Sunday, May 20, 2012

Don't Forget

Songwriters,

Don’t forget the regular Tuesday night Forum on April 24th.  This is usually an SRO event, so show up early to get good seats and pick your spot on the signup roster.  The new CDs will be available at this event, so pick some up a set for yourself and your friends.  You’ll be proud of the way these discs turned out; it’s just like being at the Songwriters’ Forum.

Also, mark your calendars for Sunday, July 22nd, when the Songwriters’ Forum will be held at the Ste. Chapelle winery.

Let me just say that last weekend was truly amazing!  Friday’s Songwriter Showcase was simply wonderful and Saturday’s show was mind boggling.  Thanks to John May for agreeing to book these shows, and thanks to all the songwriters who performed and attended.  Friday night’s lineup (James Coberly Smith/LeAnne Town, Pat Folkner, and Rod Dyer) set the standard for professional entertainment.  Saturday’s show (Jack Loyd Gish/Larry Brandon, Jared Ramey, and Gayle Chapman) was even better thanks to the totally receptive audience.  It was a Standing Room Only night, and as Jack Gish said, “It was the best feeling I’ve had for many years.”  Ditto that!

We had a great turnout of our members.  Spotted in the crowd (a partial list):

  • Dan MacKay
  • Tony Grange
  • Brady Hammon
  • Brian Liming
  • Dan Costello
  • David Starr
  • Mike Cramer
  • Spudman Moore
  • Mike Creamer, Esq.
  • Lynn Bass
  • Robert Tucker
  • Vince Verneiulle

We’re invited back to the Gamekeeper Lounge in May, so let’s make a special effort to make those shows even better.  Tell your friends about the hottest show in town and bring as many people as you can.  Dan MacKay will be your M.C.

  • May 4th lineup is Will Smith, Mike Barriatua and Wilson Roberts.
  • On Saturday, May 5th, we’ll have Spudman Moore, Shari Olivieri, and a reprise performance by Jack Loyd Gish.

==Rich O’Hara==

Songwriter Night at the Shangri La.

Lee Penn Sky and Johnny Shoes host the ongoing Songwriter Night at the
Shangri-La Tea Room and Café. 1800 W. Overland Rd. Boise, ID.
www.shangri-latearoomandcafe.com.
This event will be ongoing, starting at 6:30 on every other Wednesday 2/15/12, 2/29/12 . . .you get the picture. . .

Through the Shangri-La Songwriter Nights Lee and Johnny hope to provide
an expanded forum for songwriters to perform original songs for an
appreciative and attentive audience. Participants will sign in, then
groups of 3 will play 2 songs each in the round. Set order and groupings
will be determined by random drawing. This format is designed
to encourage tasteful interaction among each other's songs and give plenty of time
for each songwriter.

http://www.shangri-latearoomandcafe.com/ContactUs.htm

The picnic/Bar-B-Q

Fellow Members and interested folks:

Thanks you so much for attending. I can't tell you how much fun I had. The only problem I had is that I had to re-sort the recycling. I'd say, "Thats a Home Run".

Thanks to Dan for posting some of the pictures that I took. I have more and for a small fee I would gladly make you a CD with all of the pictures on it. There are about 90 pictures. EMail me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The comments from Brady at the July showcase meant a lot to some of us old-timers. Thanks Brady! We too were having a great time.

The Rum Cake, the Beer, the Food, the People, the Music; Schazam!!!!

Facebook Integration

drumsAlright you Facebookers... our little community site now has an integration into Facebook.  If you haven't already done so, please go to facebook.com/idahosongwriters and "Like" our page or click on the like button in the Facebook window on the right of this page. You will be able to get any communication and join in the discussion. You also might've notice the recent changes to the website. These include a "Login with Facebook" button in the top right corner of screen. IF all works out as intended, you should be able to use your Facebook login to leave comments, send links to articles and upload photos and videos on this site or our facebook counterpart. If your email address is the same on both Facebook and Idahosongwriters.com, the profiles should be linked automagically. If they are different, you might be creating a 2nd profile on this site. No worries. I'll merge them later.

 

Bill LaBounty comes to Boise

  Had a great time!Cool

Update: In case you didn't get to attend this event, we had a great time. Bill is a talented songwriter with a bunch of hit songs to his name. The hits just kept coming. He is truly an inspiration for songwriters everywhere. I recognized everything he sang. To top it all of, Steve and few other old friends joined him on stage for a few songs. Great fun! Marcus Eaton also treated us with some his incredible music.

All in all, a great show from some talented folks and great fun with our friends and fellow songwriters!

Thanks Steve Eaton and Terry Miller for working so hard to make this show happen.

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