This podcast is all about the art of songwriting as Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack hung out at the Local Blend in St. Joseph August 24 to the 26, 2012 for the second annual Weekend of Songs songwriter festival. 

The three day festival of singer/songwriter performances, open mics, meet-ups, and jam sessions celebrating songs and songwriters included stunning performances by songwriters from around the country, around the state, and around our local community. 

Topping off the weekend was the “18 hour Songwriting Challenge” where Rocori High School student Nathan Ness walked away with the Golden Ukulele after composing a song from a topic picked out of a hat. 

Performer Participants included: Adam Hammer & Dave Cofell, John Larson, Courtney Yasmineh, Jeff & Muggsy of Collective Unconscious, Tom VandenAvond & Soda Gardocki in-the-round,  Carl Unbehaun, Christopher Laumb, Tom Feldmann, RenaHous & Leon Laudenbach in-the-round. 

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