NC Songwriters Co-op Annual Meeting & Open Mic

Today we went to our monthly NC Songwriters Co-op meeting. This month was an annual face-to-face event where all of the members are invited to come and mingle with each other. There was also an open mic, where we could all see what each other does. 

The event was held at Tyler's Speakeasy in Carrboro, NC. It was the perfect venue for our group. The staff was great and we were right at the windows, so we got some outside interest as well. There were several non-members who came to check it all out. They all seemed to enjoy learning more about the Co-op. We hope many more folks join the Co-op and take advantage of the many programs that are offered.

We really enjoyed meeting everyone that came. We saw old friends, and made many new ones. The Co-op membership is a musically varied group of folks, with all levels of experience and musical goals, yet we all have songwriting in common. It is great be part of a group of people who are afflicted with the same illness as yourself!  

Also, John designed a flyer to give out at the meeting so everyone could be aware of all of the things they can participate in (OK, I'm proud of all his hard work). Several people said that they had no idea that we did so many things. 

The current Coordinator, Dwight Sullivan, has served in that role for 5 years and was a member for 3 years before that.  He has served the Co-op very well and leaves it in a great position to move forward under the capable leadership of our new Coordinator, Patricia Franklin. Also, we had our official "swearing in" as Board Members and look forward to serving in our new role at the Co-op. 

 

Here are some pictures from the day.

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Comments

[angelo]

Thanks for the great information, great work on the flier, John! Hope recording is going well!

[Cate Cloer]

Hey Angelo! Thanks so much. Everybody seemed to like it at the meeting and were surprised by just how much is going on. We hope to connect some of the performing opportunities towards Charlotte and Asheville. This group does write songs, but the primary focus is performing your work. That's why it is so great that we are part of NSAI and the Co-op. They definitely do different things. Hope you are doing well with your recording. I've had a chest cold, so John is doing pre-production and writing some guitar parts for the songs. Let us know when you have a new track posted. You know we want to hear it!