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The 9th annual
New England Songwriters Retreat
(NESR 9)
Hosted by Ellis Paul
NESR 9A: Fri Aug 22—Tue Aug 26 (2025)
NESR 9B: Fri Aug 29—Tue Sep 2 (2025)
Chester, CT
NESR 8A
(Aug 23-27, 2024)
Alec McCulloch
Upton, MA
Bob Ward
New Berlin, WI
Caitlin Mason
Randolph, MA
Carlene Thissen
Saugerties, NY & Naples, FL
Christina Nordstrom
Sandwich, MA
David Kelly
Randolph, MA
David Seitz
New York, NY
Emily Eisen
Northport, NY
Eric Phelps
South Deerfield, MA
Erik Balkey
Mount Tabor, NJ
Fred Cassels
Edmonds, WA
George D. Brown
Chicago, IL
Halley Neal
Boston, MA
Jeff Verney
West Simsbury, CT
Jessica Smucker
Lancaster, PA
Julie Hemeon
Pomfret, CT
Kevin Liebkemann
Jackson, NY
Lee Hargraves
Framingham, MA
Mark Wheeler
Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Matt Mayerchak
Arlington, MA
Michael T. Lewis
Walden, NY
Milton Brasher-Cunningham
Guilford, CT
Missy Alexander
Sherman, CT
Nancy Michael
Los Angeles, CA
NanxyPants (aka Nancy Leslie)
Ipswich, MA
NESR 8B
(Aug 30-Sep 3, 2024)
A. J. Capowski
Chelmsford, MA
Adam Rusek
Rocky Point, NY
Bernie Drury
Mount Arlington, NJ
Bob Siefert
North Reading, MA
Brian Theoret
Monroe, CT
Bruce T. Carroll
Kent, CT
Carter Gowrie
Essex, CT
Cynthia Smith
Amesbury, MA
Dale Wayne
Altamonte Springs, FL
Dan Hulse
Melrose, CT
Dan Pejril
South Windsor, CT
Dan Tappan
Boxborough, MA
Dave Gregorio
Milford, CT
Diane Polledri
Verona, NJ
Don Gilmond
Guilford, CT
Eric Behr
Riverside, RI
Erin Ash Sullivan
Harvard, MA
George Potts
Kent, CT
Glenn Dornfeld
New York, NY
J.K. Jones
Shadow Hills, CA
Jennifer Barrows
Avon, CT
John McDaid
Portsmouth, RI
JStu
Bethlehem, PA
Karen Ann Burger
Lake Grove, NY
Kate Caldwell
Deer Isle, ME & Severna Park, MD
NESR 7A (August 25-29, 2023):
Bob Ward
New Berlin, WI
Carole Wise
Brunswick, ME
Christina Nordstrom
Sandwich, MA
Christine Baillargeon
Bridgton, ME
Dalia Laredo
(she/her)
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
David A. Daniels
Omaha, NE
David Seitz
New York, NY
David Tardiff
Boston, MA &
Fort Lauderdale FL
Fort Lauderdale FL
Emily Eisen
Northport, NY
Eric Gany
Wilton, CT
Felix Ward
Sharon, MA
Fred Cassells
Edmonds, WA
George Potts
Kent, CT
Ian MacCallum
Dundalk, Ontario & Haliburton, Ontario
Jarrod Ratcliffe
New Haven, CT
Kate Caldwell
(she/her) Deer Isle, ME & Annapolis, MD
Kathy Moser
(she/her)
Long Valley, NJ
Long Valley, NJ
Ken Chmielewski
Ivoryton, CT
Kevin Liebkemann
Jackson, NJ
Lee Hargraves
Framingham, MA
Liz Brown
(she/her)
Naperville, IL
Naperville, IL
Molly Williams
Marblehead, MA
Nancy Michael
Glendale, CA
Nick Carter
Riverside, CT
Nico Padden
(she/her)
Valley Stream, NY
Valley Stream, NY
NESR 7B (September 1-5, 2023):
A.J. Capowski
Chelmsford, MA
Adam Rusek
Rocky Point, NY
Alec McCulloch
Upton, MA
Bernie Drury
Mount Arlington, NJ
Bill Anderson
Milton, MA
Bob Siefert
North Reading, MA
Bob Woldin
Escondido, CA
Brian Theoret
Monroe, CT
Carter Gowrie
Essex, CT
Cynthia Smith
Amesbury, MA
Dale Wayne
Altamonte Springs, FL
Dan Hulse
Melrose, MA
Dan Tappan
Boxborough, MA
Dave Gregorio
Milford, CT
Dave Kohler
Westwood, MA
Diane Polledri
Verona, NJ
Don Gilmond
Guilford, CT
Jeannie Coppinger
Great Diamond Island, ME
Jennifer Barrows
Avon, CT
JK Jones
Shadow Hills, CA
John Guinan
Austin, TX
John McDaid
Portsmouth, RI
JStu
Denville, NJ
Judy Kass
Tarrytown, NY
Kyle Hancharick
Warwick, NY
NESR 6:
Adam Rusek
(Rocky Point, NY)
Amy Berkson-Martin
(Savannah, GA)
Bernie Drury
(Mount Arlington, NJ)
Bill Anderson
(Milton, MA)
Bob Carozzoni
(Corning, NY)
Bob Woldin
(Escondido, CA)
Brian Theoret
(Monroe, CT)
Carter Gowrie
(Essex, CT)
Christine Baillargeon
(Bridgton, ME)
Colleen Sullivan
(Bloomfield, NJ)
Cynthia Smith
(Amesbury, MA)
Dale Wayne
(Altamonte Springs, FL)
Dan Hulse
(Melrose, MA)
Dan Tappan
(Boxborough, MA)
Dave Gregorio
(Milford, CT)
Dave Kohler
(Westwood, MA)
Debra Lynn Alt
(N. Branford, CT)
Diane Polledri
(Verona, NJ)
Doug Irwin
(Bellefonte, PA)
Erin Ash Sullivan
(Harvard, MA)
Genevieve Vitanzo
(Madison, NJ)
George Potts
(Kent, CT)
Glenn Dornfeld
(New York, NY)
J.K. Jones
(Shadow Hills, CA)
James Lee Baker
(Aurora, CO)
NESR 5 (Online):
Ali Lee
(Marblehead, MA)
Annie Donohue
(NJ)
Ashley Riley
(IL)
Bernie Drury
(Mount Arlington, NJ)
Bob Carozzoni
(Corning, NY)
Bob Siefert
(N. Reading, MA)
Bob Woldin
(Escondido, CA)
Brian Theoret
(Monroe, CT)
Clarence Easterday
(Phoenix, AZ)
Dan Hulse
(Melrose, MA)
Dan Pejril
(S. Windsor, CT)
Dan Tappan
(Boxborough, MA)
Dennis McCracken
(Aberdeen, NC)
Diane Polledri
(Verona, NJ)
Erin Ash Sullivan
(Harvard, MA)
Glenn Case
(Spokane, WA)
Glenn Dornfeld
(New York, NY)
Harlow Rioux
(Hudson, NH)
Jennifer Barrows
(Avon, CT)
John McDaid
(Portsmouth, RI)
John Pepin
(Ishpeming, MI)
JStu Stewart
(Denville, NJ)
Kat Talcott
(Richford, NY)
Kyle Hancharick
(Warwick, NY)
Lisa Jeanette
(Exton, PA)
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