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 Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival Nashville,
Tenn. – August 24,
2010 - The second annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival
will take over the famous East Coast playground September 24 and
25. Staged at both Mansion House in Vineyard Haven, MA and Union
Chapel in Oak Bluffs, MA, the festival will combine pop and country
BMI hit-makers in exclusive live music lineups and intimate settings,
adopting the overwhelmingly successful approach of the popular Key
West Songwriters Festival.
Advance tickets for each show are $25; admission for both nights of performances is also available in advance for $40. To purchase tickets, visit ticketsMV.com. This
year’s lineup features an impressive cross-section of magic makers
from both the spotlight and behind-the-scenes, including the incomparable Keith
Stegall,
who as a producer and/or songwriter has over 45 #1 hits to his credit,
like Alan Jackson’s “Dallas” and “Don’t Rock
the Jukebox,” as well as George Strait’s “I Hate Everything.” Additional
song-slingers who will share their music and the stories behind it include Tom
Douglas,
who has written 3 #1s in the past year alone (Lady Antebellum’s “I
Run to You,” Tim McGraw’s “Southern Voice,” and
Miranda Lambert’s “The House that Built Me”); Thom
Schuyler,
who wields a 30+ year repertoire, highlighted by songs like “Love
Will Turn You Around” by Kenny Rogers, “I Fell in Love Again
Last Night” by The Forester Sisters, “A Long Line of Love” by
Paul Overstreet, and “16th Avenue” by Lacy J. Dalton; Even
Stevens, who
had an impressive run of hits with country icon Eddie Rabbitt including “Step
by Step,” “Drivin’ My Life Away,” and “I
Love a Rainy Night”; and country newcomer Shane
Stevens, co-writer
of Lady Antebellum’s mega-hit “American Honey.” Also
slated to perform are Aussie singer/songwriter Kylie
Sackley,
the self-described “island-reggae-blues-gospel” artist Tony
Roberts,
Nashville indie favorite Courtney
Jaye,
and unique R&B songstress Mayeani. Jeff
Cohen,
co-writer of the Evan and Jaron pop hit “Crazy for This Girl” and
Big & Rich’s “Holy Water”; innovative vocalist Phil
Darosa;
the rapidly ascending Toby
Lightman; soulful Arama
Brown; and Laura
Warshauer,
recipient of the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s first-ever Holly Prize,
round out this year’s festival.
The
event is designed to introduce top BMI pop and country songwriters not
only to a wider audience, but to one another as well. While attendees soak
up performances from the composers behind the hits, the performers will
take advantage of the retreat-like setting and establish new creative partnerships
with unmitigated hit-making potential.
The
second annual Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters Festival is sponsored
by BMI, Southwest Airlines, Mansion House, Key West Songwriters Festival,
Fury Key West, ticketsMV.com, and Bose.
MARTHA'S
VINEYARD SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL VENUE SCHEDULE
Friday,
Sept. 24
Mansion
House - Vineyard Haven, MA
5-7
PM; MVSWF
Kick-Off Party
Hosted
by Storme Warren
Friday,
Sept. 24
Union
Chapel - Oak Bluffs, MA
Hosted
by Storme Warren
8-9PM
Jeff
Cohen myspace.com/panchoslament
Toby
Lightman tobylightman.com/
9:15-10:30PM
Thom
Schuyler thomschuyler.com
Laura
Warshauer laurawarshauer.tumblr.com
Even
Stevens
Saturday,
Sept. 25
Union
Chapel- Oak Bluffs, MA
Hosted
by Storme Warren
8-9PM
Mayaeni mayaeni.com
9:15-10:30PM
Tom
Douglas myspace.com/tomdouglassongs
Keith
Stegall keithstegall.com
About BMI Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI) is an American performing right organization that represents more than 375,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 6.5 million works. BMI reported $901 million for its 2008 fiscal year in performing right collections. BMI has represented the most popular and beloved music from around the world for 70 years. The U.S. corporation collects license fees from businesses that use music, which it then distributes as royalties to the musical creators and copyright owners it represents. Sponsors
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