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The 8th annual
New England Songwriters Retreat
(NESR 8)
Hosted by Ellis Paul
NESR 8A: Fri Aug 23—Tue Aug 27 (2024)
NESR 8B: Fri Aug 30—Tue Sep 3 (2024)
Chester, CT
NESR 8A
(Aug 23-27, 2024)
Alec McCulloch
Upton, MA
Bob Ward
New Berlin, WI
Caitlin Mason
Randolph, MA
Carlene Thissen
Saugerties, NY & Naples, FL
Christina Nordstrom
Sandwich, MA
David Kelly
Randolph, MA
David Seitz
New York, NY
Emily Eisen
Northport, NY
Eric Phelps
South Deerfield, MA
Erik Balkey
Mount Tabor, NJ
Fred Cassels
Edmonds, WA
George D. Brown
Chicago, IL
Halley Neal
Boston, MA
Jeff Verney
West Simsbury, CT
Jessica Smucker
Lancaster, PA
Julie Hemeon
Pomfret, CT
Kevin Liebkemann
Jackson, NY
Lee Hargraves
Framingham, MA
Mark Wheeler
Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Matt Mayerchak
Arlington, MA
Michael T. Lewis
Walden, NY
Milton Brasher-Cunningham
Guilford, CT
Missy Alexander
Sherman, CT
Nancy Michael
Los Angeles, CA
NanxyPants (aka Nancy Leslie)
Ipswich, MA
NESR 8B
(Aug 30-Sep 3, 2024)
A. J. Capowski
Chelmsford, MA
Adam Rusek
Rocky Point, NY
Bernie Drury
Mount Arlington, NJ
Bob Siefert
North Reading, MA
Brian Theoret
Monroe, CT
Bruce T. Carroll
Kent, CT
Carter Gowrie
Essex, CT
Cynthia Smith
Amesbury, MA
Dale Wayne
Altamonte Springs, FL
Dan Hulse
Melrose, CT
Dan Pejril
South Windsor, CT
Dan Tappan
Boxborough, MA
Dave Gregorio
Milford, CT
Diane Polledri
Verona, NJ
Don Gilmond
Guilford, CT
Eric Behr
Riverside, RI
Erin Ash Sullivan
Harvard, MA
George Potts
Kent, CT
Glenn Dornfeld
New York, NY
J.K. Jones
Shadow Hills, CA
Jennifer Barrows
Avon, CT
John McDaid
Portsmouth, RI
JStu
Bethlehem, PA
Karen Ann Burger
Lake Grove, NY
Kate Caldwell
Deer Isle, ME & Severna Park, MD
NESR 7A (August 25-29, 2023):
Bob Ward
New Berlin, WI
Carole Wise
Brunswick, ME
Christina Nordstrom
Sandwich, MA
Christine Baillargeon
Bridgton, ME
Dalia Laredo
(she/her)
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
David A. Daniels
Omaha, NE
David Seitz
New York, NY
David Tardiff
Boston, MA &
Fort Lauderdale FL
Fort Lauderdale FL
Emily Eisen
Northport, NY
Eric Gany
Wilton, CT
Felix Ward
Sharon, MA
Fred Cassells
Edmonds, WA
George Potts
Kent, CT
Ian MacCallum
Dundalk, Ontario & Haliburton, Ontario
Jarrod Ratcliffe
New Haven, CT
Kate Caldwell
(she/her) Deer Isle, ME & Annapolis, MD
Kathy Moser
(she/her)
Long Valley, NJ
Long Valley, NJ
Ken Chmielewski
Ivoryton, CT
Kevin Liebkemann
Jackson, NJ
Lee Hargraves
Framingham, MA
Liz Brown
(she/her)
Naperville, IL
Naperville, IL
Molly Williams
Marblehead, MA
Nancy Michael
Glendale, CA
Nick Carter
Riverside, CT
Nico Padden
(she/her)
Valley Stream, NY
Valley Stream, NY