Songwriting Circle with Erin Frisby

Songwriting Circle with Erin Frisby is a five-session workshop for beginners, experienced songwriters, and anyone working on lyrics or learning an instrument. Participants will develop songs in a supportive, welcoming environment through guided feedback, weekly creative exercises, collaboration opportunities, and shared listening.

The circle includes opportunities to bring completed songs or works in progress, receive feedback, access a playlist of influential songwriters, participate in at least one group open-mic outing, and contribute to a class compilation if they choose. Erin Frisby, a veteran of Washington’s music scene, will lead the sessions. Frisby grew up with Appalachian and Ozark folk music, studied opera, toured with original music, and has created music and songwriting programs for organizations including Chicago Public Schools, The Luce Center, the Millennium Stage, the Hirshhorn Gallery Talks, and the Folger Shakespeare Library. They co-founded This Could Go Boom! and currently front the rock band Ammonite.

When: Saturdays, November 21 and 28, and December 5, 12, and 19, 2026

Showtimes: 3:00–4:30 p.m. each session

Run time: Five 90-minute sessions

Tickets: $125 for all five sessions when paid in advance, or $30 per session at the door. Advance payment guarantees a spot.

Venue: Rhizome DC

Workshop includes: Song sharing, feedback on works in progress, weekly songwriting prompts and exercises, a playlist of songwriting greats, collaboration opportunities, an optional group open-mic outing, and the option to be included on a class compilation.

Experience level: Beginners are welcome, including people who have never written a song, are focusing only on lyrics, or have just begun learning an instrument.

Instructor: Erin Frisby, a DC musician, songwriter, educator, arts-activism trainee, co-founder of This Could Go Boom!, and front person for Ammonite.