This Week’s Mighty SONG Writer: Matt Quinn of Mt. JoyOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Shore Fire Media This week’s episode of Mighty SONG Writers comes from AAA radio chart-topping indie-folk artist Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy. In his video, Quinn covers the Grateful Dead’s “Dire Wolf,” explaining that that song’s storytelling drove him to become a songwriter, and plays one of his own songs that was inspired by Jerry Garcia. Quinn also thanks a formative English teacher, passes on songwriting advice that’s helped him, and explains why John Prine should be the second musician to win the Nobel Prize. Watch the video at Literary Hub: https:// Previous performers in the Mighty SONG Writers series include Amanda Shires withJason Isbell, Marcus Roberts, Jewel, Phil Augusta Jackson, Devon Gilfillian, Valerie June, Rhett Miller, and Erika Ender. Catch up on the full series here: https:// Mighty SONG Writers aims to raise money to support Philadelphia-based non-profit Mighty Writers, which teaches reading and writing to thousands of low-income and marginalized students every year and is seeing more need than ever during the pandemic. AboutAbout Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy About Mighty Writers About Literary Hub
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September 25, 2020 12:55pm ET by Shore Fire Media |