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SHOWS & EVENTS

  • 04/29/2018

    Austin, TX – Private Event

  • 05/08/2018

    Sonoita, AZ – SongwritingWith:Soldiers

  • 05/11/2018

    Forney, TX – Historic House Concerts

  • 05/12/2018

    Austin, TX – Wyldewood Shows

  • 05/20/2018

    Glasgow, UK – Glad Cafe w/ Boo Hewerdine

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Darden Smith. Songwriter. Musician. Innovator.

Dates

  • 04/29/2018

    Austin, TX – Private Event

    If you would like to have me play at an event, get in touch and we’ll figure something out.

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  • 05/08/2018

    Sonoita, AZ – SongwritingWith:Soldiers

    SongwritingWith:Soldiers brings professional songwriters together with wounded soldiers to write songs based on their stories of combat and the return home.

    For more information or to support our work, please visit www.songwritingwithsoldiers.org.

  • 05/11/2018

    Forney, TX – Historic House Concerts

    8:00pm show

    Presented by the Forney Arts Council

     

  • 05/12/2018

    Austin, TX – Wyldewood Shows

    8:00pm show

    This is the best house concert ever.
    It’s outside, but still, it’s a house concert.

    details and reservations tbd

  • 05/20/2018

    Glasgow, UK – Glad Cafe w/ Boo Hewerdine

    Yes, the show was moved from the 19th to the 20th…These things happen.

    8:00pm show

    for tickets and info

  • 05/21/2018

    Inverness, UK – Songwriting Workshop w/ Boo Hewerdine

    It’s that time again.
    Each year Boo Hewerdine and I get together and spend time working with participants to hone their song skills.
    This one is at Moniack Mhor, outside of Inverness.

    Topics covered include:
    Structure — Verse / Chorus / Bridge
    Clarity in lyric
    The importance of meter and rhyme scheme
    The power of telling the truth in lyric using simple language
    Collaboration
    Writing from your life — The importance of telling your story
    Creating writing projects for yourself
    The habits of a successful writing life
    Recognizing and building on your strengths as a writer

    Boo and Darden take time during the week to sit one-on-one with each participant, helping to identify goals and create a path to success for their writing. That will look different for each student. To some it might be a roadmap to recording an album, or steps to doing more shows, making it a career. Others want to re-waken their creative energies, make a life more based around music. For many, it’s simply to become a better writer, to finish more songs.

    At the end of the week, each participant records at least one song on-site with a professional engineer. The highlight of final evening is a listening party of songs written during the week.

    Through a week of collaboration, group meals, evenings spent passing around songs, a sense of community is created. Many past participants keep working together long after the workshop has ended, writing songs and singing on each other’s projects.

    For pricing and reservations, contact audreyripleymusic@icloud.com

  • 05/22/2018

    Inverness, UK – Songwriting Workshop w/ Boo Hewerdine

    It’s that time again.
    Each year Boo Hewerdine and I get together and spend time working with participants to hone their song skills.
    This one is at Moniack Mhor, outside of Inverness.

    Topics covered include:
    Structure — Verse / Chorus / Bridge
    Clarity in lyric
    The importance of meter and rhyme scheme
    The power of telling the truth in lyric using simple language
    Collaboration
    Writing from your life — The importance of telling your story
    Creating writing projects for yourself
    The habits of a successful writing life
    Recognizing and building on your strengths as a writer

    Boo and Darden take time during the week to sit one-on-one with each participant, helping to identify goals and create a path to success for their writing. That will look different for each student. To some it might be a roadmap to recording an album, or steps to doing more shows, making it a career. Others want to re-waken their creative energies, make a life more based around music. For many, it’s simply to become a better writer, to finish more songs.

    At the end of the week, each participant records at least one song on-site with a professional engineer. The highlight of final evening is a listening party of songs written during the week.

    Through a week of collaboration, group meals, evenings spent passing around songs, a sense of community is created. Many past participants keep working together long after the workshop has ended, writing songs and singing on each other’s projects.

    For pricing and reservations, contact audreyripleymusic@icloud.com

  • 05/23/2018

    Inverness, UK – Songwriting Workshop w/ Boo Hewerdine

    It’s that time again.
    Each year Boo Hewerdine and I get together and spend time working with participants to hone their song skills.
    This one is at Moniack Mhor, outside of Inverness.

    Topics covered include:
    Structure — Verse / Chorus / Bridge
    Clarity in lyric
    The importance of meter and rhyme scheme
    The power of telling the truth in lyric using simple language
    Collaboration
    Writing from your life — The importance of telling your story
    Creating writing projects for yourself
    The habits of a successful writing life
    Recognizing and building on your strengths as a writer

    Boo and Darden take time during the week to sit one-on-one with each participant, helping to identify goals and create a path to success for their writing. That will look different for each student. To some it might be a roadmap to recording an album, or steps to doing more shows, making it a career. Others want to re-waken their creative energies, make a life more based around music. For many, it’s simply to become a better writer, to finish more songs.

    At the end of the week, each participant records at least one song on-site with a professional engineer. The highlight of final evening is a listening party of songs written during the week.

    Through a week of collaboration, group meals, evenings spent passing around songs, a sense of community is created. Many past participants keep working together long after the workshop has ended, writing songs and singing on each other’s projects.

    For pricing and reservations, contact audreyripleymusic@icloud.com

  • 05/24/2018

    Inverness, UK – Songwriting Workshop w/ Boo Hewerdine

    It’s that time again.
    Each year Boo Hewerdine and I get together and spend time working with participants to hone their song skills.
    This one is at Moniack Mhor, outside of Inverness.

    Topics covered include:
    Structure — Verse / Chorus / Bridge
    Clarity in lyric
    The importance of meter and rhyme scheme
    The power of telling the truth in lyric using simple language
    Collaboration
    Writing from your life — The importance of telling your story
    Creating writing projects for yourself
    The habits of a successful writing life
    Recognizing and building on your strengths as a writer

    Boo and Darden take time during the week to sit one-on-one with each participant, helping to identify goals and create a path to success for their writing. That will look different for each student. To some it might be a roadmap to recording an album, or steps to doing more shows, making it a career. Others want to re-waken their creative energies, make a life more based around music. For many, it’s simply to become a better writer, to finish more songs.

    At the end of the week, each participant records at least one song on-site with a professional engineer. The highlight of final evening is a listening party of songs written during the week.

    Through a week of collaboration, group meals, evenings spent passing around songs, a sense of community is created. Many past participants keep working together long after the workshop has ended, writing songs and singing on each other’s projects.

    For pricing and reservations, contact audreyripleymusic@icloud.com

  • 05/25/2018

    Inverness, UK – Songwriting Workshop w/ Boo Hewerdine

    It’s that time again.
    Each year Boo Hewerdine and I get together and spend time working with participants to hone their song skills.
    This one is at Moniack Mhor, outside of Inverness.

    Topics covered include:
    Structure — Verse / Chorus / Bridge
    Clarity in lyric
    The importance of meter and rhyme scheme
    The power of telling the truth in lyric using simple language
    Collaboration
    Writing from your life — The importance of telling your story
    Creating writing projects for yourself
    The habits of a successful writing life
    Recognizing and building on your strengths as a writer

    Boo and Darden take time during the week to sit one-on-one with each participant, helping to identify goals and create a path to success for their writing. That will look different for each student. To some it might be a roadmap to recording an album, or steps to doing more shows, making it a career. Others want to re-waken their creative energies, make a life more based around music. For many, it’s simply to become a better writer, to finish more songs.

    At the end of the week, each participant records at least one song on-site with a professional engineer. The highlight of final evening is a listening party of songs written during the week.

    Through a week of collaboration, group meals, evenings spent passing around songs, a sense of community is created. Many past participants keep working together long after the workshop has ended, writing songs and singing on each other’s projects.

    For pricing and reservations, contact audreyripleymusic@icloud.com

  • 05/30/2018

    London, UK – Green Note (CANCELLED)

    Due to internal confusion (in my brain), the show at the Green Note isn’t happening.

    Apologies.

    You try living with my mind!

  • 06/01/2018

    Tingewick, UK – Village Hall; w/ Boo Hewerdine

    8:00pm

    Boo Hewerdine and I will play songs and tell funny stories until it’s time for us to all go home.
    You won’t want to miss this.

    Tickets and info

  • 06/02/2018

    Solihull, UK – Private Event

    If you would like to have me play at an event, get in touch and we’ll figure something out.

    ds

  • 06/03/2018

    Nottingham, UK – The Running Horse; w/ Boo Hewerdine

    Yes, Boo Hewerdine and I are playing yet another duo show.
    Catch us now!

    8:00 show

    tickets and info

  • 06/04/2018

    Crowcombe, UK – Songwriting Workshop w/ Boo Hewerdine

    It’s that time again.
    Each year Boo Hewerdine and I get together and spend time working with participants to hone their song skills.
    This one is at Halsway Manor, in Somerset.

    Topics covered include:
    Structure — Verse / Chorus / Bridge
    Clarity in lyric
    The importance of meter and rhyme scheme
    The power of telling the truth in lyric using simple language
    Collaboration
    Writing from your life — The importance of telling your story
    Creating writing projects for yourself
    The habits of a successful writing life
    Recognizing and building on your strengths as a writer

    Boo and Darden take time during the week to sit one-on-one with each participant, helping to identify goals and create a path to success for their writing. That will look different for each student. To some it might be a roadmap to recording an album, or steps to doing more shows, making it a career. Others want to re-waken their creative energies, make a life more based around music. For many, it’s simply to become a better writer, to finish more songs.

    At the end of the week, each participant records at least one song on-site with a professional engineer. The highlight of final evening is a listening party of songs written during the week.

    Through a week of collaboration, group meals, evenings spent passing around songs, a sense of community is created. Many past participants keep working together long after the workshop has ended, writing songs and singing on each other’s projects.

    For pricing and reservations, contact audreyripleymusic@icloud.com

  • 06/05/2018

    Crowcombe, UK – Songwriting Workshop w/ Boo Hewerdine

    It’s that time again.
    Each year Boo Hewerdine and I get together and spend time working with participants to hone their song skills.
    This one is at Halsway Manor, in Somerset.

    Topics covered include:
    Structure — Verse / Chorus / Bridge
    Clarity in lyric
    The importance of meter and rhyme scheme
    The power of telling the truth in lyric using simple language
    Collaboration
    Writing from your life — The importance of telling your story
    Creating writing projects for yourself
    The habits of a successful writing life
    Recognizing and building on your strengths as a writer

    Boo and Darden take time during the week to sit one-on-one with each participant, helping to identify goals and create a path to success for their writing. That will look different for each student. To some it might be a roadmap to recording an album, or steps to doing more shows, making it a career. Others want to re-waken their creative energies, make a life more based around music. For many, it’s simply to become a better writer, to finish more songs.

    At the end of the week, each participant records at least one song on-site with a professional engineer. The highlight of final evening is a listening party of songs written during the week.

    Through a week of collaboration, group meals, evenings spent passing around songs, a sense of community is created. Many past participants keep working together long after the workshop has ended, writing songs and singing on each other’s projects.

    For pricing and reservations, contact audreyripleymusic@icloud.com

  • 06/06/2018

    Crowcombe, UK – Songwriting Workshop w/ Boo Hewerdine

    It’s that time again.
    Each year Boo Hewerdine and I get together and spend time working with participants to hone their song skills.
    This one is at Halsway Manor, in Somerset.

    Topics covered include:
    Structure — Verse / Chorus / Bridge
    Clarity in lyric
    The importance of meter and rhyme scheme
    The power of telling the truth in lyric using simple language
    Collaboration
    Writing from your life — The importance of telling your story
    Creating writing projects for yourself
    The habits of a successful writing life
    Recognizing and building on your strengths as a writer

    Boo and Darden take time during the week to sit one-on-one with each participant, helping to identify goals and create a path to success for their writing. That will look different for each student. To some it might be a roadmap to recording an album, or steps to doing more shows, making it a career. Others want to re-waken their creative energies, make a life more based around music. For many, it’s simply to become a better writer, to finish more songs.

    At the end of the week, each participant records at least one song on-site with a professional engineer. The highlight of final evening is a listening party of songs written during the week.

    Through a week of collaboration, group meals, evenings spent passing around songs, a sense of community is created. Many past participants keep working together long after the workshop has ended, writing songs and singing on each other’s projects.

    For pricing and reservations, contact audreyripleymusic@icloud.com

  • 06/07/2018

    Crowcombe, UK – Songwriting Workshop w/ Boo Hewerdine

    It’s that time again.
    Each year Boo Hewerdine and I get together and spend time working with participants to hone their song skills.
    This one is at Halsway Manor, in Somerset.

    Topics covered include:
    Structure — Verse / Chorus / Bridge
    Clarity in lyric
    The importance of meter and rhyme scheme
    The power of telling the truth in lyric using simple language
    Collaboration
    Writing from your life — The importance of telling your story
    Creating writing projects for yourself
    The habits of a successful writing life
    Recognizing and building on your strengths as a writer

    Boo and Darden take time during the week to sit one-on-one with each participant, helping to identify goals and create a path to success for their writing. That will look different for each student. To some it might be a roadmap to recording an album, or steps to doing more shows, making it a career. Others want to re-waken their creative energies, make a life more based around music. For many, it’s simply to become a better writer, to finish more songs.

    At the end of the week, each participant records at least one song on-site with a professional engineer. The highlight of final evening is a listening party of songs written during the week.

    Through a week of collaboration, group meals, evenings spent passing around songs, a sense of community is created. Many past participants keep working together long after the workshop has ended, writing songs and singing on each other’s projects.

    For pricing and reservations, contact audreyripleymusic@icloud.com

  • 06/08/2018

    Crowcombe, UK – Songwriting Workshop w/ Boo Hewerdine

    It’s that time again.
    Each year Boo Hewerdine and I get together and spend time working with participants to hone their song skills.
    This one is at Halsway Manor, in Somerset.

    Topics covered include:
    Structure — Verse / Chorus / Bridge
    Clarity in lyric
    The importance of meter and rhyme scheme
    The power of telling the truth in lyric using simple language
    Collaboration
    Writing from your life — The importance of telling your story
    Creating writing projects for yourself
    The habits of a successful writing life
    Recognizing and building on your strengths as a writer

    Boo and Darden take time during the week to sit one-on-one with each participant, helping to identify goals and create a path to success for their writing. That will look different for each student. To some it might be a roadmap to recording an album, or steps to doing more shows, making it a career. Others want to re-waken their creative energies, make a life more based around music. For many, it’s simply to become a better writer, to finish more songs.

    At the end of the week, each participant records at least one song on-site with a professional engineer. The highlight of final evening is a listening party of songs written during the week.

    Through a week of collaboration, group meals, evenings spent passing around songs, a sense of community is created. Many past participants keep working together long after the workshop has ended, writing songs and singing on each other’s projects.

    For pricing and reservations, contact audreyripleymusic@icloud.com

  • 06/23/2018

    Austin, TX – Songwriting Workshop

    6 String Ranch and Austin Vintage Guitars Present:

    Beyond the Basics — Two-Day Songwriting Workshop with Darden Smith
    June 23 – 24, 2018
    Austin, Texas

    This two-day workshop covers a lot of ground, looking at the basics of the craft, as well as the possibilities of where each participant can go with their songs. I combine nuts-and-bolts lessons learned from my years of writing with the tools for putting inspiration into practice. You leave with a new appreciation of your strengths and talents, concrete ways to improve as a writer.

    Saturday morning — The basics: A look at verse/chorus/bridge structure, rhyme scheme, the value of a good hook, economy of words, melody, starting the song from scratch, the rewrite, dealing with writer’s block, etc.

    Saturday afternoon — Look a little deeper: What story do I need to tell? Am I telling the truth? How do I get to the heart of the song?

    Saturday night each participant will work on a new song based on the work that day.

    Sunday morning — Listen: Participants will have a chance to play their new work for Darden and hear his thoughts on the songs.

    Price — $450

    Sign up here.

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