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The Maine Songwriters Association is a state-wide, non-profit, member organization dedicated to the support of songwriters and their art. The MSA mission is to encourage, recognize, educate, support and promote developing songwriters.

18 Mar

Posted at 19:10h in home, MSA Event

We’re excited to be kicking off our Songwriters on Stage season with these four outstanding songwriters, Stan Davis, Andrea Cole, Carole Wise, and Dale Henry Geist.  The show will be on Thursday, April 3rd, 7pm at Meetinghouse Arts in Freeport.  Order your tickets via the links below:

$20 General Ticket

$18 for full MSA members

Learn more about the performers:

Andrea Goldman Cole is a Maine singer and songwriter, and was honored to be the 2nd-place finalist in the 2021 MSA song contest. Reflecting on themes of nature, love, and family, Andrea aims to put some good vibes and sounds into the world through her heartfelt songs. She credits the Beatles with teaching her all the guitar chords she knows.

Stan Davis’ music has been praised for its “spot-on accuracy that touches the heart” (Lucky Clark, On Music) and his songs’ ability to offer “a calming and reassuring piece of music about uncertain and turbulent times” (This Week in Maine Music). He is known for his captivating performances, with one concert presenter writing: “Your performance…had the audience in the palm of your hand… Your guitar work was outstanding” (Don Peterson, Belgrade Union Church Coffeehouse). Stan’s latest CD, “REFUGE,” features upbeat music and poignant lyrics that “reach deep” and offer “a gentle healing, a catharsis, a balm, a blessing” during challenging times (Ruth Herz). Learn more about Stan at his website: standavismusic.com

Carole Wise is a singer/songwriter from Brunswick Maine. Her music is sweet and soulful, drawing on a lifelong passion for education, the beauty of the natural world, and the adventures of finding truth through life’s challenges. Carole’s album, THE LONG WAY HOME, reached the top 20 of the FAI Folk Radio Charts in 2021.  Since that release she has traveled across the country as a featured artist and opening for performers such as Vance Gilbert.  Her latest CD, NORTH STAR, can be found on all streaming platforms. Learn more at http://carolewisemusic.com

Dale Henry Geist has always been driven to discover what’s behind the curtain, under the hood, beneath the mask. As a teenager in the cultural wilderness of upstate New York he discovered that songs could be his X-Ray Specs, as well as a ticket out. Pop, then rock, then folk, then Americana, as he sought his fortune in Chicago, Colorado, Massachusetts, and, for decades, northern California, ultimately amassing a body of work that has stood him in good stead since his arrival in Maine in 2021. Geist has studied with Steve Seskin, Peter Case, and Steve Earle; his songwriting twin suns are Leonard Cohen and Kris Kristofferson