Songwriters in Seattle

03/15/2026

Great crowd and amazing music tonight at the No Patter No Chatter showcase! Thanks so much to Carmaig de Forest, Earl Brooks, Nancy K. Dillon, and Kat Bula for an awesome evening.

03/14/2026

thanks to all the folks who made it out through the snow to see us at the C and P coffeehouse last night March 13th! What a great time!

02/18/2026

Each year, Maritime Folknet holds a songwriting competition to encourage more songs to be written about maritime life in the Northwest, past and present. The contest is open to all, free to enter, and is dedicated to the memory of Bob Kotta, an important part of the Northwest maritime music story. W...

02/16/2026

Our friends at Seattle Composers Alliance let us know about a free event this Wednesday evening! It's called "How to Book $10K Gigs" and it's hosted by Carey Raybun. If you're interested in attending, please RSVP via this form! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9lwKftNihFa1B-vSTFX0_AG9tQk5Z5hoBegdGQUlQn1ji2A/viewform?usp=dialog

01/24/2026

Dear Songwriters,

We’re sending this to let you know that Travis Noel-Palmer has decided to step down as president of Songwriters in Seattle. Travis was and remains a dedicated advocate for the Seattle music community, and during his tenure as president of SiS, he revitalized the SiS community following the COVID era. Travis forged partnerships with other nonprofits, restarted our monthly networking meeting, brought new people into our community, and won arts grant money for SiS from local organizations.

We’d like to thank Travis for his service and for his work on behalf of musicians, and we wish him the best going forward! If you have any questions, concerns, or thoughts you'd like to share with the board, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

Travis wrote a note for the community, and we’d like to share it with you below:

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Hello SiS family,

Thank you all for the amazing community that you have provided for me over the last year and a half, it has meant very much to me. I appreciate how welcoming you have all been to me when I was a stranger, and how warm you have been as a friend. It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the news that I am stepping down from the leadership team of SiS. While the rest of the SiS board and I share many goals and hopes, I have learned that I am still searching for the right team for me to be a part of so that I may make my own dreams come true. I believe in you all, and I know that I will see you all around in the future because I very much enjoy seeing you all succeed at being amazing songwriters and human beings. I look forward to seeing the places that you all will go, and hearing the stories that you have to share.

I wish each and every one of you the best,
Travis Noel-Palmer

01/05/2026

Join me at the
C and P coffeehouse in west seattle for our songwriter showcase 1-9-26 at 6pm til 8pm

12/01/2025

Come to our workshop! Registration link: https://www.meetup.com/songwritersinseattle/events/311690809/?eventOrigin=your_events

09/15/2025

Looking to meet other songwriters? Come to the Songwriters in Seattle monthly meeting TONIGHT 7-9PM! Play a song (or not) and then get a chance to meet others. All styles of music welcome, we also have the ability to play pre-recorded music.

This is the monthly networking and introduction meeting, the perfect place to meet new and experienced songwriters alike. Come introduce yourself to fellow lyricists and co

08/04/2025

6 pm showcase at the C and P coffeehouse in west seattle Friday August 8

03/23/2025

Song a Month 4.3: Go ahead and record and share what you got!

03/17/2025

We hope to see you all tonight at our monthly meeting!

This is the monthly networking and introduction meeting, the perfect place to meet new and experienced songwriters. Come introduce yourself to fellow lyricists and composer