MASC 42 Category winning songs with links are HERE! |
Welcome song writers, song lovers, song singers and other casual misfits of the creative rodeo that is modern music. SAW hopes to be your best resource for tools, tips, ideas and relationships. If you seek opporTUNEities to share your gift, come and join us as we make the solitary suffering that is songwriting an enriching community-based experience (or at least try real hard). Roam our pages and social media outposts, ask questions, attend functions and otherwise make yourself heard and seen. If we help you find rhyme, that is our reason. SAW is a community of volunteers, so we need you to participate. Make yourself at home and get to work on your next song. |
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SAW, in association with Spotlight on the Arts and with grant support from the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts, will present the first-ever Fairfax Folk Festival on April 24–26 at Fairfax City’s newest music venue, Mackenzie’s Tunes & Tonics. The festival is hosted with the support of venue owner Josh Alexander. The three-day event will feature 40 of the area’s most gifted performers and award-winning songwriters. |
Please let us know you are coming: RSVP here |
Our Songwriter Showcase nights are every 3rd Wednesday of the month at Dietle's in Rockville - more info here |
Our Songwriters' Toolbox sessions are open to all! Online on the 2nd Saturday of the month, and in person at Rockville Library on the 3rd Saturday. See workshop page for more details. |
Congratulations to this year's MASC winners. You can listen to the winning songs HERE. And congratulations to everyone who entered. This songwriting thing we do is often a solitary practice. The many ways the you share your work help to make the DMV area such a great scene. You have added your voice, your music, your words and in some cases your video to the collective conspiracy to commit art in an entertaining way. SAW wants to make this experience as real and worthwhile as we can and we are always looking to hear from you what we can do. | WHERE (else) can you find SAW online? |
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THE SAW MISSIONThe Songwriters’ Association of Washington (SAW) is a community of aspiring and professional songwriters dedicated to cultivating excellence in song craft. Established as a non-profit organization in 1979, SAW continues to develop, promote, and encourage songwriters through education, networking, and performance opportunities throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area. People of all ages and musical backgrounds join SAW to become better songwriters, find collaborators, learn about the business and craft of songwriting, showcase and strengthen their performance and musical skills, and make lifelong friends. | New in the Notes
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