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
Minnesota Homebrew Radio Show with Carl Unbehaum
September 28, 2023 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDTMAS 2023 Fall Retreat
October 20, 2023 at 2:00 pm - October 22, 2023 at 10:00 am CDT
Zoom links are available here. MAS members must log in to access the Zoom logins for virtual events.
MAS 2023 Fall Retreat
October 20-22, 2023
Get away to write songs, collaborate, learn new skills, and perform the songs we create during the retreat weekend!
Join your MAS friends at Bugbee Hive Resort, Paynesville, Minnesota. Submit your registration and payment as soon as possible to reserve your space. Deadline is August 31.
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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From the archives: Episode 6 of MAS SongCasters.
From the archives: Episode 1 of SongCasters.
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...
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.
