Archive for October, 2011


Contest for Songwriters Announced by the Sandra James Music Foundation
PR.com (press release)
Ashland, OR, November 01, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Sandra James Music Foundation is pleased to announce the Sandra James Songwriting Contest 2012, now in its 4th year. This year the Grand Prize is a $2500 award. This contest provides an opportunity to ...

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Singer-songwriter from Milton plays it cool – Charleston Gazette


Singer-songwriter from Milton plays it cool
Charleston Gazette
Singer, songwriter and composer Phil Swann said when he comes home to visit in his hometown of Milton, he has to have two things. "I have to get a Stewart's hot dog and a Gino's pizza," he said. Neither is available in his part of the world, ...


Stereophile Magazine

Recording of November 2011: Bruckner Symphonies 4, 7, 9
Stereophile Magazine
... and a level of applause that might not conform to the response of the listener at home. Recording in a cathedral compounds these problems: The hard stone surfaces seem to magnify the sound of each dropped program, each cleared throat. ...

Interview: Emeli Sandé, songwriter – Scotland on Sunday


Scotland on Sunday

Interview: Emeli Sandé, songwriter
Scotland on Sunday
Sixteen years on, she is Simon Cowell's favourite songwriter, a double-edged compliment arguably, but not a bad position to be in. Sandé, however, is more than a jobbing tunesmith; she is set to become Scotland's newest pop star, having laid the ...

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Special events announced for Songwriters’ Festival – Gulf Coast Newspapers


Gulf Coast Newspapers

Special events announced for Songwriters' Festival
Gulf Coast Newspapers
The Flora-Bama presents the 27th Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival Nov. 10-20, 2011 featuring nearly 200 songwriters in multiple venues along the Florida/Alabama Gulf Coast. During this exciting 11 day festival, seasoned and ...

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