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Songwriting Retreats

Many Stars That Guide Us - Online Retreat

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

January 6 (8:00pm ET) - January 9 (4:00pm ET): Online Let’s set our course for a confident and creative new year! Really, isn’t that all we ever want, to find the unique “stars that guide us” and to be in a community that respects not only what we create but also how we create and where we find inspiration? As retreat leaders, we want to help songwriters find, and appreciate, whatever lights their path. We’re not a “one star fits all” [...] read more

Songwriting Theme Days!

Friday, December 11, 2020

A series on ONE DAY retreats. January 18, 19, 21, 22 & 23, 2021. These workshops are for anyone over 16 who wants to write a song that matters: to ourselves, to the people (or pets) we love, and to the world. Our songs can be funny, heavy, catchy or sappy. We'll just be looking for ways to say what we really want to say. We'll explore everything from the bag of tricks we use in songwriting to discussions of why we need to write in the first place, plus how we [...] read more

Lighting Trees in Darkness, Songwriting Retreat December 27 - 30

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

We are offering up a sweet little online retreat, Lighting Trees in Darkness, December 27 - 30! It's during that magically reflective yet forward moving time those several days after the holidays and before the new year – perfect for working on a song and connecting with other songwriters. We hope you can make it! As always, info and sign-ups are here: darwilliamsretreat. com [...] read more

Writing a Song That Matters - Songwriting Retreats July 6-10, & August 17-21, 2020

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Summer Songwriting Retreats JULY 6-10, 2020 AUGUST 17-21, 2020 at the GARRISON INSTITUTE We welcome you to join us for: ** Singing and song sharing** Songwriting** Private song consultation with Dar** Yoga (optional)** Workshops (guitar, voice, song sharing)** Special surprise guests** Inspirational natural setting and field trips** Delicious farm to table meals** Gorgeous Hudson River views This will be our 8th summer and 14th and 15th retreats at Writing a Song That Matters! We're incredibly grateful for the many returning songwriters that have become like family, the new retreaters who have taken [...] read more

Encountering Dar Williams

Saturday, May 19, 2018

by Angel Haggar It is Spring 2015. I’m in my ninth year of being knee-deep in babies and diapers. It’s the life I always wanted. Well, I cry more than I thought I would, but I’m happy, mostly. I’m too exhausted to remember the life I had imagined before I had a husband, children, a dog, a mortgage, more to do than time to do it, and more month than money. I’m clipping coupons and often failing to keep within my household budget; my husband travels all the time for his job. [...] read more

Dar's Summer Songwriting retreats

Thursday, February 1, 2018

This summer there are several opportunities to join Dar at one of her "Writing a Song that Matters" songwriting retreats. A weekend retreat in western Massachusetts at the Rowe Center, Rowe, MA will kick off the summer.  June 1st, 2nd and 3rd .  Space is extremely limited. For more information and to sign up go to http://rowecenter. org/ Weeklong retreats will be held June 25-29 & August 6-10 at the Garrison Institute in Garrison New York.  The applications process is now in progress [...] read more

DAR WILLIAMS JOINS STEVE EARLE’S CAMP COPPERHEAD!

Thursday, April 20, 2017

We are thrilled to announce that Dar will be joining Steve Earle's Camp Copperhead in upstate New York from June 26-30, 2017. "I was positively buzzing when I got this invitation: I'm going to be a sidekick at Steve Earle's Camp Copperhead! I'll be with Steve before my retreats (Omega Institute still has some spots). Summer is officially around the corner, and it's going to be great. Hope you can join us. " - Dar Williams Details can be found at https://www. campcopperhead. com/ [...] read more