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Newsletter · By Carol Montag · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Sweet September (opens the original)

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    Sweet September. I have a song by that name. Unfortunately, I have yet to record it and am unable to share it with you here. Perhaps I should add it to my to-do list.I’m happy to let you know that the pinkie finger on my left hand has healed nicely. It is a bit tender, but I’m sure that will dissipate with time. I am back to playing guitar without further impedance. From now on I will slow down and be more careful handling a box cutter. I promise.I believe I have mentioned my having chronic idio

  2. Issue · Aug 12, 2026

    August Agony (opens the original)

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    I’ve done a lot of work outside this summer. My house is surrounded by woods. In those woods are all sorts of plants and animals that are sometimes amusing, sometimes beautiful, and sometimes a hazard to your health. Plants I wrestle with include stinging nettles, poison ivy, ragweed, Virginia stickseed, cockleburs and many others. These suckers will punish you but good should you get into contact with them without protection. Some of them are extremely invasive and take over an entire area befo

  3. Issue · Jul 29, 2026

    The Josie Music Awards (opens the original)

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    I’m very excited and honored to annouce that my album, “Strange Ballet”, has been nominated for Album of the Year in the Folk/Americana (Artist) category by The 12th Annual Josie Music Awards.The Josie Music Awards Website<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!whUl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa938ff4b-a824-496d-b769-302c98

  4. Issue · Jul 15, 2026

    Wild, Wild West Songwriter Adventure (opens the original)

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    We’re back from our great adventure to “Big Sky Country” - Montana.I’m feeling good about the adventure. As I mentioned before, it was mixture of business and pleasure. Regarding the business - I came out to Red Lodge as a finalist in the 2026 Red Lodge Songwriter Festival’s Songwriter Competition to perform and I left Red Lodge as a finalist. Which is great, don’t get me wrong. Trophies and accolades are nice, but so is meeting famous songwriters who wrote songs you know and can sing by heart a

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