VOCAL Blog
A blog for and by the members of the Virginia Organization of Composers and Lyricists
October 2018 VOCAL Songwriters Showcase
VOCAL October 2018 Songwriter Showcase Review The October 2018 VOCAL Songwriter Showcase took place on Monday, October 15th at O’Toole’s Irish Pub. Attendance was a bit light, but very attentive.…
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VOCAL Showcase Sept. 2018 Never say never. Neither wind, rain, sleet, snow or tornadoes, in this case, could stop VOCAL from conducting their monthly showcase, albeit, a week late. This…
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The August 2018 VOCAL Songwriter Showcase took place on Monday, August 20th before a spirited audience at O’Toole’s Irish Pub. Gerry Laverty kicked off the show, with Mark Daniel spontaneously…
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July 2018 VOCAL Showcase Tonight’s VOCAL songwriters showcase featured three performers with totally different styles of music. First up was newcomer Jim Puckett, with guitar and harmonica, and a hard playing…
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The June 2018 VOCAL Songwriter Showcase took place on Monday, June 18th at O’Toole’s Irish Pub. This was a really special night with a collaboration between Doug Patrick and Dick…
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VOCAL Showcase. May 2018. Open mic night. Every quarter, VOCAL holds its open mic night, which allows anyone with original songs to get up before the mic and perform. Tonight,…
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The April 2018 VOCAL Songwriter Showcase took place on Monday, April 16th at O’Toole’s Irish Pub. Steve Nuckolls opened the show with his new “technology running my life” song Siri…
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March 2012 Showcase Tonight was the 320th consecutive VOCAL songwriters showcase. Thwre were two featured performers, Martin NcNeil and Steve Fisher. McNeil , making his second showcase appearance, was first…
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The February 2018 VOCAL Songwriter Showcase took place on Monday, February 19th at O’Toole’s Irish Pub with a quite attentive crowd. Norman Roscher opened the show with one of his…
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December 2017 VOCAL showcase: Ho-h0-ho. It was a Merry Christmas VOCAL showcase at O’toole’s on Dec. 18th. Feat;ured were many of VOCAL’s finest singer/songwriter performers, and the drawing of prizes.…
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