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Welcome to the online home for the Manitoba Independent Songwriters' Circle!

  • Please make our website one of your Favourites and check back here for updates often!!...

    The next song circle is on TUESDAY, March 6, 2012, at Aqua Books on Garry Street at our usual circle time of 7 PM!
    Remember to bring about 10 copies of your lyrics with your name, date and copyright symbol on them, a guitar (or other way of presenting your song) and a pen.

    Here's the address info and website to check out....
    Aqua Books
    274 Garry Street Winnipeg MB R3C 1H3
    204-943-7555
    AQUA BOOKS
    Please pass the word along!

    NOW ANNOUNCING!.... MISC's GUITAR RAFFLE
    (Lottery Licence MGCC5253-RF)

    First prize:
    ....TAYLOR Grand Auditorium Cutaway Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Model 114CE (from Quest Musique)QUEST MUSIQUE and TAYLOR GUITARS

    Second prize:
    ....Deluxe Leather Gig Bag, Model LM18 (courtesy of Levy`s Leathers) LEVY'S LEATHERS

    Third prize:
    ....$100 Ticketmaster gift certificate

    Tickets only $2 each! Draw will be held on May 24, 2012. Don't miss out! See a MISC Member or Executive and get your tickets soon!

  • PERFORMANCE NIGHTS AT THE FOLK EXCHANGE!
    MISC and The Winnipeg Folk Festival packed out the place on November 24, 2011 for their NIGHTS OF ORIGINAL MUSIC at THE FOLK EXCHANGE (211 Bannatyne)

    Write these dates on your calendar, and plan to come enjoy these great evenings of original music! And remember.... MISC membership means that when we put out the call for performers, you can put your name in the hat to perform on that prestigious stage!

    Thursdays.... February 23, 2012 and May 24, 2012

    And in the spirit of promoting and encouraging the community of songwriting, each Performance Evening ends with an open mic, open to everyone to present 2 ORIGINAL SONGS! This is a welcoming and intimate venue to be close to and connect with your audience! Be sure to invite out family and friends - they'll enjoy themselves!

  • FUTURE SONG CIRCLE DATES/LOCATIONS and performance night dates will be updated here and in the events section.

  • Get monthly updates on the activities of MISC members by checking out the news section.

  • Be sure to check out and get involved on our MISC FORUM! Click on FORUM here or up above to read up on great things like the ongoing Open Mic/ Coffee House Review that Wendy is working on! Put up your own favourite ideas for topics you'd like to see, and tell us why! Hear what other like-minded inspired folks are busy with in the world of music and find out about coming workshops and opportunities to learn and grow!

    And besides the General Forum, if you're already a MISC Member, be sure to register for access to the Member Forum for some great discussions, works-in-progress and other neat things!

    To register, in the Forum page, you will see the words Log In and Register. Click on the word Register and follow the steps. Once the Administrator activates things, an email will come back to you. After that first time, you'll just click on Log In.

    And if you're not a Member yet, that's easily fixed! Send us an email and we`ll tell you all about it, or better yet, drop in to a monthly Song Circle and meet us in person! Come see what we`re all about and join in the fun!


  • The MISC Mailing List is available courtesy of Yahoo! Groups.

    This group is the central online communication medium for members of the song circle, and performance night participants.

    If you are a Manitoba-based musician, interested in songwriting, and would like to join the list, please send an e-mail to songcircle-owner@yahoogroups.com including:

  • your name, location and how you heard of MISC
  • the e-mail address you would like to use on the mailing list
  • if you would like regular e-mail or a daily digest of the e-mail for that day

To enjoy the full benefit of the mailing list group, it is recommended that you REGISTER for Yahoo! Groups at http://groups.yahoo.com. Once you have registered, you can e-mail your Yahoo! ID to the aforementioned address to be added to the list.

Please accept our apologies as we do some re-construction on this web-site. Thank you for your patience.