I'm re-posting these blogs about our recent Songwriting Retreat from Abbye Pates' blog (http://www.thewaywewander.blogspot.com) She is a great songwriter and friend. I'm glad she kept a little log of our time together! Hope you enjoy these next 4-5 posts. - Matthew
What is a Songwriter's Retreat? Who put this together for you? Where are you going? And what are you doing again? (And why do you need a whole week to... write?)
These were some great questions we received in the weeks leading up to our getaway to the tippy-toes of the Appalachian Mountains. These questions led us into some great conversations about why we write songs, why it's good to write together and especially how this week would be much more than just writing. We would write, sing, record, and above all that, pray, listen, and worship together. We decided to stop settling for, "Wouldn't it be so great if we holed ourselves up in a cabin for a week and wrote songs?"
This time, we did it.
And over the next several days, you can step back into last week with us and catch a glimpse of what it was all about, living in the Bear Cub Cabin, cooking meals, singing songs, reading Scripture, and laughing at Matthew's ridiculous clapping routines.
We hope you'll share the journey with us!
