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999 Songs Out Of 1,000: Quechee Songwriter Challenge Strikes A Chord

Vermont Public | By Mary Williams Engisch,
Mitch Wertlieb
Published September 24, 2018 at 12:56 PM EDT
Dan Weintraub of Quechee is on day 999 of his self-imposed challenge to write a new song a day for 1,000 days in a row.
Dan Weintraub, courtesy
Dan Weintraub of Quechee is on day 999 of his self-imposed challenge to write a new song a day for 1,000 days in a row.

Sipping a cup of coffee. Floating down a river. Laundry detergent. Song lyrics can capture memories of relaxing mornings, summer adventures or even mundane daily duties. Writing lyrics like these are now very familiar to Dan Weintraub, a Quechee-based singer/songwriter, as he nears the end of a unique songwriting challenge: writing a song per day for 1,000 days. 

On Tuesday, Sept. 25, Weintraub will write song 999, the penultimate composition of his ambitious songwriting odyssey. 

Weintraub joins Vermont Edition to explore the songs that have come out of nearly three years of writing music, and why Weintraub says he may never compose another song after this project ends.

Broadcast live on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
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Mary Williams Engisch
Mary Williams Engisch is a local host on All Things Considered.
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Mitch Wertlieb
A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.
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