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30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Certificate of Recognition from Governor Abbott to the Fort Worth Songwriters' Association for 25 years of service providing, educating, and promoting music in Texas.
From the President
What caused you to write your first song? Your friends were content to listen to a singer tell their story in a song, but you, you were thinking of your own story while the singer was singing. Soon you had several half-finished songs sitting around. That alone would have discouraged others from proceeding, but you kept writing. You thought, maybe if I learned to play some music instrument, that would help me tell my story. Then when you play the wrong chord by accident, it doesn’t discourage you. You think that chord was wrong there, but I can use it in another place. Soon you believe the story in your song is more important to be heard than any embarrassment of rejection when you sing it to an audience. When the audience replies that they didn’t understand part of your song, instead of getting upset, you thank them anyway, for you know they just gave you valuable information for the next version of the song. You become an observer of the audience. You watch their response. You watch their eyes and their body language to see if they connect to your song. You are willing to make yourself vulnerable by revealing your past if this will help a listener heal over their brokenness. Even though you want to tell your story, part of you becomes like a doctor looking into the eyes of their patient to see which medicine they need to feel better, and you write a song about them. Soon you feel the audience connect with you, because you connect with them. Yet, you can change moods with each song to help lift them out of the sadness where you connect with them. You leave the audience feeling better. You are driven by imagination. You can see the finished product even before you begin the process. You observe people’s conversation, thinking they may reveal a missing part of your story in song. The closer you get to perfecting your song, the hungrier you become to write the next one. The world needs your songs to heal brokenness. Keep writing!
Rick Tate, 2026 FWSA President
FWSA Contact: Website: www.fwsa.com; E-Mail: contact@fwsa.com; Ft Worth Songwriters’ Association; P.O. Box 330233; Fort Worth, TX. 76163
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JUNE 2026 EVENTS
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: TUESDAY - 06/02/2026
MONTHLY MEETING SCHEDULED ON THE 1ST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH
NO FRILLS GRILL, BURLESON TX - 6:30 PM
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FWSA OPEN MIC: TUESDAY - 06/16/2026
FRED'S TEXAS CAFE - 6 - 9 PM
7101 CAMP BOWIE WEST, FORT WORTH 76116
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FATHER'S DAY SHOWCASE: SUNDAY - 06/21/2026
HEIM BBQ
5333 WHITE SETTLEMENT RD, FORT WORTH: 2 - 5 PM
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FWSA WORKSHOP - THE GATHERING: TUESDAY - 06/23/2026
NO FRILLS GRILL, BURLESON TX - 6:30 - 8:30 PM
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Raise the Volume, Raise the Funds
Funds donated to the tip jar are primarily for improving the Sound and Video Equipment during Open Mic, Showcase, Podcast and special community venues and for supporting the Guest Speakers at the Monthly Gatherings and Workshops.