THE MOON NEWS
For Songwriters Everywhere Issue 90
Apr-May-Jun 2013 The Heat Is On!!
Happy Spring Yall!! Though really as I type this it’s blizzarding outside (is that a word??), ahh but I can dream. Some of you have been busy, let’s see who, shall we?........................New song recorded for James Parker of McCormick, SC this one an uptempo country dancin’ tune entitled “Bein” With My Baby”. Good song James hope it hits!! ………………New songs recorded for Norberto Salinas of Los Angeles, CA this time around a boogie country song entitled “The Superstar” and also the folky “Who Ever I Love”. Also the uptempo country of “Don’t Forget To Don’t Tell Me Goodbye” and the md-tempo ballad “The Okie Black Sheep”. Good ones Norberto, keep it up..………… ……..New song recorded for Lester Boyd of Forestburg, TX this one a traditional country style tune and ode to 60’s country legend Webb Pierce, enititled “I Want To Hear Webb Pierce Sing (That’s Me Without You”.. Nice job Lester good luck and thanks……………Avalonn Wilson of Oxford PA has released several new songs including a great dance track (horn driven) called “The Party” and a uptempo country tune “I’d Never Love Without You”. You can email Avalonn at law@popstar.com for information on where to download or buy the CD. Great stuff Avalonn and good luck……….……….We recorded another new song for Elijah Giddens of Roseboro, NC this one a country gospel style tune entitiled “Someone Please Take Me To The King”. Good job Elijah! …………………….Miss Maryann and the Ragtime Ramblers out of Rotterdam, Netherlands continue to pile gigs and awards, recntly playing in Russia for the first time. They will have a new CD releae out in May to be debuted at the Rockabilly Dazzle in Rotterdam. Check them out…………………….Eli Johnston and his band Monroeville out of Nashville, TN have a new single out entitled “So
Far”, a mix of bluegrass and country styles. The band won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Momentum Band Of The Year Award for 2012 recently. Check them and their new tune out on Itunes …………………. The Black Lilies out of Knoxville, TN have a new album out “Runaway Freeway Blues” and kicked off a national tour in late March. Check them out at www.theblacklillies.com and get their new CD wherever CD’s are sold.………………Barbara Cassidy of Marblehead, MA and her Barbara Cassidy Band have a new 6 song EP entitled Fly Away, out on May 7th. Song features the single “I Ran Out Of Innocence” EP features 4 new songs by Barbara and writing partner Eric Chasalow. Good luck Barb. More information at their site www.barbaracassidyband.com …. ………………..The deadline is quickly approaching (Mat 31st) for the USA Songwriting Competition. You can apply and upload your songs at their website www.songwriting.net ….………………Shawn Jones of Los Angeles, CA will be touring in the United Kingdom this summer as well as many dates in the US. Check him and his new single “Life Is For The Living” at www.shawnjones.net ……………..And don’t forget to check out the Independent Musician Sweepstakes brought to you by DscMakers for great prizes. Check it out at www.discmakers.com …………….Gilli Moon of Los Angeles, MA has a new blog page avilable. You can check that out and her music at www.warriorgirlmusic.com ……… ………….We recorded a new song for Red Gilmann of Milford, CT this one a folky style song called “Room 247”. Good one Red!!........................Don’t forget to enter the American Songwriter Magazine bi-monthly contest for lyric writers. More information at their website or by calling 615-321-6096. Great magazine as well folks!! Good luck!!!……….
………And check out my website for info about our new CD “Stories Your Momma Never Told You” http://www.rogerwilliam.com We’ll be adding new shows, reviews and photos. If you are in or visiting the New England area check our schedule regularly and come on out and see us live. Check it out!! Thanks everyone!!……… …… PLEASE CALL ME DIRECTLY (CELL) AT 401-864-8729!
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Book for sale “Nan T’s Poetry” only $5 to Nan Tebrinke, 405 East Hammond Street, Red Oak, Iowa, 51566
Singer looking for country and gospel songs to record. Contact Shirley Holliway, 276 Oak Bend Lane, Murphy, NC 28906
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Singer – songwriter willing to co-write with other published writers or singers. John J Baker Sr PO Box 1772, Glen Rose, TX 76043
Songwriter- composer looking for lyricist to co-write country pop, MOR and gospel. Must have great hooks!! Write Ty Tiner 413 North Oak St, Hohenwald, TN 38462
YOU – the gospel recording artist whether male or female, it would be wise you contact Bob Rose of 113 Berkeley Drive, CharlesTown, WV 25414. Doing such you will be gifted with gospel writings that you will really go for
Books of original poetry, a variety of poems of love and inspiration. A 48-page book, written by Ludema Garza, including pictures and a brief summary about the artist. Send $10 to Ludema Garza 213 Brown St, Elkton, MD 21921
Songwriter–lyricist willing to co-write with other writers. My CD’s available for $7 each. Write to Glenn D Evans 148 Hays St, Pea Ridge, AR 72751 or email songcrafter@yahoo.com or poet32@lycos.com. My writing can be seen at www.ourchurch.com or www.itsonlywords.com and look for songcrafter
Songwriter – performer looking for collaborator. Write to JD Sanders 25056 61st Street, Dowagiac, MI 49047 or call 616-782-0355
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Christian/country songwriter with 2 CDs for sale $12 each. Traditional, bluegrass, christian /country, rockabilly are some of the styles. To purchase contact Ray Withrow at raywithrow@yahoo.com
“The All Around “ newsletter for aspiring singers and songwriters will be back in circulation soon. Send 8 stamps if interested. Send to Michael Allen Greer 63 Evans Street Uniontown, PA 15401
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Songwriter’s Block?
As songwriters, we write and create music because we have to. We may be good at it (or not) and some feel obligated to run with this “gift,” or we may love it so much that we can’t imagine doing anything else. Either way, the idea that one day we may run out of things to write about, or that we will have written everything there is to write, or that we may just lose that gift is very real and, and very scary – especially if we make our livelihood as music creators.You may not think it’s possible to write on demand – that is, you may or may not believe in phrases like “writer’s block” or “when the inspiration hits.” You may or may not believe you have a muse that sits in the back of your room when you are feeling the creative flow, and is on a lunch break when you’re not. Trust me, I’ve gone through all the possibilities of why I often feel like a magnet drawn to my guitar and writer’s pad, and why at other times, I’d rather crawl into bed, clean my bathroom for the third time, or do my taxes before sitting down with a pen in hand. What gives? Don’t I have any control of this? Yup, I do. And so do you.I used to claim that my work habits ebb and flow like the ocean, (I am a Cancer!!) being controlled by the moon (I was the ocean in this analogy). Parts of the year, I was writing pages of lyrics and music, other times, I was booking and promoting gigs, and sometimes my energy was elsewhere. The important thing to remember is you have keep at it, no matter what.Some helpful hints to make this actually happen:
1. Don’t procrastinate. Period. Don’t clean, don’t go out, don’t watch TV. Force yourself to sit your butt down and start writing because you said you would.2. You can generate inspiration at any time. Just get into action and don’t pretend that your inspiration comes from an outside source. It doesn’t.3. Make your writing area comfortable. Keep it free of clutter, private, and quiet. Making it somewhere you want to go will help you actually go there.4. Develop a routine you can count on. Knowing that from 5-7pm every day, you’ll be sitting with your guitar, or writing lyrics, can become as habit building as eating breakfast. Like William Faulkner said, “I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately I am inspired at 9 o’clock every morning.”5. Share with someone. Telling a friend, band mate, dentist, whatever, that you will write more often will not only get you out of your head and into the real world, but you will have someone who will check up on you. Ask them to hold you accountable to what you say you want to accomplish.6. Don’t judge yourself. Fear of failure, or the fear of producing crap, is one of the first things that repels me from sitting down and writing. All I can say, you will never know if you don’t start writing. “If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” (Margaret Atwood)7. Re-write something. Transcribe your favorite Beatles tune, re-write the first song you ever wrote, do anything that gets you in the mindset that you are now writing. Never stop writing because you have run out of ideas. 8. Don’t listen to your feelings. “I don’t feel like it” and “I don’t have the energy” are great cop-outs. Don’t listen! William Goldman agrees: “The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.”So just write already.
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