Dallas Songwriters Association

Dallas Songwriters Assoc. is a 501 C3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing learning opportunities about the craft and business of songwriting. All styles of music are welcome in the DSA, and membership includes writers of all ages. DSA monthly activities include meetings with guest speakers, song critiques and performance showcases and open mics that are open to the public and streamed to Facebook and Youtube. In addition, the DSA offers song contests, a Hall of Fame program, community awards, youth programs, and publishes a monthly newsletter, Songwriters Notes.

CELEBRATING 38 YEARS IN 2025
MOTIVATING & UPLIFTING SONGWRITERS THROUGH EDUCATION

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

DSA EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2023

 DSA EVENTS THIS MONTH:

ENTER TODAY
 
DSA ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST RUNS JUNE 1 - SEPT 30
 
DSA YOUNG SONGWRITERS SONG CONTEST RUNS JUNE 1 - SEPT 30
  Win a $500 scholarship
Entrants must be 18 & under  - Winner performed at Awards Program
 
 MONTHLY MEETING - Virtual
DSA Monthly Meeting and Song Critiques - Sept 7
Dae Bogan from MLC will speak about collecting mechanical royalties
https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/
 1ST THURSDAY Monthly -

DSA Board Meeting - Tuesday, Sept 26, 7pm via zoom

SHOWCASES AND OPEN MICS

OPEN MIC  - Virtual -
DSA Virtual Open Mic  -  Every Wednesday  7 - 9 - Sept 6, 13, 20, 27

OPEN MIC
Live streamed to Facebook from the Venue
Love and War Open Mic - Thursday, Sept 28 -  Monthly on 4th Thursday - 7-9PM 
 It's lot's of fun so come on out to play or watch. Great food. Please sign up with host Rickey Gene Wright and don't forget to  BRING YOUR OWN MIC

SHOWCASES - Physical & Virtual - check on Facebook for updates

DSA Virtual Songwriters Spotlight  - 2nd Thursday 7-8pm
Hosted by Harry Hewlett featuring co-host Barbe McMillen and songwriter performance and interview
Thursday Sept 14,  7pm -   Alexis Tapp (Songwriter of The Year Winner)
Thursday Oct 12,  7pm -   Jamey Shannon (Music Biz Prof at Mississippi Delta College
 

Songwriter Spotlight is now as a podcast on Spotify.

SPECIAL EVENTS

North Texas Giving Day - 9-21-23
Early Giving opened September 1st!
https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/dallassongwriters

The North Texas Giving Day season is here! Early Giving opened on Friday, September 1.


 
‘Repeat Your Donation’ you gave in 2022 on Thursday, September 7th with one simple click.
 
The Old Bolivar Station Songwriter Festival is a one-day event on September 23, 2023.
The Old Bolivar Station Songwriters Festival is a free music festival sponsored by the City of Sanger, Texas. The festivals’ mission is to promote the art of songwriting and celebrate those that write the songs.
Former DSA President, Ron Grimes is giving a seminar.
https://www.discoversanger.com/obsfest 
 
SWARFA - Southwest Regional Folk Alliance - Sept 27 - Oct 1 Austin, Tx
http://www.swfolkalliance.org 
 
DOWN THE LINE 
 
"WILD DAWG" OFF-SHORE FISHING ADVENTURE 2023 - June 13 - 16, 2024 - see photos on Facebook from past trips
Join this group for Texas Coast Deep Sea Fishing - https://www.facebook.com/groups/486583939901589
 
THIS YEARS SONSSTOCK HAS BEEN POSTPHONED TO NEXT YEAR
Aug 17, 2023 - SonsStock at Sons of Hermann Hall  Mini Woodstock @ Sons of Hermann Hall - period music and craft booths at Sons in the Old Bowling Alley. DSA members perform. 


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VIEW EVENTS ON YOUTUBE CHANNEL 
View our past events on our Youtube channel.
Youtube archives

Blue Christmas in July
 
Festivals in May

DALLAS SONGWRITERS CITY LINE STAGE at  WILDFLOWER 19-21

DEEP ELLUM COMMUNITY ARTS FAIR - DSA on big stage and Wounded Ostrich - 26-29
 
 
DALLAS SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME - APRIL 14 AT LOVE AND WAR IN PLANO
http://dallassongwritershalloffame.blogspot.com
Rising Stars under 18 perform with DSA Members and BYOB band
Inductees: Jimmy and Stevie Vaughan, Sly Stone, Roger Miller, Jim Collins, Selena Gomez, Stoney Burns, Ron McKeown, Charley Wirtz, Mark Pollock, and Jimmy Wallace.

 January 31 performers Don Wall and Allen Larson
Feb 3 -  Rickey Gene Wright, host - Bill Martin
Feb 3 -  2022 Grand Prize Song Contest Winner Thierry Coupey, host - Barbara McMillen
Tuesday March 21,  7pm - Mike P Ryan (2nd and 3rd place Grand Prize Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen
 Thursday, April 20,  7pm - Robert Graham from Perth Australia (2023 Grand Prize Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen
Thursday, May 11, Wayne Willingham,  7pm - (2022 Song of the Year Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen
Thursday, June 8, Michael Roth,  7pm - (2022 Song of the Year Winner) Host-Barbe McMIllen
https://www.youtube.com/live/8k1TpoWTeYQ?feature=share 
Thursday July 13,  7pm -  Jolie Hope (Young Songwriter of The Year Winner) 

SONG CONTEST AWARDS
DSA Best Songs of the Meeting Awards 2022 -Saturday, March 25, 2023 - Noon - 3pm DSA members perform. Community Service Awards -Opening Bell, Guitar Arlington, Patty Allen Driver, Tone Shop
 
DSA 2022 Song Contest Awards Program - January 14 - Noon - 3pm 
Performances by semifinalists and winners on DSA Facebook page and on Youtube 

LOVE & WAR OPEN MIC - 
January 26th Songwriters Round on Youtube: https://youtu.be/YBmWlAITO

DSA HALL OF FAME - 2022 Hall of Fame was held on April 23rd at Love and War- 
2022 Inductees: Willie Nelson, Mickey Raphael, LeAnn Rimes, Bill Mack, Kelly Clarkson, Charley Pride, Towns Van Zandt, David Card, Charles McGarry. Check our Facebook page for photos. Here's the video on our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oUFMBTD89o&t=3995s 

2021 Inductees: John Denver, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Janie Frickie or Gregg Smith 

The Dallas Songwriters Association celebrated the songs of these North Texas icons at the 2022 Dallas Songwriters Hall of Fame virtual event, which was held on Saturday, April 17, 12-3.  Please head over to our channel and don't forget to subscribe.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2QmQKUl70-3Y_SmChiZRqM9rmPfrLWbL

More info here: https://dallassongwritershalloffame.blogspot.com

 Donate to Hall of Fame

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https://dallas-songwriters-association.square.site/product/donate-to-dallas-songwriters-hall-of-fame/27?cs=true&cst=custom


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Donate to DSA via PayPal Tip Jar https://py.pl/2S7dRL98V4Y (Thank you!)


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https://dallassongwriters.org/donate-to-dsa/




CONTESTS
SONG CONTEST  - 2023 DSA International Song Contest Opens June 1. https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com

2023 Winners announced on January 14, 2024
2021 Winners were announced on January 15 - Press Release - https://dsapress.blogspot.com/2022/02/dallas-songwriters-associates.html

Here is a look at the wonderful talent from last years contest.
Awards Program-  2021 Contest - AWARDS VIDEOS on Youtube
 2021 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 1 - annual song contest, young songwriters song contest and lyric contest awards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn9o0mgl8lo


2021 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 2 - Best Songs of the Meeting, Songwriter of the Year, Song of the Year, community Awards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqm3cmFbuEY


2020 Contest - AWARDS VIDEOS
                                   2020 Winners Announced Jan. 16
                                   https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com
 2020 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 1 - semi-finalists perform

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O53tKlKWRs&list=PL2QmQKUl70-2fZsHAIcWZTejZVKttRKMX


2020 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 2 - finalists perform - awards given

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZJ_TN9f7_I&list=PL2QmQKUl70-0NTzHsFcVDDtQRkAyMoZud


2020 DSA Song Contest Award Winning Songs - 30 sec clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVnE1vn4cN4


2020 DSA Award Certificates.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY7CJkGDKwg



LYRIC CONTEST - NEXT DEADLINE June 30
                                  
                                   2021 Fall Winners
                                    2021 Summer Winners
                                   2021 Winter Winners
                                       2020 Fall Winners
                                     2020 Summer Winners
                                       2020 Spring Winners
                                      2020 Winter Winners 
                                    
 Enter Here on in DSA Stripe store - pay and upload lyric

YOUNG SONGWRITERS CONTEST  - 2023 June 1
2022 Winners announced Jan 14
2021 Winners were announced Jan 15
Entrants must be 18 & under  - Winner performed at Awards Program

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETINGS  - http://bestsongsofthemeeting.blogspot.com
Winners announced March 25
Vern Dailey Songwriters of the Year - Song of the Year - Community Awards
Last chance to enter for 2022 is at the November 3rd DSA Meeting

We need volunteers for our governing board. Become a director and help DSA grow. Zoom in and volunteer.

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