Jenny Bienemann

Jenny is a singer, songwriter, poet, photographer, and artist. Her workshop "Bringing your Songs to Life - A Multi-Disciplinary Approach" takes place via Zoom, as part of Mark Dvorak's Music and Potluck's Folktober 2021 series. Jenny has shared her methods for creativity and collaboration at the Old Town School of Folk Music, the Acorn Theatre, Lamb's Retreat for Songwriters, and more. Come experience the difference a multi-disciplinary approach makes. Mark Dvorak and Steve Dawson will also be offering 1 hour workshops - more information will be available soon, here: https://musicandpotlucks.org/.

Phenomenal new album from the legendary Chicago-based Steve Dawson. The songs on the album will be brought to life by Quartet Parapluie, Steve's wife Diane Christansen, and a cadre of devoted musicians. Jenny sings backups.

You will amaze yourself. Yes, you are a wonder (you are!) and yes, you are a songwriting machine. You have demonstrated that again and again, even if you’re just starting out. But this is not about proving anything.

This is about encountering what you already know you know, but don’t remember that you know.

In this 80 minute workshop, we will use a multi-disciplinary approach that engages our senses, leverages our surroundings to arrive at/remember the little epiphanies that are the building blocks of truly great songs, and helps us explore where, within the structure of a song, they will be most resonant.