Grateful to learn that my song, "Widows Walking" won second place in the March/April 2021 American Songwriter Magazine lyric contest. Thanks to the women who inspired the song!
Nov 21 2019
LI psychologist helps Long Island's homeless through song
Merrick singer-songwriter Drew Velting, who has released a new song, launches a tour of LI homeless shelters to raise awareness during National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week. Photo Credit: Linda McNally
Updated November 19, 2019 7:59 AM
Nov 6 2019
New Single Release! Where Do the Homeless Dwell?
All proceeds from this song are being donated to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
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Jul 23 2019
Newport Folk Festival Preview 2019
Outstanding podcast from NPR's "All Songs Considered" previewing this year's Newport Folk Festival, which celebrates its 60th year this month. Wow.
Click the link to listen to the complete podcast Newport Folk Festival 2019 Preview
May 6 2019
Celebrate Pete Seeger’s 100th Birthday at Nationwide Concerts This Weekend
Nice article providing some updates on Pete Seeger's centennial celebration. Well may the world go...
Feb 6 2019
Izzy Young, Who Presided Over the Folk Revival, Dies at 90
Great article in the NY Times about Izzy Young, a key figure in the Great American Folk Music Revival at its peak. Sad to lose him.
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Oct 25 2018
LI Sound: Merrick's Drew Velting writes song about Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer
Merrick singer-songwriter Drew Velting was inspired to write a song about the woman killed during the 2017 Charlottesville riots. Photo Credit: Olivia Velting
Updated October 20, 2018 3:00 PM
Aug 31 2018
Remembering Charlottesville: Merrick man sings of 'The Mournful Death of Heather Heyer'
Posted August 30, 2018
Recent article published by the Long Island Herald regarding my new song release, "The Mournful Death of Heather Heyer"
Click here to read the full story written by Erik Hawkins for the Long Island Herald
Aug 9 2018
New York Musician Writes Song Honoring Heather Heyer
by Chris Cerbo | Posted: Wed 4:37 PM, Aug 08, 2018 | Updated: Wed 6:30 PM, Aug 08, 2018
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A New York-based musician is hoping a song dedicated to Heather Heyer will help heal some…
Feb 12 2018
About That Song You’ve Heard, Kumbaya
Informative piece from the New York Times that provides much-needed historical perspective on a timeless African-American spiritual.
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Dec 19 2017
Why Phil Ochs is the obscure '60s folk singer America needs in 2017
Wonderful article paying tribute to the incomparable Phil Ochs. A folk singer-songwriter for the ages. It's his birthday today. Definitely worth reading.
Oct 6 2017
New Concert Program - Bob Dylan: The Early Years
Bob Dylan: The Early Years pays tribute to America's most influential singer-songwriter of the 1960’s and the only musician ever awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. With both guitar and banjo, Drew Velting plays and sings a wide-ranging selection of…