Hi, I'm Carley! Elementary music teacher, multi-instrumentalist, benevolent overlord of Bad Song Club, and inveterate seeker of joy. I grew up on the Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Tom Lehrer, John Prine, CSN (and sometimes Y), Ani Difranco, Fiona Apple, and lots of Tin Pan Alley jazz.

This is my 18th year/19th FAWM. Where does the time go??

My songwriting mottos include, "What would Paul McCartney do?"; "Who cares, write it anyway"; "Anything's a bluegrass song"; "Why drink rusty tap water?"; and probably more that escape me now.

I'm always up for the possibility of a collaboration, especially in the first half of the month, so drop me a line and I'll do my best to make it happen! Also, please refrain from leaving "constructive" criticism on my songs; FAWM is a place for risk-taking and woodshedding and giving half-formed ideas a chance to develop—and besides, I critique myself enough already. :)

You can read my undergraduate thesis paper on how to overcome songwriting obstacles here (features a whole section on FAWM): https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/honorstheses/1343/

And you can join Bad Song Club here! https://badsongclub.com

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