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Tuesday October 21, 2008

The Words and Music Songwriter Showcase features Ceili Rain's Bob Halligan Jr.

wordsandmusic.jpgIf you're anywhere near Central NY on Thursday, October 23, be sure to check out The Words and Music Songwriter Showcase at the intimate Jazz Central theater in downtown Syracuse, New York

The unique showcase includes a featured artist (this time, Ceili Rain frontman Bob Halligan Jr) performing a full set, and four songwriters in the round. Attendees can also enjoy The Song Schmooze, where musicians and music lovers mingle over a drink and a bite to eat.

The event is hosted by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, a grand prize winner in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and a contributor to NPR's "All Things Considered," author of Rock Troubadours and The Complete Singer-Songwriter, and founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine.

Monday October 6, 2008

Ceili Rain's unique fan-sponsored recording project

Celtic rock band Ceili Rain is taking a unique approach to their next recording project: their fans are funding it.

A few months ago, band leader Bob Halligan Jr. sent out an email to the Ceili Rain mailing list, asking fans to partner with the band on their next album, CR6. Fans were asked to become sponsors of the project, contributing as they felt led.

I like this idea, for a couple of reasons.

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Award-winning freelance writer and columnist Joanne Brokaw covers entertainment for The Christian Examiner newspapers, The Minnesota Christian Chronicle, and The Ozarks Christian News. Her other writing credits include Breakaway and Brio Magazines, OnCourse Magazine, ChristianMusicPlanet.com, BuddyHollywood.com and AGreaterFreedom.com. Her humor column, A Big Slice of Life, appears monthly in the Christian Voice Magazine and she pens a regular humor column on The Writing Life for ByLine Magazine. Joanne lives in Western New York with her darling husband David, their Border collie Scout and their cat Murphy. Their almost adult daughter Cassie drops by often. Find out more about Joanne at JoanneBrokaw.com.

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