If you can’t make it to Rehoboth in February, I’m teaching the same workshop on January 7 at The Granary in Berkeley Springs, WV. Be sure to let me know if you’d like to attend, so I can contact you if the date changes (i.e. snow!)
Berkeley Springs
Poetry Workshop
I’m excited to have the opportunity to teach a poetry workshop at the Rehoboth Art League in February. For more information, and to register, click here.
Something New for Me
Today’s post is a plug for my favorite duo, Straight BS (https://www.facebook.com/Straight.BS.Duo.Different/), and for a new writing skill I was able to practice, thanks to them!
West Virginia Eastern Panhandle musicians Bruce (B) Reich and Steve (S) Van Order blend vocals with mandolin and mandola, melodica, fiddle, dobro, guitar, cello and electric and piccolo basses to deliver a uniquely creative and energetic performance. They feature Bruce’s melodic originals as well as creative arrangements of fiddle music, American standards, bluegrass, country, and rock tunes.
Bruce recently asked me to write lyrics for what was then one of his unnamed compositions. Though I’ve written my own songs before, it was challenging to find the words that not only fit the melody but matched its mood. Here’s a video of “Somehow,” the end result:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1zdEvjEGeg
It was really a fun experience collaborating with the two of them to come up with the finished product!
For more videos of their different take on some old favorites as well as some of their originals, check out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTg3jYTF1J8QMlG5_s5WOJw
Straight BS will be performing at the Berkeley Springs Brewing Company from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 26.
Woman of Letters 