Episode 235 "Fort Worth Songwriter" w/Keegan Mcinroe

Fort Worth Roots Podcast

Friends! This evening kicks off an enormous labor of love here in Fort Worth at the Southside Preservation Hall!

What started as an excited conversation over lunch with Matthew Williams has turned into quite the behemoth of a production. But we couldn't be more excited to see the inaugural Fort Worth Songwriter Festival make its way off the ground and take flight this evening!

Early on, as I was consulting with my friend and professional law person Steven Lawrence, the idea of starting a foundation came into being, as this would allow us the opportunity to do more of the primary goals we'd set out with for the festival. And so it has happened.

We're officially a non-profit organization: The Fort Worth Songwriter Foundation, of which the Fort Worth Songwriter Festival will be our flagship event!

By far the most bona fide thing I've ever helped create. And while that makes me a little uneasy getting too professional and grown-up, it excites me to no end thinking of all the good we can do for our friends and our family in this community I love so much.

Thought it'd be a good time to share the FWSF Mission Statement:

To provide Fort Worth with an absorbing songwriting-centric festival experience featuring performances from amongst the region’s finest songsmiths.

To offer current and aspiring professional songwriters the resources, education, and networking opportunities to further pursue, inspire, and develop their careers.

To grow, strengthen, and shine a light on the vibrant community of songwriters in Fort Worth.

And that's the goal. I think we've made a pretty mighty stab at it this first year, and we are going to be working hard to keep doing to keep pursuing this goal for the Festival and the Foundation going forward.

This year, we have four days of music in the Southside Preservation Hall & Rose Chapel, an after party at The Cicada, an after party at Magnolia Motor Lounge, an Open Song Circle all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday that we partnered with the Fort Worth Public Library on, and three educational programs for songwriters that we partnered with Hear Fort Worth being led by amazing individuals from the local music scene: D.j. Dugan, Grant Jackson Wilborn, and Jacob Furr.

For my part in the music, I'll host an after party FWSF Late Night in the Ballroom - Keegan McInroe & Friends Saturday night with friends Aaron Stanfield, Danny Stone, Matt Tedder, Steve Hammond, Ginny Mac, Scott Copeland, Mollie Danel, Ruthie Craft, Dorian Marsh, and Simon Flory who will be celebrating a birthday come midnight that night!

Also, want to thank our partners who are making this happen: Record Town, Hear Fort Worth, Afallon Productions (and Brooks Kendall, generally), Printed Threads, Fort Worth Public Library, amplify817, Mariposa Entertainment, 7013 Sound, and Fort Worth Roots.

Thanks for supporting me and supporting us. I sure hope to see you out this weekend at the inaugural Fort Worth Songwriter Festival!

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Other things... Find all of Fort Worth Roots content by checking out the website, www.fortworthroots.com and all other social media platforms . YouTube vids to complement the audio that you find on all your podcast players can be found on our YouTube page... when I publish the episode. Sometimes the videos take a while... I work and stuff. Thank you for listening!!! Intro music provided with permission to use by Matt Novesky. Matt is the front man for the band Icarus Bell (https://icarusbellofficial.com/) ,Owner of Orb Recording Studios in Austin Texas ( www.orbrecordingstudios.com ), and is the bassist for the band Blue October out of Houston Texas (https://www.blueoctober.com/) The name of the song the intro was sampled from is Bones by Icarus Bell. You can check Matt’s band out on your favorite streaming service like Amazon music or Spotify. The YouTube version of Bones can be found at this link ( https://youtu.be/d9HLLrvsqi8 ) A HUGE thank you to Matt Novesky for the privilege to share some of your newest art on Fort Worth Roots. I am sincerely looking forward to future creations made by you and the Orb Recording Studios family. Thanks for checking out Fort Worth Roots. I hope you enjoy the show. As always, I'm constantly looking for feedback. For questions, comments, or to tell us who you think should be our next podcast guest, email us at [e-mail] #fortworthroots #interview #interviewpodcast #podcast #fortworthtexas #fortworthpodcast #dfwpodcast #andrewturner #smallbusiness #uspodcast #unitedstatespodcast #altitudegrove #varietypodcast #allthingspodcast #817 #panthercity