meetings  &  Events

Note:  Meetings are usually one Sunday of the month but please confirm by checking our Facebook page or emailing Jodi John Pippin @ avlsongwriters@gmail.com.  On occasion we will hold a secondary, smaller gathering.  Stay tuned.
January 26, 2020  |  Location: Pippin Residence  Meeting Prompt: The first mistake...
January 25, 2020  |  Songwriting Workshop w/The DonJuans | 10am to 1pm | Pippin Residence
January 24, 2020  |  House Concert w/The DonJuans | 6p Doors 7p Show | Pippin Residence
December 15, 2019  | 3rd Annual Winter Round Robin  Location: Haiku I Do 
November 17, 2019  | Location: Wheelock Residence Prompt: ​A cornucopia of prompts
 October 27, 2019  | Location: Betty's Joint  Prompt: ​Write a waltz!
September 22, 2019  | Prompt: ​Here today, still here tomorrow
September 8, 2019  | Songwriting Roller Derby
August 9, 2019  | House Concert with David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach
August 4, 2019  | Post-Swannanoa Gathering Swim & Song Circle- Prompt: ​Window to the World
June 30, 2019  | Prompt: ​Heroic Afternoon
June 27, 2019  | Songwriting Roller Derby-with Marika Straw, Dodd Ellsworth, Ben Mackel, Beth Lee
May 19, 2019  | Prompt: The power of rain.
March 31, 2019  | Meeting Prompt: Write lyrics first, then the music.
February 24, 2019  | Meeting Prompt: A love story that's not yours...
February 1, 2019  | The Don Juans Workshop:  Professional Song Critique Session-with Jon Vezner and Don Henry
January 20, 2019  | Meeting Prompt: A new chapter.
December 16, 2018  | Second Annual Winter Round Robin Songwriter's Social
December 2, 2018  | Decembersongs House Concert-with Amy Speace, Rod Picott, Doug and Telisha Williams
November 13, 2018  | Songwriting Roller Derby-with Hannah Kaminer, Thomas Kozak, Ben Mackel and Matthew Broady
October 21, 2018  | Meeting Prompt: In with the old, out with the new!
October 7, 2018  | Vicki Genfan Workshop:  Intro to Percussive Guitar Techniques
October 2, 2018  | Songwriting Roller Derby-with Beth Lee, Russ Wheelock, Matthew Broady and Ben Mackel
September 23, 2018  | Meeting Prompt: There is a subtle magnetism in nature.
September 8, 2018  | Songwriting & Guitar workshop with Jim Avett
August 21, 2018  | Inaugural Songwriting Roller Derby-with Ben Mackel, David Wilcox, Jodi John Pippin
August 19, 2018  | Meeting Prompt: You tell the person you are in love with that they have until the end of this song to say I love you
July 10, 2018  | Additional meeting
July 8, 2018  | Meeting Prompt: An ancient statue...
May 30, 2018  | 4-6:30pm Habitat Tavern & Commons 174 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801 
April 15, 2018  | Meeting Prompt: Write a song using the "Rule of Two's."
March 18, 2018  | Scott Ainslie Workshop and House Concert
February 2018  | Meeting Prompt: A happy song.
January 2018  | Meeting Prompt: No prompt given.
December 2017  | Annual Winter Round Robin Showcase
November 2017  | Meeting Prompt: The anticipation of something that is bound to happen.
October 2017  | Meeting Prompt: Two steps forward, one step back.
September 2017  | Meeting Prompt: Keep it simple.  Write a song and then edit out half of the lyrics.
August 2017  | Meeting Prompt: ​No prompt given.
July 2017  | Meeting Prompt: ​​Write a song inspired by the concept of "The Wheel."
May 2017 | One Year Celebration! 
March 2017  | Meeting Prompt: Write a song in which the bridge sounds very different from the rest of the song...yet somehow seems to fit beautifully (example would be Steve Earle's City of Immigrants.
February 2017  | Guest Spotlight: ​Michael Selverne of Asheville Music Professionals
January 2017  | Meeting Prompt: ​"What the neighbors did..." or use wildfires as a metaphor for life.
November 2016  | Meeting Prompt: ​​No prompt given.
October 2016  | Meeting Prompt:  Write a song that strays from the typical verse/chorus structure.  One example would be "Bohemian Rhapsody."
September 2016  | Meeting Prompt:  Write a song using a time structure other than 4:4 OR write a song about bravery.
August 2016  | Meeting Prompt:  Incorporate a short sample from a long-standing song into your new song.
Guest Spolight: Gar Ragland of NewSong Music
July 2016  | Meeting Prompt:  Write a song about "home" without using the word "home" in the song.
June 2016  | Meeting Prompt:   No prompt given.
May 8, 2016  | First Meeting

workshops

 January 25, 2020  | The Don Juans Workshop:  Professional Song Critique Session-with Jon Vezner and Don Henry
 February 1, 2019  | The Don Juans Workshop:  Professional Song Critique Session-with Jon Vezner and Don Henry
October 7, 2018  | Vicki Genfan Workshop:  Intro to Percussive Guitar Techniques
September 8, 2018  | Jim Avett: Songwriting & Guitar Techniques
 March 2018  | Scott Ainslie:   Blues Singing Techniques for Non-Blues Singers | Sponsored by Taco Temple

events

December 2017, 2018, 2019  | Annual Winter Round Robin Showcase:   1-2 Songs Per Performer and Group Sets