The CR Songwriter Series aims to connect songwriters and their songs with audiences in intimate settings.

Although songs are at the heart of every musical performance, it is often the songs that get lost in the hustle and bustle of clubs and bars. We hope to create a space where songs and the stories they tell are front and center, creating a connection between the songwriter and the audience that often gets missed in louder places.

NEXT EVENT

Win Miranda F

Wyatt Forester

Friday April 24th Doors at 7pm, Show at 7:30pm

Breathing Room Yoga
608 2nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids

BYOD (Bring your own drinks)

$15

ALL AGES


Win Miranda F

Win Miranda F crafts introspective songs equally inspired by the sounds of the American songbook and global folk traditions. She released her debut song collection, a home-recorded and self-produced EP, I Look At My Hands in the summer of 2023. The follow up companion record, I Look At My Face was released in early 2026, with the support of Las Vegas, NV-based sound and mixing engineer Ezra Fowler. Both records can be found exclusively on Bandcamp.

A listener will hardly find a conventional popular song structure in Win's music. They are more often like abstract sculptures conveying feeling through lyric and sound. One might begin with something that appears more like a bridge than a verse and another might eschew the use of a chorus altogether. Her voice and stage presence have been described as "honest," "healing," and "existing outside of time," with setlists that often blend traditional music, originals and contemporary covers unified by a thread of understated minimalism. She enjoys performing in accessible community settings - living rooms, porches and yoga studios - where the barrier to entry is low and the primary cost is the listener's attention. 

In the fall of 2025, Win received a scholarship to attend the Iowa City Songwriters Festival. Impressed by Iowa City's literary and music culture, its support for singer-songwriters and its respect for the craft, she decided on a whim to leave her hometown of Las Vegas and to make Iowa City her home. More shows and recordings are sure to come.

Wyatt Forester

Wyatt Forster (Cavesounds) is a singer-songwriter and producer from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He has worked with The Poor Poor Rich, Doc Johnson & American Made, Informal Funktion, Tribal O' Fire, Joe Yankee, Patrick The Gathering, and The Horse Theory. His recorded solo music blends a variety of genres and incorporates elements of traditional alternative rock, folk rock, experimental, and EDM. Solo recordings can be found on streaming platforms and YouTube under Cavesounds or Wj Forster.

About the Venue:

Breathing Room Yoga Studio is located in downtown Cedar Rapids. Owned and operated by Sarah Driscoll, Breathing Room is an approachable, comfortable & intentionally inclusive environment. The CR Songwriters Series is one of many community events held at the studio. Follow on social media for upcoming events, class offerings and more.

Past Artists

Nicole & Benj Upchurch

David Hemler

Jordan Sellergren

Zach Steinke

Joel Sires

Sarah Cram Driscoll