MICHAEL P. SMITH SEPT ENEWS

• New MICHAEL’S SONGWRITING RECORDING
• CONCERT SCHEDULE
• SONGWRITING WORKSHOP IN MADISON

 

A Note from Michael
About a year ago I did a songwriting workshop at SPACE in Evanston that was, for me, particularly fun and intense; for I have a awful lot of opinions about songwriting, especially for someone without any hit records at all. So many specific opinions that I want to make one CD about songwriting. I remember all the dorky things that people told me when I first started writing, and all the dorky things I thought, and well, if I could send a message to my beginner self to explode all that dork, I surely would.  And that’s who this CD is for, really. Meanwhile if you see me at Uncommon Ground or at the Front Porch or Twisted Q, and I seem a little vague, it’s not you. I’m just making plans. That’s why I do things like this, so I’ll have more excuses to be a little vague. Also FYI: I heard today that my friend Laura Dixon’s 2-year-old son has learned my Ballad Of Elizabeth Dark,  All The Way Through…and that’s exactly why right now I’m happy as a baby boy (though considerably older).  Happy Labor Day!

Michael’s next Songwriting workshop is in Madison, MI Sept 20. (see listing below)
Download the flyer “Songwriting for the Adventurous Mind” (Michael_Workshop_Flyer_(Edited) here).  

CONCERT LIST FOLLOWS

SEPTEMBER

Sat Sept 6 at 9 PM
UNCOMMON GROUND, WRIGLEYVILLE
3800 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL  60613
PH 773.929.3680
uncommonground.com

Fri Sept 12 at 8 PM
Front Porch Music
505 E. Lincolnway
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Host, Chad Clifford PH: 219.464.4700
E:  fpm@frontporchmusic.com
frontporchmusic.com

JUST ADDED. 
Sat Sept 13 at 8 pm 
Listening Room at Twisted Q BBQ
Sat Sept 13 at 8 PM
2053 Ridge Rd
Homewood, IL 60430
PH: 708-957-8899
Contact/Series Producer: Dave Rudolf
Email: drudolf5500@sbcglobal.net

Radio appearance with Lilli Kuzma
WDCB Folk Festival 8 – 11 pm Central
special show with Michael, Anne Hills & Jamie O’Reilly
streamed live at wdcb.org.  And in Chicago area at 90.9 FM

Sat Sept 20 at 4:30 and  8 pm
Madison Songwriters Guild Presents Michael Smith
Saturday, September 20, Workshop 4:30 pm, Concert 8 pm
Songwriting Workshop for the Adventurous Mind 4:30 – 6:30
$30 in advance. Space is limited. Call 608-241-2615 to register.
(the cost increases to $35 after September 1st)
Mike and Carol’s House Concerts at 8 pm.
Suggested donation for the concert is $15-20.
Call 608-241-2615; Reserve on FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1512256968987006/
Website http://madisonsongwriters.com/

 

The Salon at the Heritage Center
Songs of a Catholic Childhood
with Jamie O’Reilly, Young Irish Musicians open
Fri Sept 26 at 8 pm
Irish American Heritage Center
4626 North Knox Avenue
Chicago, IL 60630
PH: 773-282-7035; E:  jamie@jamieoreilly.com
Listen to the Songs Sampler.

 

 

 

MICHAEL SOLO
Sun Sept 28 at 2 PM
Lisle Public Library
777 Front St
Lisle, Il
E: docunningham@gmail.com+
http://www.lislelibrary.org/

New! OCTOBER FEATURED CONCERT

Mon Oct 27 at 7 PM
Theatrical Reading with Music
“Epitaphs and Apparitions”
featuring Michael Smith’s music
St. John’s Episcopal Church
3857 N. Kostner
Chicago, IL
Jamie O’Reilly & Co present “Epitaphs and Apparitions”. American authors of the 18th & 19th C. With original music by Michael Smith.  A quirky collection of “from the graveyard” songs will be heard.

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NOVEMBER

Sat Nov 1 at 8 PM
LINDEN TREE COFFEEHOUSE
Unitarian Universalist Church
326 Main Street
Wakefield, MA 01880
http://www.lindentreecoffeehouse.org/

Sun Nov 2 at 4:30 PM
House Concert Hosted by Tom Kennedy
18 Pleasant St
Winooski, VT
PH: 802-735-5359; E:  etomkennedy@gmail.com

November 6,7, 8, 9
The 20th annual Lamb’s Retreat for Songwriters
Public Concert on Sat
Birchwood Inn
7077 S. Lakeshore Drive
Harbor Springs, MI, 49740
Directed by John D. Lamb
PH: Springfed: 248.589.3913
E:  johndlamb@ameritech.net

Sat November 15 at 7:30 PM
Tomorrow River Concerts
Lettie Jensen Community Center
Amherst, WI
PH: 715-824-5202 Visit: jensencenter.org/concerts.html

Thursday, Nov 20
House Concert
Mike Shirkey hosts
Fayetteville, ARK

Fri Nov 21 at 8 PM
Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse
Northpark Presbyterian Church
9555 N. Central Exp
Dallas,  TX
PH:  214-363-0044
unclecalvins.org

Sat Nov 22 at 7 PM
Habitat House Concerts
10037 Hazelhurst
Houston, TX  77080
Hosted by Selia Quinn
PH  281- 772-7100; E:  selia@selia.com
selia.com

Sun Nov 23 at 3 PM
Ar Haven House Concerts
Austin, TX
http://www.arhaven.org/

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Stay up to date on FACEBOOK and his site  michaelpetersmith.com .

For bookings contact Jamie O’Reilly: mps_booking@jamieoreilly.com