Guitar BQ 6 THIS SUNDAY is brought to you by hotel Preston – they are furnishing the Bar BQ and are a great hotel to stay in Nashville (a special THANK YOU), Delta Blue Iced Tea Company (wait till you taste their tea punch), McJames Music, Webalong , Nashville Muse , Doak Music , Audio Nashville , Beth McClain, Bill Keeler for the paper products, Costco for the plates, cups and other supplies, Kat Speer for photographs and about everything else during the day, Starbuck’s will be serving coffee, Kathy Fallin, Envirocoustics inc Milo’s Tea, The Music Row Show WLAC 1510 – broadcasting live at 7:00 with Scott and Heino.
IMPORTANT – bring food or beverages to share – everyone please participate by bringing food or beverage (not 4 pieces of leftover frozen pizza) and out of towners – bring beverages . PARKING – Do Not park along the street – use the parking lot behind the house on Davidson Road OR the Church parking lot. PLEASE CARPOOL and you can also carpool and park in the shopping center at the bottom of Brook Hollow on Charlotte Pike and drive a car up the hill to park at the church (this would help tremendously). You will be towed or ticketed if you park along the road! 615-354-6400.
Give Doak a call @ 615-354-6400 to sponsor the event!
GuitarBQ 5
The 3rd Sunday of
the Month 3 PM
FROM 3 - 8 PM
"Sunday Dinner with Your Songwriting Family"
Bring
a covered dish or food and/or beverages to share, a friend
or Two and a song or Three to 701 Brook Hollow Road (in West
Meade). 37205
I-40 to Charlotte Pike Exit 201. Left at the light, up hill
and down hill, RIGHT at Brook Hollow Road to the 3rd stop
sign - house on the corner is 701.
Directions from West End, it turns into Harding Road - pass
Kroger Shopping Center on right (corner of White Bridge Road
) . Go to the 3rd traffic light, which is Davidson Road and
it is at a Railroad crossing on the right. Cross the track
and stay on Davidson to Brook Hollow, and the house on the
right corner from you is 701 Brook Hollow Road . 354-6400.
A couple of people directed me to an event well known to the songwriting community in Nashville: Doak Turner's 3rd Sunday get-together. I made plans to come by there to try to meet some songwriters, find out how to best support them and hear some great music. There is also lots of great food there, too.
Being that I was not a songwriter, I sort of started out being a fly on the wall. This may shock some people, but I'm kinda shy in groups where I am new. (Of course, I am always pretty comfortable near a food table.) It's hard for me sometimes to just go and say "hey, I'm Wendy". I didn't know if people would get why I was there. Then, the song rounds started and I went in and eavesdropped on a couple of groups. Oh my goodness. This songwriting talent here is just as incredible as I'd imagined. And there are also a lot of very good singers among these writers. When somebody very kindly passed me a guitar, then I got to tell people that I was an interloper who was there to show support and encouragement.
I tell you what, I would go and hear many of these folks at a gig if I could. There were so many that I didn't catch a whole lot of names (so if I gave you a card and you see this, get in touch and remind me who you are!). One young singer/songwriter who impressed us was Brian James, originally from Seattle who's been in Nashville for a couple of years. Go to his MySpace page (linked above) and you'll hear a song I liked a lot "Room To Breathe". In the small world department, I also hooked up with and got to hear Tara Oliver and her husband Scott. Tara found me online and wrote to me about her music as I was just firming up my final move details, and I left off telling her I'd send her my contact information after I moved...but I forgot to. So I was glad to meet her here and be reminded of that. Tara will be playing at a Nashville singer/songwriter event at Caffeine on June 6 which I plan to be part of and report back on. I also met Kat the photographer/songwriter who I met on MySpace and who invited me to come to Doak's place, and of course Doak himself who was ever sweet and welcoming. OK, I'll quote his response when I told him my reason for being there: "It's better to be a musician supporter than an athletic supporter."
In the course of the afternoon, my question of "do these songwriters here need encouragement?" was answered "yes". I think I have a stronger heart for them now than ever before. Go and hear as many of these artists as you can. They will grab your heart in an instant.
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SONGWRITER'S…
FOLLOW THEIR NOSE TO BREWS,TUNES AND THE NASHVILLE MUSE
GUITAR B Q'S
Hey Attention all songwriters and artists… weather
you are dreaming about your very first big cut, have had
cuts, hits, or even had big #1 parties thrown in your honor …I
want to let you in on one of Nashville’s fun for the
whole family, best kept secrets. It’s called a GUITAR
B Q! I know you're probably thinking’ “a Guitar
B what?” A Guitar B Q!
This is where your very generous host Doak Turner owner
of the Nashville Muse supplies 50 lbs. Of really great Bar
B Q meat and the entertainment is provided by YOU and folks
just like you!
The annual Guitar B Q which takes place in the Spring
time usually has over 300 hungry individuals who are either
songwriters,
guitar players, people who like listening to guitar players,
singers, people who like listening to singer’s and
people who love a good old fashioned down home Back yard
Bar BQ! This my friends... Is where Folk's come to enjoy,
relax and socialize each month on the third Sunday at 3PM.
Unless of course we are talking about the Mondo Guitar B-Q
which is only once a year and that.. Is what I want to talk
about right here and now!
It’s a great big music party held at a house, no a
party house no well kind of like Animal House only without
the toga’s! (Doak your host probably wouldn't mind
if you wore one...he's kewl like that!)
The 4TH Annual Guitar BQ was a blast, it was held
right after Tin Pan South on April 2nd 2006 at a rockin'
house
in the West Meade Dist. Not too far from Nashville's Music
Row. Doak Turner the owner of Nashville Muse supplied 50
pounds of Guitar BQ, sponsored by Milos Sweet Tea who donated
200 bottles of their refreshing drink and everyone brought
a dish to pass and some Folk's brought “Brews n Tunes”
It's a Sunday party where folks get together and
share music, live! A couple of very entertaining rounds
included Larry
Weiss singing his hit song, “Rhinestone Cowboy”,
Gunner Nelson performing his dad’s big hit – “Garden
Party”, Steven McClintock singing a Tiffany hit, “After
All This Time” Marc-Alan Barnette “Too Much Blood
in My Alcohol Level and Marc and I even performed a song
that we co-wrote "That's Still Me", Other hit writers
included Gary Hannan “Tequila Makes her Clothes Fall
Off”, Joie Scott “Shoes“-Desperate Housewives
soundtrack” artist Ray Scott “She Don’t
Like My Kind of Music”. Gary Talley – guitar
player for The Box Tops “The Letter” “Cry
Like a Baby”, “Soul Deep”. Songwriter and
host of the open mic at the Blue Bird Cafe Barbara Cloyd “Guess
You Had to be There” Pat and Pete Luboff authors of
the songwriting book "88 Songwriting Wrongs and How
to Right Them and they also lead the Sounding Board Songwriting
Think Tank in Nashville on Monday nights as well, Tirk Wilder “Theme
from Walker Texas Ranger” Charlie Daniels Jr., and
even Steven Stills daughter Jenn Stills were all in attendance.
Songwriters from South Africa, England, Canada and all over
the U.S.A.
Everyone at the event just kicked back either inside or
outside and had a good-ole time. The house is kind of like
a maze almost every room in the house had some kind of rippin'
amazingly cool entertainment going on!
The Mondo Guitar B-Q is only held once a year…but
you can still have fun throughout the year at Nashville Muse’s
3rd Sunday Guitar B-Q's which are held every 3rd Sunday of
the Month! Check out www.nashvillemuse.com for more information
and follow the link to see photos that my friend Kat took
of all the happenings at this popular Sunday hot spot! Mark
your calendars and you will soon be joining in on all the
fun…and tote along your guitar a dish to pass and a
song to share at Doak's next Nashville Muse Guitar B-Q!
Guitar B-Q review KK Ryder
BMI
Nashville
Monthly Educational, Networking and Performance Opportunities:
615-401-2000
Last Thursday of each month:
Hotel Indigo - 1719 West End Avenue
4-6 it’s the Music Row Mixer brought to you by Sun Trust Sports and Entertainment Division 1026 17th Ave S. Free food and beverages and a great networking opportunity for people in the music business – no agenda – just networking
Hey Doak,
Just a short note to once again Thank you and the Nashville Muse “marketing machine” for helping me and SunTrust effectively and consistently attract a great group of folks to our music industry mixers.
I am absolutely convinced that our partnership has helped further SunTrust’s objective of being the “go to” financial institution for music industry. I look forward to a long and prosperous relationship. - Sincerely, JJ
Marc-Alan Barnette
“Everything you ever wanted to know about Nashville
but were too embarrassed to ask” Class.
Marc-Alan Barnette has developed into THE resource for new
and existing songwriters in Nashville as they are exploring
their musical journeys. His knowledge on the industry, the
inner workings and subtleties of Nashville, have gone on to
have great positive effects on the lives of writers and artists
nationwide. He is one of the most sought after teachers and
mentors in Nashville due to his far-reaching approach to all
elements of the business.
Marc-Alan’s focus concentrates on four elements of
the business:
#1 The Creation of the song
#2 The presentation of the song (live and on demo)
#3 The networking of the song and the writer
#4 The business of music
MAB will be available one night a month starting September
19th to have a group class in all the above aspects. Members
will be able to play songs, live and on CD, get critiques,
ask questions and get career advice from one of the best.
Space is limited to 20 people, and will last approximately
3 ½ hours. Cost is $20.00 and will be first come, first
serve.
Up your level by 5 years. Subjects will cover everything
you want to know.
How to maximize your song and the presentation
How to deal with the changing dynamics of the industry
How to approach demos
Practical applications for writer’s nights, open mics,
Ect.
Showcases
Co-writing
And everything in between. Additional networking suggestions
by Doak Turner. Class will be at various times during the
year. Contact Doak at doak@nashvillemuse.com to register! 615-354-6400
with any questions!
