A song to help you get through social distancing during a pandemic. Original version featured in Ben Kenobi’s Cantina Time — Episode IV — Ben Kenobi Talks About Social Distancing. Single Demo version features vocals by Shannon Pie. Single available…
Category: Music
You and Me and Her or Him
This song was one of three songs written for the 3rd Annual Capital Region / Berkshires 24-Hour Theatre Project. For more information on that event and the process of writing the songs for it, see Songwriting for a 24-Hour Theatre…
New Offerings from Potluck Creative Arts
At long last, finally, Potluck Creative Arts has a proper home on the web! http://potluckcreativearts.com Along with the site comes a number of new and unique music, arts and creativity services offered by Mark S. Meritt. Many involve opportunities for…
Songs Make Me Smile
This song was written from scratch on July 30, 2007, during the second test run, the first with all kids, of the Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop. It took 135 minutes with breaks, starting only with music as the topic.…
Our Place By the Sea
This song was written from scratch on July 27, 2007, during the first test run of the Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop. It took 90 minutes, starting only with the topic of Mystic, CT, where the participants have for many…
How I Xanadu
Here’s me playing the song Xanadu on the piano, and starting with the second verse I start messing with the musical style a bunch. According to the website for the Broadway musical, Xanadu means “to express oneself through the arts…
Our Whole Lives
This song was written as a submission for American Idol’s first songwriter contest. Howard and Mark used Appreciative Inquiry to tailor the song for the program — the first time either of them had created a song fully through the…
Come Out
This song was written for a compilation album of songs inspired by the work of Daniel Quinn. Mark wanted to throw things for a loop with this song about being true to who you are. The appreciative approach he took…
Singalong Thursdays at Red Hook Inn
RED HOOK, New York, October 25, 2006 — Beginning November 9, Thursday is Singalong Night at the Red Hook Inn. Mark S. Meritt will perform songs on the keyboard, taking requests from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. every Thursday in…
Ladies Night Music at Red Hook Inn
Thursday is Ladies Night at the Red Hook Inn, and Mark S. Meritt will be performing songs to listen, sing and dance to. Stop by between 7-10 p.m., 7460 South Broadway in the Village of Red Hook. For more information…