Hard to pin down, is Evin Wolverton.
USSS: Elaine DiMasi
The most highly trained FAWMer I know, Elaine DiMasi is also the only person I know who’s ever written a madrigal for a licorice advertisement.
USSS: Des McKinney
Pprefer a bit of edge with your Americana? Des McKinney‘s got it covered.
USSS: Billy Sea
Can you say “prolific” ? My buddy Billy Sea often writes 60 songs or more during FAWM.
And then writes hundreds (plural) more throughout the year.
FAWM USSS
Wanna discover some amazing new music from unknown (for now) singer/songwriters? I’ll be writing a series about my dozen or so favorite FAWMers. They’ll tend toward the swingabilly stuff I write and play myself, so if you’d like to discover classical, jazz, rap, metal, virtually any genre of music, give the FAWM jukebox a whirl and give yourself the gift of a brand new favorite artist.
Each article will have a link to their FAWM profile, which has links to their websites where you can dig into past FAWMs and other music they’ve written.
Next up: the February Album Writing Month Unknown Singer Songwriter Series, or FAWM USSS (and you know how I’m pronouncing that, right?)
FAWM, But Not FAWM
It’s February, which usually means February Album Writing Month.
This year, it doesn’t.
Coming Soon: A New Look
Finally tired of the archaic theme I was using, so I’m going to build one from scratch since that’s what I do for a living.
Stay tuned.
Elenore, Gee I Think You’re Swell
Effervescent music and witty lyrics and young love—how can it miss? The Turtles’ Elenore never made it onto my radar when I was younger. Perhaps I wouldn’t have appreciated it.
Witty rhymes like
My Teenage Years with Tom Jones and Anne Murray
Yep, I was a teenager listening to Tom Jones and Anne Murray. What?! I laugh now thinking about it. So how did that happen?
Continue reading “My Teenage Years with Tom Jones and Anne Murray”
Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
Guitar strumming, then I was riding on the Mayflower when I thought I spied some land—abruptly, laughter, and a voice cuts in: “Wait a minute; wait a minute.” Then, hysterical laughter all around.
Guitar again. This time, it takes off.