The Songwriters Exchange - Cornelia Street Mp3

The Cornelia Street Cafe was the birthplace of the Monday night songwriter's workshop started by singer/songwriter/and then cafe waitress Carolyne Mas, in December 1977. The group became known as The Songwriter's Exchange, and released an album on Stash Records Inc. in 1980. The one rule for the songwriters was that the song had to have been written ...or at least heavily worked on ... within the past week. The song was performed and then critiqued by fellow songwriters. The following week, the song was brought back in its improved-upon, and hopefully final stage. The cafe was a venue in which songwriters like Suzanne Vega, the group's most famous alumna, perfected their craft. The Songwriter's Exchange, over time and under the guidance of Jack Hardyeventually evolved into the cooperative that formed the Fast Folk Musical Magazine.
Other regular contributors to the workshop included Carolyne Mas, Jack Hardy, Tom Intondi, David Massengill, Ray Korona, Cliff Eberhardt, Steven Brant, Lucy Kaplansky, Rod MacDonald, and Michael Fracasso. (Notes here taken from the 'Submit Release' by LazerLarry 3 years ago)