Meeting Critiques

Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 1st Thursday workshop. Winners each month are published in Songwriters Notes. Members only may enter up to 2 songs per month (or more if time allows) by going to this link https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/ to enter the lyric and audio file or you may upload the lyric and perform the song live at the meeting. Time is limited to the review of 8 songs per meeting on a first come basis. (If we run out of time, the songs will be moved to next meeting). Members will have until the end of November to rewrite and record their song before it is sent to the judge. At the end of each year, the songs are judged by industry pros and the Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter whose song garnered the most points from the judges. Also, The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to songwriter who has the most songs with the highest points in the top ten. Winners are announced at the Virtual Awards Program in February which include performances by the finalists.

Saturday, January 27, 2024

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING 2024

JAN
Hold Me Close by Don Wall
Spending Time
by Don Wall
The Front Runner
by Keith Dodson
Fort Collins
by Bill Martin
Mr Moon
by Wayne Gathright
Cut To The Chase
by Keagan Riley
Outlaw Outta Me
by Troy Inslee and Alexis Tapp
Ashes of Paradise
by Michael Roth, Harri Wolf, Sarah Riddell
Classic Cars Are Nothing New
by Steve Ledford
I Didn’t Sing To Her
by Steve Ledford
Boo Bye Bye
by Alexis Tapp


FEB

I Won’t Bring You Flowers Anymore  by Michael Roth
Walk a Mile in My Blues 
by Keith Dodson
Keep It Down 
by Theodore Henning
Wedding Party
by Wayne Gathright
I'll Never Be a Falling Star
by Steve Ledford
Back Then 
by Steve Ledford
That Street b
y Wayne Willingham
Perfectly Imperfect (or something like that)  
by Alexis Tapp
Fuels The Flame 
by Rickey Gene Wright
Love Washes Off 
by Michael Roth
Red, White and the Blues
by Don Wall
  Me and You
by Don Wall

 

MAR

Most Of All  by Troy Inslee
Time Flies By So Fast by Trevor Renteria did not show move the next month
Jagged Memories by Steve Ledford
If I Had Known that I'd Be Blind by Steve Ledford
If I Had Known that I'd Be Blind by Steve Ledford GIVE CREDIT NEXT MONTH
Footprints  by Alexis Tapp
Still Watching Golf With James by Seth Ginsberg
Another Lazy Day in Texas by Seth Ginsberg
Ghost of Bell Starr by Barbara McMillen
Prayer of Peace for Israel by Barbara McMillen

APR 
Take This House by Wayne Gathright. Pd St
Anything But This by Wayne Gathright pd st
My Journey Home by Steve Ledford pd st
There Were Five Of Them by Steve Ledford    pd st
Other Side of The C by Troy Inslee and Jamey Shannon pd st
That’s How We Do Red White and Blue by Alexis Tapp and Joe Milton pd st
Greyson County Three by Keith Dobson pd st
Without Knowing The Night by Michael RJ Roth and Harry Wolf pd st
Blood Moon by Barbara McMillen

MAY
Texas In My Genes by Don Wall
Texas to Tennessee by Don Wall
Make The Change for Good by Wayne Gathright
December 1932 by Steve Ledford & Joe Milton
Who is Lying To You About Me by Steve Ledford
Riptide by Alexis Tapp. Michael Roth & Erin Michel
Trying to Write The Perfect Song Before I Die by Alexis Tapp

JUNE

Dewberry Duel  by Wayne Gathright

The Bloody Years by Wayne Gathright

Horizon  by Keith Dodson

The Time of Your Death by Michael RJ Roth

That's Not All by Steve Ledford

Once Around the Sun by Steve Ledford

'Til There's Sun On My Face  by Alexis Tapp

 

JULY

Marie by Don Wall 

Slow Road by Don Wall 

Memories Find Their Way Home by Wayne Gathright

Love is Real by Wayne Gathright  

Is "No" Really So Bad? By Keith Dodson 

Story In Her Tears by Steve Ledford
Once Around the Sun by Steve Ledford
The Time of Your Death  by Michael RJ Roth

 

 

SEPT 

 Forevermore by Wayne  Gathright 
Bass Ackwards Tonight by Wayne  Gathright
Shadow of a Tear by Kerry Hughes
Where the Harleys Are Parked  by Steve Ledford
Yucatan by Wayne Willingham
This is The Day The Lord Has Made by Alexis Tapp

 

OCT 

Ditching The Devil by Alexis Tapp 

Waylon and Me by Don Wall
Dear Heartache by Wayne Gathright
Big Iron Dinosaur by Wayne Gathright
As If Whiskey Could Put Out A Fire by Michael RJ Roth
Riptide by Michael RJ Roth
Winding Down by Steve Ledford
The Past Is Not Through with Me  by Steve Ledford
October 7, One Year On by Seth Ginsberg
Raven and Dove: Proof of Life  by Alexis Tapp
My Name Is God  by Alexis Tapp

NOV
Enough With the Damn, Fresh Zucchini by Seth Ginsberg
There Will be Another Day by Seth Ginsberg
Deuce and a Quarter of Love by Seth Ginsberg
Roaming the Ranch by Seth Ginsberg
How Can You Love Me Now?by Steve Ledford
She Drove a Little Red Car by Steve Ledford
Playing Your Game by Steve Ledford
In The Pantry By Troy Vanderhoof
Descent To Love By Troy Vanderhoof
The Cowboy Way by Wayne Gathright
You Don't Know What You Don't Know by Wayne Gathright
Sunshine State by Alexis Tapp
Without Knowing the Night by Alexis Tapp
 

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING CRITIQUES

Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 1st Thursday meeting. Songs that are critiqued each month are published in Songwriters Notes. Members only may enter by uploading lyric and audio file to https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/ or you may upload the lyric and perform the song live at the meeting. Members will have until the end of November to rewrite and record their song before it is sent to the judge. At the end of each year, the songs are judged by industry pros and the Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter whose song garnered the most points from the judges.
Also, The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to songwriter who has the most songs with the highest points in the top ten.