Music for Seniors Songwriting Workshop with Jill Sissel

Name: Music for Seniors Songwriting Workshop with Jill Sissel
Start: 2026-05-12T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-12T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Nashville Public Library Donelson Branch

Schedule

Tue May 12 2026 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Nashville Public Library Donelson Branch | Nashville, TN

A 2hr Songwriting Workshop for older adults, with Nashville based Americana/Blues Artist, Jill Sissel
About this Event

Join us at Nashville Public Library in Donelson on May 12th!

Learn how to write a song with songwriters, Jill Sissel and Liz Ficalora!

Bring your pen and paper and we’ll discuss song forms, time signatures, meter and syllable structure. We will write together on a common topic and put the words to music! No musical experience necessary; it’s going to be a fun exercise with a common goal. Write a song.

See you then!

Jill Sissel is an award winning songwriter and has been writing and performing her acclaimed Americana/ Blues music in the Nashville area for more than 25 years. Jill leads her band projects, and has played as a side musician for other Nashville artists. Originally from Midvale, Utah, Jill moved to Music City with an album under her belt in 1998 and hasn't stopped looking ahead for what's next! During the pandemic, Jill wrote and then worked on a music video called, "Re-Sister" with director Val Whitcomb and that video had an Official Selection with the NewsFest Film Festival, and it won Best Music Video at the 2022 Cinema Systers Film Festival.

In 2018, Jill released the album Forever Free. The first single, The Tennessee Farmer, played a big part in the documentary film The Blueberry Farmer, (Tepper Creek Productions), as the theme song winning BEST MUSIC in a Documentary by Val Whitcomb with the NewsFest Film Festival.

In 2020, the album Haunted Highway (producer Liz Ficalora), won the award for BEST AMERICANA ALBUM by JPFolks. Two other songs finished as top finalists.

Jill lives in Nashville and is currently working with Amy Reid, and Liz Ficalora her spouse, drummer and producer in the SisselReid Band. The trio have released a single, "River Town" that was picked up by Grammy award winner Chuck Ebert and featured on the "Rooted in Song" album released on Cabin Records in 2020.

Opening shows in the past for artists Dan Seals, Ty England, JoDee Messina and Tracy Lawrence, and playing side guitar for artists Dianne Davidson and Tracy Nelson, (Mother Earth), has shaped the professional aptitude Jill Sissel brings to her live shows. Her abilities as a multi-instrumentalist keep her in demand as a performer. Her instrumental talents include Voice, Guitar (electric/ acoustic/ bass/ resonator), Piano & Harmonica.

Performing as a solo or with her band, Jill Sissel is recognized for her energy and powerful guitar playing.