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24 Hour Song Challenge

I accepted the challenge!
 
 
Today is the day I write & finish a brand new song in 24 hours for the #XPNsongchallenge, a songwriting challenge put out by my favorite Philly local radio station 88.5 WXPN. One prompt, one song. I have not written an original song in a long long time, and this is great motivation. I’ll be posting a video of the song at the end of the day, so stay tuned.
 
I got my pencil, and 5 cups of coffee in me – ready to go.
Wish me luck and good metaphor!
 
 
Thanks to the motivation of the song challenge to write and upload a brand new original tune in one day, 14 hours later I have music & lyrics that I’m pretty proud of, and my first new song in a long long while. And honestly, I’m feeling pretty accomplished to have attempted and done it, and to have flexed my songwriting chops again. I don’t usually write a song from start to finish in one day!
 
Inspired by the challenge theme: Summertime, the recent loss of my father, the anxiety of “Back To School Season”, and just generally wanting to spend every day in the pool, please enjoy my new song “Don’t Tell Me Summer Is Over”
 
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In the New Year

Eyes towards the horizon, looking ahead to exciting things in 2024!

Check out the tour schedule for a sneak peek of upcoming events and sign up for the newsletter to be the first to know when shows & screenings are added.

Happy New Year, can’t wait to see you in it!

It’s never too late to begin again. Listen to my song New Year, the soundtrack to new beginnings.

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Philly Songwriters Return

Proud to announce that PHILLY SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND will now be a monthly concert series! After a pandmemic-hiatus we are back with a new slate of songwriters at a new venue!

Kick off the Fall Season with this incredible line up of singers and songwriters.
September artists: Brittany Ann Tranbaugh, Aaron Nathans, Buddy Mondlock and Avi Wisnia.

Come experience a unique showcase of incredible songs, storytelling, collaboration and community. Avi & Aaron host the monthly concert in the round where 4 talented songwriters take turns performing an eclectic variety of songs. The artists reveal the stories behind their songs, while also speaking to the unique perspective that comes with having strong connections to the Philadelphia music scene. Presented by the Philadelphia Folksong Society.

TIX at folkfest.org

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The New Album is out Today! Where to Listen, How To Buy

Catching Leaves, the new album, available now!

After more than 10 years, I’m thrilled to be able to say the words “My new album comes out today.” It’s a collection of songs that have such meaning for me. I hope you fall in love with it. The music is available now to listen, download, buy, and stream – wherever you listen to music. Click the image below.

Want a physical copy with beautiful artwork and liner notes? Click on the photo below or head to the STORE to order a CD, and I will personally mail you an album that you can touch and feel (along with a digital copy).

With Catching Leaves, Avi Wisnia returns with his poignant and long-awaited sophomore release. Produced by acclaimed bassist/conductor Ken Pendergast, the collection is a tender and intimate ode to living in the moment, to surrendering to forces beyond our control and finding peace in growth, change, and acceptance. Wisnia writes with a gentle touch, reflecting on love and loss with a soulful maturity, mixing hints of jazz, roots, and the Great American Songbook together into an organic swell that’s at once beautiful and bittersweet. The result is “a riveting collection” (Vents Magazine) that “reminds us to live in the moment. Effortlessly cinematic and well-rounded, allowing us to explore Wisnia’s vast creative abilities.” (Buzz Music). Catching Leaves is a moving, intimate album shaped by the power of human connection and community, calling to mind everyone from Rufus Wainwright and Teddy Thompson to Ron Sexsmith and Gabriel Kahane as it navigates darkness and doubt, faith and family, pain and resilience.READ MORE…

#CatchingLeaves

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