Songwriting & Writing Workshops with Carol
Carol will be leading some Songwriting & Writing Workshops this spring and summer: Write Around the World Carol is a certified affiliate of the Amherst Writers and Artists Method (AWA) which hosts fundraising workshops online every May to introduce more people to this wonderful way of writing in community online and in person. For more info about AWA click here. Every May, AWA workshop leaders and writers across the globe Write Around the World. Leaders help raise funds (click here to learn more about volunteering) by offering...
read moreFinalist in the 25th Annual Great American Songwriting Contest
Carol won TWO song awards from the 25th Great American Songwriting Contest in 2023 forOne Less Kitty – “Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting” – Special Music and Drinking in the Afternoon – Finalist – Special Music. Here’s a live performance of One Less...
read moreTucson Folk Festival 2019
Carol and Dave are excited to be performing as part of the Tucson Folk Festival on Sunday, April 7th at 2:00 pm at the Jacome venue. The Tucson Folk Festival is a FREE, two-day event celebrating Americana/Folk Music traditions, held in some of the most historic sections of downtown Tucson, Arizona. For more information, visit the Tucson Folk Festival’s website.
read moreSongwriting Course—the Muse, Music & Magic
Carol is excited to announce a new songwriting course for fall 2018. Dates: Tuesday evenings 7:00–9:30 pm Sept. 18–Oct. 23, 2018 Location: 295 Avenue Road, Newmarket, Ontario Cost: $225 Maximum: 8 participants Do you have something you’d like to express in a song? Would you like to start writing your own songs in a supportive environment? Are you an experienced songwriter interested in being challenged to try new song forms and methods? Would you benefit from a weekly group that expects you to finish some of those unfinished songs? Come write...
read moreStewart Park Festival Songwriting Contest
It’s the 200th Anniversary of the Perth Military Settlement and the Stewart Park Festival is participating in the celebration by sponsoring a songwriting contest. We are delighted to have our song “Keep the Lantern Lit” chosen for the special commemorative CD for the Stewart Park Festival this year. We will be in a workshop on Saturday, July 16 at the festival performing our song with other selected songwriters. Look for us at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 16 in the Crystal Palace. Hope to see you there! Carol & Dave...
read moreYoung Mothers Songwriting Workshops
Carol was privileged to lead songwriting workshops with young Mothers in Winter and Spring 2015 at the Rose of Sharon, Newmarket with the support of Ontario Arts Council and SOCAN. We had lots of fun writing new songs for babies and adults and recording them. Thanks to all the participants in this program and the wonderful staff at Rose of Sharon. Here’s one of the songs they wrote: “Two-Way Track” by Sydney & Anastasiya.
read moreGreat American Song Contest Finalist!!
Hey folks, I’m excited to tell you that two of my songs were selected as Finalists in the Great American Song Contest!! “Drinkin’ in the Afternoon” and “One Less Kitty” both made the finalist list in their respective categories (singer-songwriter and specialty). There were over 1500 entries, 50 winners and 100 finalists so I’m pretty happy to make it to the list. If you haven’t heard our tunes both these and more are on our website on the music page – head on over and give it a...
read moreNuggets and High Grade
In addition to being a musician and songwriter, David K. Joyce has is also a mineral collector and dealer! In the last number of years, David has, for some unfathomable reason, written increasing numbers of songs about mining and mineral collecting! By popular demand, he decided it was about time to do something with them. David’s album Nuggets and High Grade contains amusing, technically correct, field collecting-oriented songs about mineral collecting, geology and mineralogy. You’ll be able to tell right away by the titles that these...
read moreTeal and Joyce perform with the Good Brothers
The Good Brothers recently played to a packed house (180 people+) at the Newmarket Folk Society. Bruce Good generously insisted that Teal and Joyce bring their instruments and play an opening set and they did! It was particularly a thrill to join the Good Brothers at the end of the concert to belt out Gordon Lightfoot’s “Alberta Bound” in which David played a harmonica solo. Great evening.
read moreCHES, 88.1fm Interview and Performance
We recently appeared live on the 399th “Acoustic Planet” show on CHES in Erin, Ontario. Long time radio show host Steve Clarke, posed questions, played songs from our new CD “Has It All Been Said”, played some songs from some of our favourite artists and had us perform some of our tunes live. The hour went quickly! Tune in to the next show (Nov. 21, -live streaming or on your radio) for the 400th show, when Steve will play recordings and music of many memorable people that have been guests on the show over the...
read moreArtsCan Circle
Carol & David have both been very involved with the ArtsCan Circle organization since 2005. Carol was the organization’s Executive Director from 2008 to 2013. ArtsCan Circle is a charity dedicated to linking musical and visual artists with native youth at risk in isolated communities of Canada.