Flathead Songwriter Festival releases lineup for fall event
Five hit songwriters, along with 20 rising stars, will perform 40 unique shows during the Flathead Songwriter Festival set for this fall.
The festival recently announced its lineup for the event set for Sept. 14-16. This year’s event takes place at eight restaurants, bars and theaters in Whitefish.
Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee, Gretchen Peters along with a powerhouse group of hit songwriters, James Dean Hicks, Chuck Cannon, Erin Enderlin, and Rob Crosby will perform their songs and tell the stories behind those songs creating a songwriter experience like no other festival.
This combined group of songwriters have charted more than 30 No. 1 hits and hundreds of Billboard’s Top Ten Hits for performing artists like Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Wynonna Judd, Miley Cyrus, Kenny Chesney, Reba McIntyre, Alison Krauss, Oak Ridge Boys, Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, The Neville Brothers, Patty Loveless, George Strait, Bryan Adams, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Conway Twitty, Trisha Yearwood, Randy Travis, Shania Twain, Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan, George Jones, Toby Keith and many more.
Peters song “Independence Day,” recorded by Martina McBride, won a CMA Song of the Year award in 1995. She has been nominated for to Grammys, a Golden Globe, and numerous other awards.
“All of these hit songwriters will blow the crowd away with their remarkable stories and incredible talent,” says festival executive director Mike Booth. “This is our third festival in Whitefish, and I am confident tickets will sell out.”
In addition to the hit songwriters, rising star songwriters from Montana, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Wyoming, Texas, Missouri, British Columbia, and Alberta will also join the festival.
These original artists will perform 40 shows in the bars, cafes, restaurants, and theaters of downtown Whitefish including Casey’s, Great Northern Bar and Grill, Blackstar, The Red Room at Latitude 48, Fleur Bake Shop, The VFW Post 276, the O’Shaughnessy Center, and the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.
“Each day we will have multiple shows happening at once,” says producer Cari Klepper. “With two to three rising star artists performing together to create a unique show, the streets of downtown Whitefish will be exploding with talent.”
The Whitefish Songwriter Festival is a production of the Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals nonprofit with the mission to support music education in the local community. Since 2016, RMSF has gifted more than $100,000 to local music education in the Whitefish, Red Lodge and Cody, Wyoming communities.
Tickets and more information are available at www.whitefishsongwriterfestival.org. Follow the festival on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Whitefish-Songwriter-Festival-109966693739303 or contact Executive Producer Cari Klepper at cari@chinookevents.com
