Coordinator
(HIT SONGWRITER “Independence Day” Martina McBride, “The Secret of Life” Faith Hill)
“One of Nashville’s most important contemporary songwriters” — Michael McCall
Grammy Nominated Songwriter
“I often hate the music business, and sometimes I think I hate music. I’m always wrong about that. It usually takes listening to Leonard Cohen, or Samuel Barber, or Joni Mitchell, or Gram Parsons, or Jackson Browne, or Ludwig von Beethoven, or Miles Davis, or Dolly Parton to bring me back to my senses. Then I find myself with goose bumps, or unexpected tears, or joy bursting out of my chest like it’s too big to be kept in there — then I remember what music is, what it does, and why I do it.” - Gretchen Peters
www.gretchenpeters.com

www.fwnsai.com

Neely Reynolds / Fort Worth NSAI Regional Workshop Coordinator
neelyreynolds@neelyreynolds.com

NSAI Owns Bluebird Cafe

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

NSAI OWNS THE BLUEBIRD CAFE

Nashville Songwriters Association International
To Assume Ownership Of Famed Bluebird Cafe
Amy Kurland Announces Extraordinary Contribution And Will Remain As Founder
Kris Kristofferson Kicks Off Celebration With Private Performance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2007

Nashville, TN -- Bluebird Cafe founder Amy Kurland will entrust ownership of the legendary songwriter venue, effective January 1, 2008, to the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). NSAI is a trade organization committed to protecting the rights and future of the profession of songwriting, and to educate, elevate the songwriter.

Through the announcement it was revealed that Kurland structured the transfer to ensure that the Bluebird will provide financial support for NSAI's mission, and allow the organization to continue its important work on behalf of the songwriting profession.

Last night, one of NSAI's founders, the legendary Kris Kristofferson, with original band members Donnie Fritts, Billy Swan, Stephen Bruton and friend Chris Gantry, performed at the Bluebird to celebrate the historical moment.

"As the Bluebird turned 25, I looked back through the years of wonderful music and started to consider the next 25 years," said founder Amy Kurland. "By partnering with NSAI, I feel sure that The Bluebird will always be here as a home for new and accomplished songwriters."

The NSAI Board of Directors agreed that the Bluebird Cafe would remain a venue for songwriter performances.

"The NSAI Board meeting fell into stunned silence at the announcement of our acquisition of the Bluebird Cafe," recalled board president Steve Bogard. "Twenty-five of Nashville's best and most experienced songwriters were literally speechless, humbled at the honor and responsibility of carrying on the tradition of America's premier acoustic songwriting venue."

The terms of Amy Kurland's transfer of the Bluebird to NSAI can only be described as a gift to songwriters everywhere. "We know that this is a sacred trust and a brilliant opportunity to create a synergy that will allow us to better serve America's songwriters in Nashville, Washington D.C. and across the country," said NSAI Executive Director Bart Herbison, who noted that "no changes" were planned for the Bluebird Cafe. He said the same staff would remain along with the format that Kurland started.

"Bluebird Founder Amy Kurland created something that simply does not exist anywhere else. The musical magic created nightly over the years has earned the Bluebird Cafe a place in songwriter history," said Herbison. "We, at NSAI, intend to carefully guard the legacy of the Bluebird Cafe and protect the special atmosphere Amy created."

Kurland opened the cafe in 1982 as a casual gourmet restaurant with some live music. Since those early days, the Bluebird has become a showcase and home for songwriters. In 1985, Sunday writer's nights were added as a chance for new writers to audition and perform. Dinner shows followed in 1987. The Bluebird Caf is the setting for the 1995 film "The Thing Called Love," starring River Phoenix, K.T. Oslin, Samantha Mathis and Sandra Bullock.

Kathy Mattea, T. Graham Brown and Sweethearts of the Rodeo were discovered at the cafe. Superstar Garth Brooks played Open Mic and Sunday Songwriters shows, and nailed down his recording contract with Capitol Records at The Bluebird.

Notable songwriters including Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nanci Griffith, Janis Ian, Tony Arata, Bill Lloyd, Danny Flowers, Don Henry, Don Schlitz and many others have worked their magic in the room.

About the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)
NSAI is the world's largest not-for-profit songwriters trade organization. Established in 1967, the membership of more than 4,000 spans the United States and five other countries. NSAI is dedicated to protecting the rights of and serving aspiring and professional songwriters in all genres of music.