Songwriters Roller Derby Showcase

About this event

ALL AGES SEATED SHOW SONGWRITERS ROLLER DERBY SHOWCASE The Songwriters Roller Derby Showcase, presented by the Asheville Songwriters Association, is a quarterly music show with no roller skates included - just four performers "rollin' out the songs, elbows-n-all." Curated and hosted by Thomas Kozak and Jodi John Pippin, each "Derby Night" at The Grey Eagle will showcase the craft of songwriting in an intimate and welcoming setting. As an added element of the Songwriters Roller Derby Showcase, a surprise guest will join the performers on stage for interactive, on-the-spot commentary ~ a "look under the hood of the songwriting process" of sorts. The audience will have a chance to share comments as well, if they are inspired to do so. For most of the evening, the songwriters will perform finished songs, but they will also each share a brand new song that has not yet been performed on stage. Come support the songwriters as they show their vulnerable side and help nurture the art and craft of songwriting in the region and beyond. The performers for this first Derby will be: Old Sap: Old Sap. Poet from Chicago, rambled out to Montana, cut a banjo from a tamarack, strings across the country, foot like a freight train, voice rushing down over lush Appalachia, sings a thrush tune through the rush hour and into your long-forgotten prairie dreams. Folk. Folk Rock. Americana. Silk and Stone: Silk and Stone is an Ohio-grown duo writing honest songs about lifeand the emotions that come with it. With acoustic guitar, closeharmonies, and a shared love of storytelling, their music is rooted inconnection and authenticity.At the heart of their songwriting is love, in all its forms. Fromfalling in love and heartbreak to friendship, family, andself-discovery, they believe love is the thread that ties together thehuman experience. Their songs explore the moments that shape us. Lillie Syracuse: Pulling from a well of folk-rock, soul, and jazz inspiration, Lillie Syracuse has formed a…