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Mark Your Calendars!

August 18, 2010

On October 9, 2010 NSAI Charlotte is hosting a workshop with Fett and Nancy Moran. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in either Home Recording or Indie/Performing Artist track or mix/match. Please mark your calendars, sign-ups begin 8/24. Cost is $55 ($45 for NSAI members), and includes lunch at the workshop and a covered dish [...]

Pickin’ for Nashville

June 9, 2010

As most of you know, Nashville and many other parts of Tennessee were decimated by flooding about a month ago.  There have been many local and national fundraisers done to benefit these folks who lost everything.  The Rusty Knox Band plus three others are doing a 6 hour concert on June 13th with all proceeds [...]

December Meeting

December 1, 2009

Our Charlotte NSAI December meeting will be a holiday social rather than our normal meeting.  Same night, same time, same place as our normal meeting (Tuesday, December 8th, 7:00 to 10:00 pm, at The Well).  Spouses and guests are invited.  Dress is casual.   We’re going to have a covered-dish social this year, and we’ll be [...]

NSAI Open Mic on November 24th!

November 21, 2009

We’ve had a great response to our open mic sign-up! So far we have 16 people signed up to play the Charlotte NSAI open mic on November 24th!    Based on 16 performers, and given that we have 3 hours (7 to 10 pm), it looks like we will have time for each person to [...]

NSAI at Festival in the Park 2009

September 23, 2009

The Festival in the Park kicks off tomorrow (Thursday) at Freedom Park in Charlotte, for the 45th year in a row, and there will be lots of live music there.  I just wanted to highlight the performers who are NSAI members or who have some association with NSAI.  All of them will be performing on [...]

SongFinishers Open-Mic

September 20, 2009

Since the first SongFinishers meeting on January 23, 2001 a lot has come and gone. Hundreds of songs have been written, several showcases presented and many friendships made. Some songs have gone on to gain recognition in Nashville. SongFinisher songs are on several independent CDs and still played out at venues. We moved from my [...]

Open Mic on August 25th!

August 12, 2009

We decided at our recent NSAI Charlotte meeting that we will hold an open mic at The Well in Pineville (www.the-well. org) on Tuesday, August 25th, from 7:00 pm til 10:00 pm, and YOU are invited to play!  This is open to NSAI members and non-members, but we will give priority to members.  We will be able [...]

NSAI Charlotte Presents – Craig Carothers

May 8, 2009

We’ve got another great songwriting workshop coming up on June 6 and 7. Craig Carothers is coming to Charlotte to lead a workshop on “Writing Humorous Songs”. I met Craig at the Swannanoa Gathering several years ago, where I took his class in writing humorous songs. I’ve never had more fun in a classroom!Craig is [...]

Kim McLean Show

March 14, 2009

Some four years ago Kim McLean and Devon O’Day spent the day with NSAI Charlotte at the Muse doing a workshop and later performing their songs. We had a great time! This Friday night, March 20th, they’re back with Mark Elliot and the band. Mark your calenders and come out to enjoy Kim’s “Appalachi-groove”. She’s [...]

Songwriting Workshop with Craig Bickhardt

January 15, 2009

NSAI Charlotte Presents – Craig Bickhardt “Songs In The Spotlight: How To Write Songs That Artists Want To Record“ Saturday, February 28 – 9:30am – 4:00pm at The Well 220 Main Street, Pineville, NC 28134 Tickets $40.00 NSAI Members, $50.00 Non-Members For Information and reservations: www.nsaicharlotte.com or call Steve Simpson at 704-609-3579 We’ve got another [...]