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Three Day Festival For British Songwriters Announced

The event will take place from 25th - 27th October at The Brickhouse in East London.

Posted 16th September 2010, 5:09pm in News, by DIY News Desk
New Young Pony Club This Autumn, the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) will hold a new three day festival for British songwriters.

Entitled SongFest, the event will take place from 25th - 27th October at The Brickhouse in East London.

New Young Pony Club’s Andy Spence and Tahita Bulmer will both put in an appearance (hosting a seminar on their approach to composing songs and lyric writing), as will Newton Faulkner.

Other participants hosting seminars include Rob Davis (Kylie Minogue) and Sacha Skarbek (Sir Paul McCartney, Adele, Duffy, Beverley Knight, James Blunt).

Lucy Weston from BASCA, comments: "SongFest is a new songwriting festival intended to encourage new songwriting talent and celebrate the craft of songwriting. BASCA believes that the creation of the song is the cornerstone of the UK music industry and we hope this event will encourage up-and-coming songwriters to develop their skills and pursue their passion for music and add to the UK’s illustrious history of making amazing music."

For more information, visit songfest.org.uk.
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