Progressive Wednesday

Please say “hi” and “howdy” to our newest columnist… Alyson Greenfield

February 6th, 2007 by Progressive Wednesday

Alyson Greenfield is a songbird.  A writer. A lover. A real renaissance type. She grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and spent some time shacking up in Madison, Wisconsin (where she shook Gloria Steinem’s hand) and Chicago, Illinois (where she was in a music video with Billy Corgan). She studied English and Women’s Studies in Madison, developed a creative writing program at an elementary school in Chicago, and spent time on that city’s Education Fund Board for the National Organization for Women. Sitting on Fire, a movie which she co-wrote, won Special Prize for Best Short Film at the Philadelphia Documentary and Fiction Film Festival.

When she moved back to C-bus for a few years, she taught French and Dance at an arts high school and creative writing at the Thurber House. She recently finished filming and editing three music videos for her “other” career as a singer/songwriter. She has played in music venues all over the country, from New York, New York to Birmingham, Alabama, and her music can be heard on Rubyfruit Radio, The Female Front, and NTG Radio, and will soon appear on those things called “TVs.” These days she calls Tuscaloosa, Alabama home, where she grades oodles of student essays while earning her MFA.

She really likes it when people get along and are nice to each other, and she’s excited that she’s been showing up in people’s dreams a lot lately. To find even more of the 411 about Alyson and boogie to her tunes, hop on over to her MySpace page or her website. For the full experience, you can lay down ten measly bucks over at CD Baby, and her first album, Six Songs, can be yours.