Beth DeSombre: Newsletters

February greetings --

Here's what I have for you in the shortest (but less short this year!) month of the year:

I. News
II. February and March Shows
III. Video of the Month
IV. Beth in Cyberspace
V. Upcoming Shows

I. News

My biggest news this month is that I've taken the plunge and signed up for February Album-Writing Month (FAWM), a challenge in which songwriters attempt to write an album's-worth of songs in the shortest month of the year. FAWM has defined that, usually, as 14 songs, but this year to take account of leap year, it's 14.5. I have no idea if I can do it, but I love a good challenge, and I'm excited about spending a month focusing on songwriting.

If you want to hear what I come up with be sure to check in at my blog: http://www.bethdesombre.com/blog.html (which you can also get links to every time I post if you're a fan or friend of mine on facebook. Because I'll post links to songs when the ink isn't yet dry, I will most likely make them available only to those [...]

Hi Folks:

Happy (almost) new year! Last year's winter convinced me to bundle up at home writing songs instead of gigging in January, so I figured I'd get this newsletter out a little early to let you know of the one show before that (brief) hiatus. Here's what I have for you this month:

I. News
II. Tonight -- New Year's Eve Show!
III. Video of the Month
IV. Beth in Cyberspace
V. Shows booked so far in 2012

Hi folks:

December?! How did it get to be December?! Nevertheless, it seems to have arrived, so here's what I have for you this month, most importantly being an appearance on the radio TONIGHT (December 1st). Details below:

I. News
II. December Shows
III. Video Audio of the Month
IV. Beth in Cyberspace
V. Preview of 2012 Shows

I. News

This is a month of radio, including two different appearances on my favorite folk radio show, The Folk Revival on WICN in Worcester. Nick Noble creates fantastic themed shows that demonstrate his wide knowledge of and appreciation for folk music, broadly defined, and he's a big supporter of local artists. For the last few years I've joined him to play live and co-host his last show of the year, honoring the voices lost to the music world this year. But we decided that it might make sense for me to ALSO play live on a night that focused less on loss, so I'll be playing TONIGHT -- December 1st -- on Nick's show focusing on local musicians. Details [...]

Hi folks:

I grew up saying "rabbit, rabbit, rabbit" as the first thing in the morning of a new month, to bring luck. This morning, out before the sun with the dog, the rabbits themselves (probably fresh from eating my garden) showed up to welcome October.

Here's what I have for you for you this month:

I. News
II. October Shows
III. Video Audio of the Month
IV. Beth in Cyberspace
V. Other Upcoming Shows

I. News

The big news is that . . . I'm back! After an intentionally slower September of performances, as my day job ramped up, I'm back to my normal schedule in October, with four solid shows lined up. I've also been writing -- news songs to present to you this fall!


II. October Shows

Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Open Mike Feature - 7:30 (feature plays at 8:30 or 9)
Amazing Things Arts Center
55 Nicholas Road
Framingham, MA 01701
781.772.1945
$6 ($5 for members)
I'm the featured act at one of the best folk open mikes in the area. Come sing, play, or just listen -- I have [...]

Happy August, everyone!

I'm of mixed feelings about August, actually; too much to do before the end of the summer (including a book I have to finish writing) and not enough time to do it. But there's still lots more time for music this summer. Here's what I have for you this month:

I. News
II. August Shows
III. Video of the Month
IV. Beth in Cyberspace
V. Other Upcoming Shows