Bellingham Songwriters' Group Archives

Last updated January 8, 2010. Will be updated sporadically. Right now, it's just a list of
writers' names, song titles, and assignments, available to anybody. At some point it may link to a data base of
comments and lyric excerpts, at which point you'll have to log in and will only see your own stuff.
Assignments are in italics

2010 January
2009 December November October August June May April February January
2008 December November October September June March January
2007 September April
2006 February January
2005 December November October July June May April February January
2004 December November October September August July June May March February January

January 7, 2010
Zeke Hoskin: I Never Fought A War couples cooperating to deceive
Rob Lopresti: Working On My Novel living with a gym rat
Derrick Mears: Now I Don't Sing Any More song about his dog
Marie Eaton: May It Be Beautiful airport hell
Rob Lopresti: Mixed Blessing
Ellen Johnson: Merry Christmas for an empty nest

December 8, 2009
Zeke Hoskin: Recipe For Disaster favorite article of clothing
Rob Lopresti: The Bobolink Inn Sea shanty about family
Katie Roemmele: Bad connection
Derrick Mears: Goodbye(reprise) Why I Don't Sing Any More
Derrick Mears: No One Else Will Know

November 3, 2009
Zeke Hoskin: My Girl Dee Assignment: Recipe Song for Disaster
Ellen Johnson: A Bear Lullaby Assignment: Country-Western Song avoiding/reversing cliches
Rob Lopresti: On The Way To Bellingham Assignment: Hanging Out At The Gym
Derrick Mears: Goodbye Assignment: finish it
Katey Roemmele: My Heart Skips A Beat Assignment: New Lyrics
Zeke Hoskin: Blood On The Pumpkin

October 6, 2009
Zeke Hoskin: Johnson Street Bridge Song that includes chords in lyrics
Rob Lopresti: Helen Of Troy A future historical song
Ellen Johnson: La Bete Noir - Tale Of a Terrier: Contents of refrigerator
Katey Roemmele: Love In An Instant (reprise)
Zeke Hoskin: Context (reprise)
Zeke Hoskin: Cardboard Box
Katey Roemmele: Love Defies Gravity (reprise)

August 27, 2009
Rob Lopresti: Wooden Shoes BluesAssignment: I'm No Good At That
Katey Roemmele: Love Defies Gravity Assignment:song juxtaposing unuual combinations of nouns and adjectives
Zeke Hoskin: Tonic Assignment: In Praise Of Cardboard
Katey Roemmele: Love At First Sight
Zeke Hoskin: Another Big Lie

June 18, 2009
Rob Lopresti: Life In The Garden
Katey Roemmele: She's No Good At Making New Memories
Zeke Hoskin: Mars Rover
Rob Lopresti: Genevieve
Katey Roemmele: Pretty Maids All In A Row

May 7, 2009
Rob Lopresti: Get Out Of The Pipeline
Zeke Hoskin: Lint Trap
Susan Weiner: Untitled, begins "Winters here aren't often pretty"
Zeke Hoskin: Pain Pills
Susan Weiner: Let's Pretend

April 2, 2009
Rob Lopresti: The Call To Adventure
Zeke Hoskin: Ninety Year Focus
Lily McGovern/Vicky Reardon: Vegetarian
Vicky Reardon/Cathy Sturgeon: I Wanna Be Wrong
Rob Lopresti: These Days

February 17, 2009
Rob Lopresti: Football Tango
Zeke Hoskin" Pi(e) day
Katey Roemmele: The Piles Won't Love You Back
Flip Breskin: Tom's Guitar
Lily McGovern: Back To You
Rob Lopresti: A-Weeding We Must Go

January 2009
Zeke Hoskin: Christmas With No Ferrari
Katey Roemmele: The Piles Won't Love You Back
Probably others, folder temporarily misplaced

December 16, 2008
Katey Roemmele: Magnets On The Fridge
McKane Lakey: untitled instumental
Zeke Hoskin: Which Finger?
Katey Roemmele: We Believe

November 18, 2008
Rob Lopresti: The Best Years Of Your Life
Zeke Hoskin: The Roeder Home
Marie Eaton: Yes We Can
Ellen Johnson: Talking Trash
Vicky Reardon: Jena High School
Lily McGovern: Black Confetti
Katey Roemmele: Daily Special

October 21, 2008
Zeke Hoskin: Internal Combustion
Katey Roemmele: Prelim version of Magnets on the Fridge
Lily McGovern: Velvet Elegy
Vicky Reardon: Get Out Of My way
Rob Lopresti: Hungry For More

September 18, 2008
Rob Lopresti: It Takes One
Katey Roemmele: Metaphorically speaking
Flip Breskin: Walla Wall Waltz
Zeke Hoskin: Context
Marie Eaton: My Name Is Truth
Emily Stebbins: Storm Is Moving In?(no copy)
Chris, Toussaint: unnamed songs (no copy)

June 12, 2008
Rob Lopresti: You Know You Gotta Pay for Your Style
Zeke Hoskin: I's Hard To Be A Father
Katey Roemmele: A Wild Night In Ohio
Marie Eaton: You've Turned The Corner

March 11, 2008
Rob Lopresti: He's Got A Beard
Zeke Hoskin: Fakerade
Lil Rev: unnamed, no copy
Marie Eaton: Beads For A Birthday
Zeke Hoskin: Dan Harris

January 15, 2008
Rob Lopresti: Rolling On Up The Road
Zeke Hoskin: Dan Harris
Anne Albosta: Nectar
Flip Breskin: Ninth Month Lullaby

September 18, 2007
Marie Eaton: Falling
Zeke Hoskin: Songwriters Circle
Zeke Hoskin: Almost Everybody Is Going To Hell

April 10, 2007
Zeke Hoskin: Passover Under The Overpass
Rob Lopresti: The Joker Trumps Them All
Rob Lopresti: Over And Done

February 21, 2006
Zeke Hoskin: It's Valentines
Marie Eaton: Welcome To The World
Ellen Johnson: The Tumbledown Apple
Rob Lopresti: Hang Onto Me, Babe
Marie Eaton: Little Macail

January 10, 2006
Zeke Hoskin: Northwest Morning
Rob Lopresti: Barry's Bar

November 15, 2005
Marie Eaton:Old Enough. Song of greeting for grandchild
Zeke Hoskin: I'm Glad I'm Not A Pilgrim The Shoe I Didn't Wear
Rob Lopresti" Katrina Song about politician he admires
Rob Lopresti:None Of It's My fault

October 18, 2005
Ellen Johnson: 67 Different Kinds How ToMake A House AS Home
Rob Lopresti: Slow Motion song about hurricane
Zeke Hoskin: Fractions

July 12, 2005
Zite Hutton: A Visit To My Mind A cat's-eye view of housecleaning
Susan Weiner: A Road with No Name entomologist cleaning bugs from house
Zeke Hoskin: Gospel Show nuclear powered rocking chair
Rob Lopresti:Now I Feel Sorry For Them song inspired by Fiddle Tunes
Susan Weinge: What If The Audience Doesn't Like It?

June 7, 2005
Marie Eaton: Birds With Broken Wings (reprise) Hope Chest Rob Lopresti: Let Me Take Your Side something easy to sing along wih
Zeke Hoskin: Thank You For Your Feedback gospel song about a president
Marie Eaton: One Chord Lullaby

May 10, 2005
Zeke Hoskin: An Ostrich Ate My Octopus constructive criticism
Ellen Johnson: Warming February a waltz
Chris Norman: Three Cheers For A One-Track Mind


Rob Lopresti: A Smidgen Of Hope claustrophobia
Marie Eaton: Broken Wings one chord song about a holiday I wish they'd invent
Forrest Sallee: a parody
Flip Breskin: Are You ready To Bring Home The Goblets?

April 12, 2005
Zeke Hoskin: Noah's Rabbits
Rob Lopresti: He Dreams In Color
Chris Norman: This Isn't Our Song
Ellen Johnson: Can't Buy Her Diamonds