Posted by Country Girl on March 31st, 2015
Brisk temperatures outside provided a sharp contrast to the hot music inside the packed venues across Nashville on Saturday, the fifth and final night of the 23rd Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank. All five nights of the world’s largest songwriter festival showcased over 350 writers – from rising tunesmiths to Grammy winners and multi-platinum artists in virtually every genre of music – in 10 of Music City’s top clubs
Highlights Saturday night included Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Steve Cropper joining Joie Scott, Jim Peterik, Danny Wells and Roger Cook at the Sutler Saloon to sing his hits “Sitting On The Dock of the Bay,” “In The Midnight Hour” and “Knock On Wood.” Sharon Vaughn (“My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys”) sang a new song she wrote with Josh Jenkins at The Listening Room Café.
(l.
to r.) – Paul Overstreet, David Hodges, Brian Kennedy and Travis
Meadows at the Listening Room Cafe late show Saturday night. (Photo Credit Moments By Moser)
For the third time during last week’s Festival, sponsor Southwest Airlines surprised patrons at one venue with $100 vouchers toward future air travel. The 100 attendees at Saturday night’s Bluebird Café late show starring Kent Blazy, Dennis Matkosky, Alan Rhody and Kim Williams whooped and cheered, when the announcement was made.
Produced by Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), Tin Pan South reigns as the world’s largest all-songwriter festival. Thousands of music fans attend the event annually to hear songwriters tell stories behind hit songs they have written and perform the songs as they were originally composed. Regions Bank returned for the eighth year as the presenting sponsor of this year’s event.
Dates for next year’s Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival will be announced in the coming weeks.
The
Tin Pan South Festival continued shows on Wednesday night and included a
CMA Songwriters series round with Pat Alger, Brandon Lay and Will Hoge
at the Hard Rock Cafe. Alger has been at the forefront of Tin Pan
South, actively helping begin the largest songwriters festival. The NSAI
board member remembers helping kick off the 1st festival, "...no one
cares about that though," he joked to the crowd. The songwriter
performed a few of his biggest hits including Garth Brooks "Unanswered
Prayers," Trisha Yearwood's "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart," and many
others. Photo Credit on right: Bev Moser
Brandon
Lay who is new to the writing world shared some of his songs that were
so familiar, you knew this singer/songwriter would be in the spotlight
soon. Will Hoge also joined the group of writers, and Hoge is very
well-known to the Nashville community. This writer responsible for "Even
If It Breaks Your Heart" cut by Eli Young Band, is set to release
another new album on April 7th (Middle of America). The soulful singer
performed some of his beloved tunes, which added edge to the show.
