it 1 t i ii i i ii i tzt rs r r i markham main street ir jwriters on their way to country stardom bare their souls and lyrics by cindy white correspondent s theyre getting by with a little help from their friends i f lyricists- musicians singers and wannabe stars all of them songwriters at heart gather once a month in stouffville to bare their souls and hone their songwriting craft with the nashville songwriters association the aim is to get songs ready for the commercial market while helping the hobby songwriter improve his craft l people tend tothink because of the name that we only do country but youll hear everything from country to pop folk and bluessaid don quarles who started the stouffville branch of nashville songvyriters association tnternatiorial nsai farmers market 1 81 aslftftk fm2 comeshopsoidhze be entertained s loaucefniit dairy 1- pripmc ilproduce bakedgoods flowers music artisans and more cat and the fiddle 1100 turn f gypsy grass be a part of ttiie community at markham main street north and robinson street 2 lights north of hwy7 highlights info 905 4151540 more farm vendors added weekly cx sa vjjy jibny sy v vst i r staff photosteve somerville don quarles right leads the stbufrvilesdhgwriters workshoptpart the nashville songwriters association which meetsatthelstoufrvilletrain station f qarletcteta resource for the from leftare she ayerhart jeanette yoodleyon maitland jamesnoftpnr group supplying books and keeping paul aird maggie haines jim hood and jrobert and ellen musgrove tabsorfsongwnting web sites j want t0 staf he admitted wbrkshopfdnebftwo groups meeting in workshopsrheld at the stouffviue laughing why nbt soiithefnphtario v train station on main street he starts by songwriters are asked tbbring about at age 15 shae ayerhart is the- a dozencopies of their lyrics to be pass youhgestwbrkshop member arid hes i- around allowing the group to take part not shy about it jli in this exercise some members bring a i get friendstq leading the group through songwriting exercises sharing tips hes picked up from professional songwriters n me secona pan or me evening is rec of their song while others tote write but we just neverl get downto it where fragileegos are exposed that s their guitars and sing most people inyage like criticism when anyone who brings a song is wel- t suggestions from feuow songwriters he said being with experienced song- come to share it arid get feedback from f advice on which instru- writers lsa great learning experience v group men ts to record with to acntiqueofthe it wason a recent visit to nashville for some just bring a verse and a cno- agerat toronto s hummingbird centre drex o band of the same itwas fantastic he saidnashville where he gets a behindthescenes look name is4a at aspects the songwriter at show business ifmakes you tough songwriter over the artistrld like to makestouffville others like songwriter james norton ellen musgrove said and you learn morelikenashviuev who attended his tirst meeting last- every time you come here thenext nsai workshop will be held month bring a nearfinished product her brother robert tuesday june 13 at 730 pm at the ifs great just to get out and be with m come f ibronto for the stouffville tram stationall are welcome other songwriters norton enthused- it zyr i hbc a t i i vj an feed your soul with- origlkalwatercolour and acrylics by artists gail george and joan attersley show runs june 1 14 2000 gallery hours 1100 am 600 pm bringthisadvertisement to receive a 10 discount onrnerchandise valid june 1st june i4th gets kind of lonely holed up in my studio- ra all the time nortonsaidhis song crazy overryou placedin the top fbiir in a recent radio station bbntestwi him free studio time tp record his spnghesbeen involved in sbmewaywith various rock bands oyer the years v i boyin 1984 he boasted xwasyoung iwas in a band theri leather rants and everything buhehas changed now all i want to dois write the song norton brought to the workshop tquaffes thought it was repetitive i ebut from a commercial standpoint thats a good thing he said y ia regular at the wojkshop don maitland attends to be exposed to other songwriters hedustedoff a song he wrote2yearsag6ucperfbrm itfonthe group recently he says the hardest part 1 t theworkshop is banngyqur soul still he hopes itll be worth it some day i a v r i- v he 6 8 1 i ii ql gw ih f v x jfti ialan hobbins music studio j royal conservatoryjeaching v lx cexpenencei7v i all levels including arctj register now for summer i- birchmount steeles area 4- j if v 1 j wagssmq attention lot owners early bird sale now on regudrvh independently distributed by s ffcwowf vjir- r now r- itech home lfd gravenhurst ontarip rrli hwytll pip 1r1 call toll free 18884178761 vkeroy materialpackage only wemy specializing in fully finished homes and cottages fj22 4 v i v i t fj s 1 si ir vv sif tlfl 4 1