by SWS | Jul 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
What would happen if you put 15 soldiers and 4 professional songwriters in a retreat center for 2 1/2 days, and asked them to write songs together, with the sole purpose of getting the veterans to open up and talk about their time in the service? So the... by SWS | Dec 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
“I am standing here today because of SongwritingWith:Soldiers.” Sgt. Nikki Shaw shared these moving words as she introduced Half-Horse Town at our September fundraiser, a song she co-wrote at a retreat with Darden Smith and Radney Foster. We... by SWS | Jul 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m a person. I’m an American, and damn proud of it. I’m a Texan, and glad I live here. I’m a Veteran, and thankful for all the amazing experiences I’ve had because of my service. I’ve been diagnosed with PTSI. No single one of... by SWS | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m speechless. As those who know me can attest, me speechless is a rare thing, indeed. SongwritingWith:Soldiers founder Darden Smith once said, “As A.J. would put it, ‘Why use four words when you can use four hundred?’” And yet… Here I sit, and I find myself unable... by SWS | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
About four years ago I wrote a song with my friend Radney Foster called “Angel Flight.” The song changed my life. We wrote it for the Texas National Guard, to honor the pilots who fly the planes that bring fallen soldiers home. Radney put the song on his Revival CD,...
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