Sharpen Your Songwriting Skills, Collaboratively.
What We Do
The Minnesota Association of Songwriters (MAS) offers many ways to explore the joys of songwriting and the creative process. We offer no-gloss critiques of your songs to help make them sing! Explore our offerings.
Upcoming Events
Monthly Online Song Review Session Hosted by Doug Millaway
May 24, 2023 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CDTMinnesota Homebrew Radio Show with Carl Unbehaum
May 25, 2023 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDTVicki Morrison Goble's Northern Minnesota Weekly Music Jam
May 28, 2023 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm CDT
Zoom links are available here. MAS members must log in to access the Zoom logins for virtual events.
2023 Spring-Almost-Summer “And/Or” Song Challenge
Sharpen those pencils, dip your pen, and tune those instruments to get ready to start writing, cuz this one will be a fine doozy of an event after a long hard winter of pretty much nothing exciting except more snow long after it should have been gone!
Stay tuned and watch for details coming your way of the 2023 Spring – Almost – Summer Song Challenge officially launching on May 15!
Click here for details of 2023 Spring-Almost-Summer “And/Or” Song Challenge.
Join Our Community of Performing Songwriters
Visit our MAS Artist Profiles for bios, contact info, audio samples, videos, pics, music/social links and gig schedules. Collaborate, educate and inspire!
Songwriter Music Galleries
Listen to original songs by our members in our BuddyPress Music Gallery of the website. Members can upload their own songs and organize them into albums.
MAS Songwriter Showcase, July 16, 2022
Boundary Café, 413 Nelson Street East, Stillwater, Minnesota. MAS performing songwriters: Mary Strand, Terry Kennedy-Lares, Mark Grim and Al Ynigues. Read more about MAS Live Songwriter Showcases.
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My deepest apologies for goofing up yesterday. I had planned to replay a show from 2016, but I forgot to ask our station manager to move it into the 6 p.m. time slot. I was out of town for work then went to the OPEN MIC at TJ'S TAVERN in Oklee. On the plus side, I had a good time, even if there was a small crowd (is that an oxymoron?). Host, John Kimball, newbie Brent Smith, Andy Mueller and I did three rounds of songs--fun time. Again, I'm sorry for yesterday's snafu.
The next two weeks I plan to play songs by NEW ARTISTS!
2023 Spring-Almost-Summer “And/Or” Song Challenge
May 15 to June 15, 2023
1-Your Challenge Assignment:
Write and record one song and complete one of these three concepts:
1. A stranger comes to your door, and/or….
2. You find a class ring along a river bed, and/or..…
3. You get a phone call in the middle of the night, and/or…
For highly motivated Type A over-achiever songwriters who write in their sleep, you may write a song about two or all three of the above choices. Heck, you can even incorporate all three challenges into one single song, if you have nothing better to do than strum your guitar, cuddle with your cat or walk your dog. Just remember, you don’t get extra credit, but may look “Nashville Prolific” to your fellow songwriters.
2-All Songs Must Include Music & Lyrics
Co-writing is welcome and strongly encouraged, especially if you are only or primarily a lyricist, or you don’t have the means to record a song.
The Song Challenge Is Open To All MAS Members And Those Who Are In A “Trial Membership.”
More details by clicking on picture below.
2023 Spring-Almost-Summer “And/Or” Song Challenge
mnsongwriters.org
So, the good news is (since the promo for this challenge was originally sent out), a “Horse With No Name” was allegedly found meandering in some desert somewhere along a sandy ridge of an arid oas...Fat Hill Brewing this Friday night just me. Fat Hill BrewingFat Hill Brewing this Friday night just me.
Up next, Bob Hoffman.
Jan Slow starts the day at the MAS mixer on 9/24/22.
Our friends at the Minnesota Bluegrass Society want you to know about this songwriter event.
MAS would like to invite members and non-members to join us this Saturday (Sept 10, 2022) from 10:00 to 2:00 for a Workshop Event with Barbara Cloyd from Nashville. Barbara will be talking about the music scene in Nashville and her involvement. In addition, there will be plenty of opportunities for questions and answers. The second half of the session will be devoted to Song Reviews for members. (Non-members are welcome to watch the session, but only members may submit songs for review.)
This event is free, and you do not need to register.
MAS Host is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Barbara Cloyd Workshop
Time: Sep 10, 2022 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
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