- Our new Jam Circle in Durham will start begin on Sunday, October 14th at 2:00 pm and continue monthly thereafter. For more information please see our Jam Circle page.
- The NCSC now has its own channel on YouTube. You can see videos of some of our members. If you would like to contribute a video, or if you have a channel on YouTube, please subscribe to our channel and send a message to the NCSongwriters Channel through YouTube so we can find you, and so you will be notified when we post new member videos. http://www.youtube.com/NCSongwriters
- The NCSC now has a small PA available for rental by the members. It is suitable for coffee shop type gigs for one or two players. If you need a small PA for a show, please contact Jon Batson at openmics@ncsongwriters.org.
- NCSC Seminars: The new NCSC monthly seminars for songwriters are scheduled and ready to go. More seminar info. See you at a seminar soon!
- NCSC Member Forums: As promised, the brand new NCSC Member Forums are available. You will need to Join and create a username and password to use the forums. That's how we control access. If you have any problems using the forums, contact webmaster@ncsongwriters.org.
- Show Finals Tickets On Sale Now. Tickets are on sale now for our contest show finals at 7:30pm on Saturday October 13th, 2007 at the Holly Springs Cultural Center. Our 8 finalists will each perform their 2 original song entries, and our independent judges will select the first, second, and third place winners based on their performances that night! This is always one of the most entertaining annual shows in the Raleigh area. You can buy tickets online or from the Holly Springs Box Office. Ticket prices are $10 for NCSC members, $12 for adults, and $10 for seniors, students under 18, and for group sales of 4 or more tickets.
- Our 2007 contest finalists are:
- Stacy Allyn Baker
- Kate Graves
- Nick Hagelin
- Audrey Auld Mezera
- Adam Middleton
- Phyllis Tannerfrye
- Dave Turner
- Rupert Wates
- Honorable mentions for 2007 are: Dana Austin, McGowan Avent, Louise Bendall, Fred Black, Kim Buchanan, Jeremy Gilchrist, Randy Heavin, Russ James, lorenzo, Beth Champion Mason, Kevin McGee, Ken Nance, Nicah-o, Nixon, Blevins & Gage, Jamie Purnell, The ‘Scapes, Lynwood Shag, The Sleepwalkers, Lee & Susan Terry, Jerry Thomas, Lesha Thomas, transzenders, Westbrook, Ken Widis
- The NCSC has had another very successful year hosting a stage at the annual 4th of July weekend Festival for the Eno in Durham. Many thanks to Greg Taylor for a great job organizing and hosting this event. NCSC members and contest finalists who played at the show include:
NCSC & Festival for the Eno 2007 Lineup
July 4th: Scott Pearce, Michael Troy, Miles & Letha Costin
Set time: 11:15 am - 12:45 pm
July 7th: Aaron Burdett, Molly Slone, Rob Bodle
Set time: 11:15 am - 12:45 pm
July 8th: Tracy Feldman, Valorie Miller, Jamie Purnell
Set time: 11:15 am - 12:45 pm
- Jessica Klinke, the senior producer of the Carolina Breakdown show at UNC, has posted the podcast of our 2006 NCSC Song Contest Finals on both iTunes and GarageBand. It is very interesting listening, with performances by the winner Scott Pearce, second place Valorie Miller, and third place Jenn Adams, along with 2005 winner Sonya Lorell. The podcast is hosted by Jessica Klinke and Brandon Greaves, and the contest is hosted by Jamie Anderson. Thanks to Jessica and Brandon for their hard work in putting this podcast together. At the GarageBand site you can stream or download the mp3 version, or click to subscribe to the iTunes podcast here:
- 2006 NCSC Songwriting Contest: We're proud to announce the 2006 song contest winners!
- 1st Place - Scott Pearce
- 2nd Place - Valorie Miller
- 3rd Place - Jenn Adams
- Runners up: Aaron Burdett, Chuck Champion, Karl Ruch, Molly Slone from Liza Jane, and Michael Troy.
- Honorable mentions for 2006: Rob Bodle, Fred Black, Julie Clark, Jim Gilmoure, Rebecca Lynne, Patricia Pettinga, Jamie Purnell, Dick Redding, Jeff Scheuring, Phyllis Tannerfrye, Tranzenders
- Kudos to NCSC member Joe Woodson and his bandmate Jordan Koronet for taking 3rd place in the 2006 Folk Fest at the North Carolina State Fair in the duo/trio/quartet category.
- NCSC member Stewart Coley has received a full artist endorsement deal with Samick Guitars. Tony De La Rosa, A&R representative for Samick Guitars, said they are very impressed with Stewart's songwriting and performing abilities and presented him with two new guitars from the Greg Bennett Signature Series Line. Stewart received a Concord CD3 electric and an ASDR-CE acoustic. www.stewartcoley.com
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