Workshop and Song Swap hosted by Jenny Reynolds and Jess Klein

Sat Jan 31 2026 at 10:00 am to 09:00 pm UTC-06:00

Captain Quack's Soundspace | Austin

Captain Quackenbush's Coffeehouse
Publisher/HostCaptain Quackenbush's Coffeehouse
Workshop and Song Swap hosted by Jenny Reynolds and Jess Klein
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Join us for a special song writer workshop followed by a song swap
About this Event


Jess Klein has toured the globe on her own and with Arlo Guthrie, Josh Ritter, John Fullbright, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle and Alejandro Escovedo. The New York Times calls her “A songwriter with a voice of unblinking tenacity.”

Jess co-founded in Asheville, NC with Abigail Dowd and Jane Kramer, and has co-led workshops in Nashville, Chapel Hill and Maryland with Jonathan Byrd, Wyatt Easterling, and Korby Lenker. She believes in the transformative power of song and is passionate about helping folks express their own truths through this compelling art form.

Native New Englander Jenny Reynolds has played the Old Settlers Music Festival, the Kerrville Folk Festival, The Philadelphia Folk Festival, Club Passim, the Cactus Cafe, and the Bluebird Cafe, and has worked with BettySoo, Warren Hood, and Grammy winner Ruthie Foster. She was an Official Showcase Artist at SXSW 2008 and 2018.A trained teacher,

Reynolds taught private guitar lessons for 16 years, as well as basic acoustic, fingerstyle and fingerpicking guitar classes at the and adult classes at the University of Texas.

Using exercises that focus on both lyrics and musicianship, this songwriting workshop will focus on how to keep your creative process moving. How can chord changes influence writing a bridge? How can the structure of the song influence how the story is told? Students can expect group activities and one on one time with instructors. We'll start at 10, take a 30 minute break for lunch, and finish up at 4PM. Students should be writing songs or very curious about starting. Bring your guitars. If you play a different instrument, you may need to bring amplification, such as a keyboard amp.
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Tickets to workshop include admission to song swap

Workshop runs 10am to 4pm with 30 minute break for lunch.

Tickets to workshop only OR workshop + song swap

Early bird pricing - $125 before November 1st

Regular pricing - $150

Song swap 7pm

Song swap only pricing - $25

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Captain Quack's Soundspace, 5326 Menchaca Road, Austin, United States

Tickets

USD 31.85 to USD 181.03

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