April 14, 2008 - Partial Line-Up announced for 9th Annual Tin Pan North
March 9, 2008 - NSAI Toronto announces 9th Annual Tin Pan North
PARTIAL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR
9th ANNUAL TIN PAN NORTH 2008
3-DAY SONGWRITER FESTIVAL
Tin Pan North organizers have been hard at work confirming a strong line-up of songwriters for this year’s three-day festival and are pleased to unveil a partial list of participants.
Canadian, Victoria Banks grew up in the Muskoka region of Ontario and perhaps the stark beauty of her childhood home had impact on her songwriting. Victoria now makes Nashville her home and is a staff songwriter at Sony/ATV in that town. Victoria has co-written with such artists as Gretchen Wilson and Jessica Simpson. Her biggest hit to date is “Saints and Angels”, recorded by country superstar, Sara Evans and which garnered Victoria a Country Music Award from ASCAP,. She’s won several highly prestigious awards including the Unisong and USA International Songwriting Competitions.
BNA Records recording artist, Rachel Proctor has always known she would be a country music singer. The Charleston, West Virginia native has been performing full time since the age of six. Rachel is all grown up and still singing and, just like Victoria she made the move to Nashville. After the one and only Martina McBride had a monster hit with her song, “Where Would You Be” Rachel is now one of the most sought-after songwriters around.
Marc-Alan Barnette has music all through his family history, including counting country music pioneer Jimmie Rogers as a distant cousin. He is a true singer’s writer – his song “That’s Where It Hurts” which he co-wrote with his father was recorded by legendary Nashville producer Billy Sherrill on Shelby Lynne’s debut CD. This, in turn, led to John Berry recording “Rescued Me”, a co-write with David Vincent Williams. Barnette, who is as much at home on stage as a performer as he is as a writer, and has opened for a who’s who in the country music arena, including Garth Brooks, Charlie Daniels, Ricochet and Patty Loveless, is very involved with the NSAI devoting a great deal of his time to mentor aspiring songwriters.
One of the best kept secrets outside the songwriter community this, the 9th Annual Tin Pan North, Toronto’s largest songwriter’s festival, is a thriving off-shoot of the Nashville, Tennessee initiated organization. Without a big budget or fanfare, this celebration enjoys full houses of lovers of the song featuring songwriters in all stages of their careers and success. And there are more headline names being added daily, surely making this three days in May a must.
Taking place in Toronto and Oakville in several venues over three days in May -22, 23 & 24 - Tin Pan North is a celebration of the song and writer. In addition to concerts, there are seminars and one-on-one mentor programs.
May 22 and 23 feature two shows a night at two new venues - The Trane Studio and Dakota Tavern in Toronto and, just added for Thursday, May 22 is Ten Feet Tall, 1381 Danforth Avenue. Also confirmed is a return to the Moonshine Café in Oakville for Friday, May 23. The last night, Saturday May 24 is the gala celebration at songwriter heaven - Hugh’s Room.
May 22 & 23
Shows at 7:30 and 9:30PM
Admission to each venue is a steal @ $10
May 24
Doors at 6PM, Show 7:30PM
$20
The best deal in town is a $30 Pass that entitles the holder to attend as many shows as is humanly possible!!
All tickets are available at:
www.ticketwindow.ca
www.nsaitoronto.com
1.877.700.3130
Please add to your listings
Further information, contact:
Jane Harbury 416.960.1568 jane@harbury.ca
March 9, 2008 - NSAI Toronto announces 9th Annual Tin Pan North 2008 3-DAY Songwriter Festival
One of the best kept secrets outside the songwriter community this, the 9th Annual Tin Pan North, Toronto's largest songwriter's festival, is a thriving off-shoot of the Nashville, Tennessee initiated organization. Without a big budget or fanfare, this celebration enjoys full houses of lovers of the song featuring songwriters in all stages of their careers and success.
Taking place in Toronto and Oakville in several venues over three days in May -22, 23 & 24 - Tin Pan North is a celebration of the song and writer. In addition to concerts, there are seminars and one-on-one mentor programs.
The Toronto chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association always welcomes several songwriters from south of the border who love the opportunity to join this wonderful fraternity. Invitations have been sent and the songwriters are clearing their schedules to be a part of this - many of whom make the trek from Nashville at their own expense.
We will announce confirmed talent within the next few weeks.
May 22 and 23 feature two shows a night at two new venues - The Trane Studio and Dakota Tavern in Toronto and there will be additional venues outside the downtown core. The last night, Saturday May 24 is the gala celebration at songwriter heaven - Hugh's Room.
May 22 & 23 - Shows at 7:30 and 9:30PM - Admission to each venue is a steal @ $10
May 24 -Doors at 6PM, Show 7:30PM - $20
The best deal in town is a $30 Pass that entitles the holder to attend as many shows as is humanly possible!!
All tickets are available at:
1.877.700.3130
Please add to your listings
Further information, contact: Jane Harbury 416.960.1568 jane@harbury.ca
New Ways to find out more!
We have 3 websites where find out more about this year's Tin Pan North Festival.
Our main website at: www.nsaitoronto.com
Our Myspace site at: http://www.myspace.com/tinpannorth
Our Facebook site: if you have a Facebook site, see below.
Here is a basic how to invite your friends to join us on My Space and
Facebook
My Space
1. Sign in to your MySpace page
2. Along the top right you will see View My: Profile Pics Videos etc,
and at the end of that line there is an arrow saying more. Click on this and
another line will appear below this one.
3. Click on the word Bulletins
4. At the top left of the page that comes up it says Post Bulletin. Click on
this and make a message asking people to visit
http://www.myspace.com/tinpannorth and add us as a friend.
5. Once you confirm your message and send it, it will go out to all your
friends at once.
I would also recommend if you have songwriting friends in the TO area that
you know would be interested that you send them a message individually by
going to their page and clicking on send message.
Facebook
1. Sign in to your Facebook page
2. Go to the NSAI Toronto group (it should be listed on your profile page
since I am assuming at this point everyone has joined themselves)
3. When the page comes up, on the top right there is a button saying Invite
People to Join. Click on this.
4. All your friends names will appear. Click on one of them and a box will
pop up allowing you to add your own message inviting your friends to join.
Keep clicking on your friends names and they will move from the original
list to the list of invitees.
5. Click on Send invitations.
