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Glen Roethel is a rare performer often described as “sweet,” “motivating,” “energizing” – but most folks simply appreciate that Glen is a singer-songwriter with a penchant for positive intentional lyrics, a devout music community builder, a passionately-in-love husband and a generous, welcoming performer.
Glen's live shows delight audiences with acoustic guitar wizardry, ukulele fun, vocal fireworks and soothing melodic tones. His songs and music have been heard on nationally syndicated commercial radio, college and international radio, as well as on TV. To his credit are six self-produced CDs (From Beginning to End, Smaller Things, Unfolding [solos, Inspireline Records]; Red Apples And Gold, Songs of Hope and Freedom [Gathering Time, Inspireline Records], ambition [gush, Indigo Records]), a new holiday compilation by emPower Music & Arts titled More Than A Season, as well as performances and cowrites on gorgeous and award-winning recordings by Penny Nichols, Sue Riley, Joe Iadanza, Paul Helou, Mara Levine, Josh Joffen, Kayli Joseph, Phil Teumim, Mitch Katz, Amy Soucy & Sharon Goldman, DejaVoodoo, Grimm Jack, Pat Nichols Band and more.More tidbits...
Glen is founder of the recently popular (now reformed) folk-rock harmony trio Gathering Time, co-creator of AcousticMusicScene.com, and sole proprietor of his indy label, Inspireline, and music publishing company, Laughing Buddha Music/BMI. He teaches guitar, songwriting and performance at Summersongs East and West (Summersongs.com) and at the SoundConnections Conference in Missouri. He was a songwriter contest finalist for the Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival and a jury-selected performer at the 5th Annual Singer Songwriter Cape May festival. He saw his song "Namaste'" featured in a multi-media exhibit at the Presidential Museum in Texas for three months, and his song, "People of the Earth" published in a New Thought songbook for Unity Worldwide Ministries (then again in the Hal Leonard Corp songbook, 101 Inspiring Songs: The Ultimate New Thought Fakebook). As a corporate and private entertainer his performances and 5-star reviews earned him the “Best of 2012” award at Gigmasters, the premiere online booking agency. In 2013, Glen received honors from the 30th Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (MASC), Songwriters’ Association of Washington, DC for 3 songs ("Sweet Cider” [Honorable Mention in the Country / Bluegrass category], "The Family Tree” [Honorable Mention in the Acoustic / Folk category] and "Dandelion Dreams" [Honorable Mention in the Open category], a cowrite with Sue Riley), as well as two Posi Award nominations for his songs “Beautiful Now” and “Family” (both from his new CD, Unfolding).
Glen enjoys making a habit of encouraging songwriters and other artists, both young and old; he gives guitar lessons to select students (at all levels of ability); and is a frequent record production consultant, vocal arranger, studio guitarist/vocalist, recording engineer, and graphic & web designer.