Songwriters Marketplace

Introducing Blogs – Change the Key

Ken Lehnig — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:15:19 +0000

From the beginning Dave and I have strived to create a meaningful site for singer/songwriters. I have had the privilege of interviewing and introducing to our readership talented up and coming artists and writing articles on songwriting. What I haven’t done is have a conversation with you all about my journeys and insights along this > Read More

David Wilcox More Music Ahead!

Ashley Davis — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:49:53 +0000

David Wilcox was inspired to play guitar after hearing a fellow college student playing in a stairwell. His lyrical insight is matched by a smooth baritone voice, virtuosic guitar chops, and creative open tunings, giving him a range and tenderness rare in folk music. He released an independent album in 1987, was a winner of > Read More

Jeff Powers Delivers

Ken and Dave — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:39:18 +0000

Jeff Powers is the real thing, one of those guitar players with a journey story that reads like a Jack Kerouac novel. Rather than learning blues licks from players in Chicago or Memphis he lived in Mexico City for seven years and polished his skills in a not well known vibrant blues scene. That story being > Read More

Justina Shandler Courage and Talent

Ken and Dave — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:42:22 +0000

Justina Shandler was born in New Hampshire but grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. She started writing music when she was 10. Since then she has written more than 100 songs for both piano and guitar. She can also play the saxophone. She started off writing songs for the PTA Reflections contests. For three years, > Read More

Three Reasons to Be Thankful You’re A Songwriter

Cliff Goldmacher — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:59:15 +0000

I thought I would take a moment to tell you (and myself while I’m at it) a few of the things we have to be thankful for as songwriters. Songwriting is the kind of pursuit that often takes place in a vacuum with little or no encouragement and is, by its very nature, solitary. Also, > Read More