How the Song Gets Made: A Workshop + Hang
- Alt Folk
- Americana
- In-Person Workshops
- Indie Folk
- Singer/Songwriter
- The Folk Collective
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON CLASS
Ever wonder how a song goes from a voice memo to something you can’t stop humming or makes you ugly cry in your car? Whether you’re a songwriter (at any level of experience) or just someone who’d like to peer behind the songwriting curtain, this workshop is for you. We’ll talk brainstorming lyrics, building compelling melodies, inspiration and editing, creative blocks and remedies, happy accidents—you name it. I’ll break down how some of my songs came to life, and you’ll get a chance to play around with engaging your own creativity in a warm and low-stress environment. It’s part class, part song-sharing session, part storytelling Q&A. Come as you are. No experience needed, just curiosity and a love for songs. Please bring a notebook and a writing utensil for some low pressure writing exercises.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 25th
Time: 1pm-3pm,
Location: Club Passim, 47 Palmer Street, Cambridge, MA
Edie Carey
- Acoustic
- Americana
- Folk
- Singer/Songwriter
“Edie Carey’s The Veil is a direct hit to the solar plexus…jaw-dropping lyricism…” – The Independent
Colorado-based singer-songwriter Edie Carey is known for her unmistakable, soulful voice, her intelligent, heart-grabbing songs, but perhaps most especially for her warm, engaging presence on – and off – stage. As much a part of her show as the music itself, Edie’s wry humor makes audiences feel as though they have just spent an evening with a very close friend.
Edie Carey has been touring internationally since 1999, singing alongside Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile and appearing on Public Radio International’s syndicated Mountain Stage as well as Cayamo, Telluride Bluegrass, and Newport Folk Festivals. Her lullaby project with award-winning songwriter Sarah Sample won Best Children’s Album in the 2015 Independent Music Awards, and she was a featured vocalist along with Lisa Loeb on the 2020 Grammy-Winning ensemble All the Ladies. Americana Highways called her 2022 solo studio release The Veil “one of the best of the year” and Basic Folk listed it as #4 on their “Top 10 of 2022” alongside Grammy-nominees Anais Mitchell and Aoife O’Donovan. In the fall of 2024 she released Lantern In The Dark: Songs of Comfort and Lullabies, her 2nd duo album with Sarah Sample. Their first ever co-written song, “In My Arms,” recently won 2nd place in the Children’s category of the 2024 International Songwriting competition, along with Grammy nominees Fyütch and Lucy Kalantari.
