From: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org (believers-digest) To: believers-digest@smoe.org Subject: believers-digest V8 #79 Reply-To: believers@smoe.org Sender: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk believers-digest Saturday, May 22 2004 Volume 08 : Number 079 In Today's believer's digest: ----------------- Susan Werner leads Mountain Stage Workshops in August [Kellie Lin Knott <] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 19:24:36 -0400 From: Kellie Lin Knott Subject: Susan Werner leads Mountain Stage Workshops in August Hi All, I just got an email from the Mountain Stage New Song Festival. Susan Werner is their 2004 featured artist and workshop leader. ;) Wish I could go, but I'm gigging in MN that weekend. Check it out! [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/tiff which had a name of image.tiff] DATE: May 22, 2004 =A0 [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/tiff which had a name of image.tiff] WEBSITE: http://www.newsongfestival.com CONTEST QUESTIONS: mailto:contest@newsongfestival.com MEDIA INQUIRIES: mailto:marysue@newsongfestival.com The Mountain Stage NewSong Festival's 2004 lineup features some of the=20= country's best performing songwriters and groups in a host of genres.=20 More than 20 acts will appear on NewSong's multiple stages, Aug. 20 to=20= 22, at the Claymont Court estate, once owned by George Washington's=20 family and located just an hour west of Washington, D.C., in the West=20 Virginia hills The 2004 lineup includes such acclaimed performers as Susan Werner,=20 recently profiled on National Public Radio for her jazzy CD of original=20= songs "I Can't Be New." Her tunes reinvigorate the classic Great=20 American Songbook tradition of popular songwriting, leading The New=20 Yorker to exclaim praise for this "engaging performer (who) brings=20 literacy and wit back to popular song." Also heading the festival is=20 powerhouse performer and award-winning performing songwriter Darrell=20 Scott, whose songs have been covered by a Who's Who of stars. His=20 credits include a cut on the newest Keb' Mo album as well as writing=20 hits for the Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks and others while being a star=20 performer in his own right. "He=92s got one of the most soulful voices,"=20= said one admiring reviewer. "Think Little Feat=92s Lowell George meets=20= James Taylor." NewSong, one of the most important performing songwriter events on the=20= musical calendar, is truly an event 'Where Great Artists Are=20 Discovered.' This year's lineup underscores NewSong's commitment to=20 creating an annual event where festivalgoers will encounter great=20 artists who will delight, inspire and move them. NewSong is a=20 community-oriented event which features a host of workshops on=20 songcraft and performance, family-friendly 'KidSong' activities and=20 shared music in campgrounds, a coffeehouse and across the grounds. Now=20= in its third year, NewSong is fast becoming a national convention of=20 performing songwriters and people who love to hear original music in a=20= relaxed, beautiful setting. For the complete NewSong '04 lineup, go to: http://www.newsongfestival.com/2004_artists/artists111.html - -----'EARLY BIRD' PRICES IN EFFECT UNTIL JUNE 1 The best deal on three-day NewSong festival passes is going on right=20 now. Take a look at our ticket and passes page and purchase them now to=20= lock in the best prices for NewSong 2004. For NewSong tickets, go to: http://www.newsongfestival.com/tickets [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/tiff which had a name of image.tiff] - -----CONTEST SUBMISSIONS UNTIL JUNE 15 NewSong continues to seek submissions to its 2004 Song Contest, presented by Performing Songwriter Magazine. Mail in CDs and tapes and also submit Mp3 files online. The contest features cash prizes and the grand-prize winner performs their winning tune on an international broadcast of the "Mountain Stage" radio and TV program. The final deadline to submit is June 15. Everyone who submits earns a free subscription to Performing Songwriter. Musicians may also compete in a Live Round at the NewSong festival itself. For full contest rules, go to: http://www.newsongfestival.com/contest - -----SEE YOU AT NEWSONG! NEWSONG News Editor: Douglas Imbrogno mailto:doug@newsongfestival.com - ----- SUBSCRIBE TO THIS NEWSLETTER: Send e-mail to: mailto:newsongfestival-subscribe@topica.email-publisher.com [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/tiff which had a name of image.tiff] [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type image/tiff which had a name of image.tiff] HELP! owner-believers@smoe.org Send mail to believers@smoe.org Susan's CD's are available on your desktop at World Cafe CDs http://worldcafecds.com ------------------------------ End of believers-digest V8 #79 ****************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------- This has been a posting from the Susan Werner believers-digest To unsubscribe send mail to Majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe believers-digest" in the body of the message