Weekly Workshop Series in the month of August

Headed by singer-songwriter and teaching artist Ashley Virginia, What the Folk! Songwriter School is a songwriting workshop series for all ages at the Back Table in Greensboro, NC.

Songwriters of all skill levels are welcome to attend.

KEY DATES:

Workshops will take place on Saturdays in the month of August. The time of day varies to accommodate various schedules. You do not need to attend every session in order to participate.

Saturday, August 8, 12pm-2pm

RSVP 8/8

  • Establishing a creative practice, methods for generating lyrics

  • Song Circle

Saturday, August 15, 10am-12pm

RSVP 8/15

  • Understanding our influences and incorporating them into our sonic vocabulary

  • Song Circle

Saturday, August 22, 10am - 12pm

RSVP 8/22

  • Alternate Tunings

  • Song Circle

Saturday, August 29, 5pm - 7pm

RSVP 8/29

  • Freedom within windows of limitation

  • Song Circle

Saturday, Sept 5, 12pm - 6pm 

Participants must RSVP / Sign up for the Demo workshop in person, at a prior workshop date

  • Demo Recording Workshop

sign up for slots to record live demo in the the Silo studio

Sunday, Sept 20, 11am

  • Performance during the NC Folk Festival


All workshops are FREE to attend, and will take place at the Back Table at

816 S Elm Street, Greensboro, NC