{"id":3280277,"date":"2025-11-21T11:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3280277"},"modified":"2025-11-21T11:30:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:30:05","slug":"the-lunchbox-interview-gilbert-babin-songwriters-association-of-nb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-interview-gilbert-babin-songwriters-association-of-nb","title":{"rendered":"The Lunchbox Interview: Gilbert Babin (Songwriters Association of NB)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Time after time, New Brunswickers demonstrate that we are people with songs in our souls.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"3280278\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-interview-gilbert-babin-songwriters-association-of-nb\/attachment\/lunchbox2025songwritersofnb\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2025SongwritersOfNB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunchbox2025SongwritersOfNB\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2025SongwritersOfNB-800x800.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2025SongwritersOfNB-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3280278\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2025SongwritersOfNB-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2025SongwritersOfNB-800x800.jpg 800w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2025SongwritersOfNB-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2025SongwritersOfNB-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2025SongwritersOfNB.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>My guest today is <strong>Gilbert Babin<\/strong>, the President of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SongwritersNB\">Songwriters Association of NB<\/a><\/strong>. They were formed with the mission of connection music storytellers, and help them connect with their potential audience. We chat about the inspiration behind the group and how far they&#8217;ve come in the first two years since they started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Songwriters Association of NB has been hosted a series of showcases across the province. <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/events\/1131492589158725\">The next showcase is in <strong>Fredericton at Dolan&#8217;s Pub on Saturday, November 22<\/strong>. <\/a>It&#8217;s an all-day affair, with the show starting at <strong>12:30pm<\/strong> and not ending until <strong>7:30pm<\/strong>. The showcase itself is a free event, so be sure to bring friends for a fantastic day of music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5603\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2025-11-19%20Gilbert%20Babin%20-%20Songwriters%20Association%20of%20NB.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5603','https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2025-11-19%20Gilbert%20Babin%20-%20Songwriters%20Association%20of%20NB.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2025-11-19%20Gilbert%20Babin%20-%20Songwriters%20Association%20of%20NB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" 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guest today is Gilbert Babin, the President of the Songwriters Association of NB.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5604\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2025-11-19%20Gilbert%20Babin%20-%20Songwriters%20Association%20of%20NB.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5604','https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2025-11-19%20Gilbert%20Babin%20-%20Songwriters%20Association%20of%20NB.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/2025-11-19%20Gilbert%20Babin%20-%20Songwriters%20Association%20of%20NB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play 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