McClure & Trowbridge: Leading the way in the 21'st century
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"I merely want to write songs that make people laugh and cry and smile and think... 'I have felt that way.'" [Bobbie Gallup] Bobbie Gallup is a Colorado lyricist who grew up in Michigan, gathering a BS in biology, art, and education from Western Michigan University, and an MS from Michigan State in environmental interpretation. Throughout her career, she has studied how to connect with people of all ages in her positions as a park ranger, naturalist, zoo education coordinator, and statewide head of interpretive services for the state park system in Minnesota. She is currently a consultant in the area of interpretive planning, community development and tourism in the state of Colorado. Bobbie's real life profession has been in the field of what is known as interpretation. Before you ask how many languages she speaks...let me clarify that the sort of interpretation she does involves translating the voices of nature and the stories of history into interesting and hopefully provocative ways that will enable folks to enjoy and appreciate the world we share. Taking this same approach to bringing experiences alive through songs was simply another way of approaching "interpretation." As the Diamond Rio song says..."It's all interpretation." Her creative bent surfaced early in life, although her first failure in the world of music was a traumatic one. At age 8 Bobbie's piano teacher flew into a rage after discovering to her utter horror, that after seeming to master book after book of piano lessons, she had been fooled into believing that Bobbie was sight reading only to have her play a particularly difficult lesson...in the wrong key. Exposed!! So ended her dreams of becoming a piano virtuoso. She also excelled at painting, however, concentrating on wildlife subjects for many years. Later, after moving to Colorado, she began recording scenes of the West, gathering numerous natural and cultural resource management publications and awards along the way. Bobbie is responsible for planning and coordinating The South Platte River Trail Scenic & Historic Byway, awarded Best New Interpretive Project in the nation in 1998, by the National Association for Interpretation. The project was also nominated for the John Sem Tourism Award in 1999. Bobbie began writing early... composing poetry from the time she was 15, and getting her first official publication at 17 for writing her high school class poem at Western High School, Parma, MI. As life presented her with its usual pattern of challenges, she found more to write about, eventually garnering more publications, magazine articles, awards and honors. Several of her poems may be read online on the International Library of Poetry website. Music has been a lifelong passion for Bobbie, although only in recent years, through study of song form and structure, has she put her poetic license to the test as a songwriter. In 1998, her work was recognized when she was awarded First Place in a country music songwriting contest sponsored by Georgia Pacific Paper Company, 1998. Bobbie now has a growing portfolio of over 400 song lyrics, primarily in the country genre, but also a few gospel, pop and children's songs that are awaiting the magic of the right composers to become musical gems. Having collaborated with other songwriters in the past, she also has a number of completely mastered songs (music and lyrics) available for either publication, review, and use by performing artists. "Last Line Of Defense" and "I Can't Pretend" were engineered and produced at Brush Hill Studios, Nashville, by Arvel E. Bird, and are currently being plugged by CROJO Music. Bobbie's "My Heart Stops Here" has been published by Northern Comfort Music (Guelph, Ontario) and is being plugged by Jeffrey Vogel. Bobbie continues to seek others with whom to collaborate, and, also of course... ways to get these songs to the producers, artists and reps who will recognize their hit potential! Check out her lyric pages, and if you are interested in working with her or using some of her work, you may contact her via email at Bobbie Gallup or via telephone or USPO (addresses below). SONG TITLES Written with Randy Barb of Denver, CO (Music and Lyrics) Demo tapes available I'M TROUBLE (1999) ON A RING AND A PRAYER (1999) DAY OFF FOREVER (1999) HOLES IN THE FENCE (1999) Written with John Bizzack of Lexington, KY: (Music and Lyrics) All song demos produced by Brush Hill Studios, engineered by Arvel E. Bird 51 MILES FROM DURANGO (1998) MY HEART STOPS HERE (Published, Northern Comfort Music, 1998) HELLO, YOU MUST BE MAGGIE (1998) LAST LINE OF DEFENSE (1998) PASSION LULLABY (1998) REMINDS ME OF YOU (1998) BREAKFAST RENDEZVOUS (1998) THERE'S MORE THAN KANSAS & MISSOURI BETWEEN US (1999) DON'T MIND GOIN NOWHERE (As Long As It's With You) (1999) MY LIFE SOUNDS LIKE THIS SONG (1999) 3 O'CLOCK CLUB (1998) THE PRESENT (1998) ON A RING AND A PRAYER (1999) SINGING SAD SONGS TO MYSELF (1999) IN THE KEY OF WE (My Melody) (1999)
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