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Bringing a Musical Dream to Life

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Matt Mongomery uses Blackwing pencils to create. And like great creators, he has taken his latest grand idea from his head, put in onto paper, and now he's ready to bring it to life. Matt is trying to bring together 25 of the most talented…
Women's Day

You Go Girl: Celebrating International Women’s Day

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Celebrating International Women's Day March 8th is International Women’s Day, which honors the work of the suffragettes and celebrates women’s achievements. Ironically, we working women do not have the day off. I guess we’ll just have…
Huxley Quotation with image of Valley Oak

Lyrics: Songs to Remember and Tips From the Masters

Lyrics: What Makes a Good Lyric?   [quote] "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." -Aldous Huxley  [/quote]   [divider] Lyrics are often the most memorable part…
Ted Russell Kamp Smile Alone

Blackwing Sessions: “Smile Alone” – Night Owl

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Night Owl is Climbing the Charts Ted Russell Kamp's album Night Owl debuted at #19 on the EuroAmericana music chart last week. This episode of the Blackwing Sessions was recorded during Ted's live performance at Loudville Studios last November,…

S’wonderful: The Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

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It’s not uncommon for an artist to receive an award nomination posthumously; however, two nominations in the same year, for the same award, nearly thirty years after the artist’s death? That takes some serious staying power, power that the…

Blackwing Songwriter Series – “Right Down to the Wire”

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Blackwing Songwriter Series - "Right Down to the Wire" The fourth and final episode of this edition of the Blackwing Songwriter Series features Ted Russell Kamp performing and discussing the creative process behind "Right Down to the Wire,"…

10 Online Magazines for Creatives

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[divider]Online magazines have enjoyed a more prominent place on the web in recent years, gaining notoriety equal to printed magazines. Many print magazines now enjoy an equally wide readership via their blogs, making online magazines not…

Blackwing Songwriter Series – Featuring Ted Russell Kamp

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We're excited to introduce the Blackwing Songwriter Series, a video series that looks to explore the songwriting process and the meaning behind the lyrics, chord progressions, rhyme schemes and more in songs.   Blackwing Songwriter…

Blackwing Songwriter Series – “A Couple More Years”

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Blackwing Songwriter Series - "A Couple More Years" The second episode in the Blackwing Songwriter Series features Ted Russell Kamp performing author and songwriter Shel Silverstein's "A Couple More Years" and exploring the construction and…

Blackwing Songwriter Series – “Simple Twist of Fate”

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Blackwing Songwriter Series - "Simple Twist of Fate" The first episode of the Blackwing Songwriter Series features singer/songwriter Ted Russell Kamp performing Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate" and exploring the meaning behinds its complex…