Songs 4 Nature: Adult Winter Camp

Theme: Resilience

With frigid air, icy conditions, and short days, winter can leave people feeling isolated and anxious, even without added worries due to COVID-19. But winter is also full of natural beauty and inspiring experiences that can help us feel safe, supported, and resilient. To foster those experiences with a focus on music, we’re excited to be offering our first-ever adult winter Songs 4 Nature program!

With support from Saskatchewan Outdoors and SaskEnergy, this program includes 4 evening Zoom sessions over 2 weeks, giving you a chance to dive into songwriting and draw inspiration from nature, supported by a team of established local artists. You’ll also find ways to connect with nature close to home through self-guided “homework” exercises. All levels of skill and experience are welcome!

This camp is also contributing to cutting-edge research about creativity and nature connection. You will be invited to take part in this research project when you register.

People who take part in all 4 sessions will be invited to perform during an online wind-up on March 5^th, which will be organized and promoted as a SideDoor event. The songs you create may also be featured on the Songs 4 Nature website at www.songs4nature.ca.

Space is limited and the camp will fill up fast, so reserve your spot soon!

Registration:  $90 /person for 4 sessions, taxes and fees included. Registration opens for Saskatchewan residents on January 8 and for everyone else on January 12. The last day for registering is January 29.

Free spots: We are able to provide a few free spots on a first-come-first-served basis. If you would like to be considered for one of them, send a request during the registration period.

Our Facilitators

Songs 4 Nature is coordinated by RSM Curator of Human Ecology, Glenn Sutter, a performing songwriter who has released 4 albums of folk-rock about nature, love, and the human condition.

Three other local songwriters will be facilitating each event and will be available for scheduled one-on-one sessions, to work on song ideas. Our songwriting mentors are:

2019 Juno Nominee Megan Nash, winner of numerous Saskatchewan awards and Western Canadian Music Awards two-time nominee.

Ryan Hicks, a Regina-raised singer-songwriter, who makes melodic, cinematic alt-pop music. If McCartney, Brian Wilson and Fleet Foxes made music for David Lynch.

Kara Golemba, an award-winning songwriter with a voice that can be “sweet and charming or powerfully raised to rattle the teacups.”

Songs 4 Nature: Wind-up Show