The 40th annual Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival will feature nationally acclaimed songwriters in venues along the Florida / Alabama Gulf Coast from November. The festival is an opportunity for seasoned and aspiring songwriters and musicians from all over the world to have their songs heard, and for the public to learn the stories behind the lyrics that only the song’s author can express.

Schedule:

12:00pm - 3:00pm: Open Mic at Flora-Bama's Main Room
Open Mic at Flora-Bama's Main Room
Hosted by: Sean Gasaway
Be a part of the festival
Bring your instrument, sign up and sing a song or two

3:00pm - 6:30pm: Songwriters at Flora-Bama's Main Room
12-3pm Open Mic Sean Gasaway hosting
3:00-4:00 Jack Barksdale, Dave Dunnavent, Austin Gray
4:10-5:10 Delnora Reed Acuff, Frank Martin Gilligan, Gary Talley
5:20-6:30 Scott Southworth, Joe Stamm, Nikki Talley, Jason Sharpe accompanying
6:30 Flora-Bama Performers and performances

4:45pm - 7:00pm: Songwriters at Sandshaker
4:45-5:45 Elaine Petty, Amanda Pruitt
6:00-7:00 Daryl Wayne Dasher, Mark Dreyer

5:00pm - 7:30pm: Songwriters at Woodside Restaurant at Gulf State Park
5:00-6:15 Brent Burns, Bill Whyte
6:15-7:30 Cass Hunter, Chad Wilson

5:00pm - 8:50pm: Songwriters at LuLu's Gulf Shores
5:00 - 6:10 Josie Hope Hall, Kat Hall, Presley Hall (Bennett Hall Band)
6:20 - 7:30 Rusty Budde, Tim Buppert, Jim McCormick
7:40 - 8:50 Sean Gasaway, Nikki Talley, Jason Sharp accompanying

5:30pm - 8:50pm: Icehouse Tap Room
5:30 Destiny Brown, Gary Culley
6:40 Mel Knapp, Jonathan Puzan
7:50 Mike Diamond, Chris Beverly

5:30pm - 9:00pm: Songwriters at Tacky Jack's Gulf Shores
5:30 - 6:30 Damien Joe Lamb, J Hawkins
6:45 - 7:45 Jack Barksdale, Sadie McClendon
8:00 - 9:00 Gary Talley, Victoria Venier

5:30pm - 9:00pm: Songwriters at Tacky Jack's Orange Beach
5:30 - 6:30 Marc Alan Barnette and Friends
6:45 - 7:45 Cowboy Johnson, Alan Rhody
8:00 - 9:00 Jason Justice, Dallas Moore

6:00pm - 8:15pm: Songwriters at The Oar House
6:00 - 7:00 Doug Drake, Austin Gray
7:15 - 8:15 Kim Carson, David Dunavent

6:00pm - 9:20pm: Songwriters at 8 reale Speakeasy
6-7 Pete Sallis, Steve Williams
7:10-8:10 Frank Martin Gilligan, Troy Martin
8:20-9:20 Kevin Mac, Keith Stegall, Michael White
High-end Cocktail Bar and Charcuterie Boards
Behind Frank and Co. Fine Jewelers
Code for entry: 1984

6:00pm - 9:20pm: Songwriters at SanBar at The Wharf
6-7 Bobby Keel, Isaac Moore, Summerlyn Powers
7:10-8:10 Scott Southworth, Joe Stamm, Kyle Wilson
8:20-9:20 Rachel Grubb, Lauren Spring, Emily Stuckey (KRICKETS)

6:00pm - 11:40pm: Relatives of Nashville Royalty at Flora-Bama's Tent Stage
7:00-8:15 Hawkshaw Hawkins, Matt Lale, Tony Montgomery, Ben Murphy accompanying
8:25-9:40 Stephen Hunley, Quinn Loggins, Ricky Randolph
9:50-11:20 Tess Frizzell, Jenni Eddy Jennings, Georgette Jones and Waylon Payne
(Matt Pittman, Bobby Tomberlin and Mac Walter on guitar)

6:00pm - 11:40pm: Songwriters at Flora-Bama's Dome Stage
6-7 Taylor Craven, Jeremy Dean, Richard Trest
7:10-8:10 Austin Church, Brent Moyer, Riley Yielding
8:20-9:20 Tim Styles, Bob Tobin , Stephen Lee Veal
9:30-10:30 Rob Aldridge, Robert Cline, Gary Culley
10:40-11:40 Micol Davis and Ricky Davis (Blue Mother Tupelo), Kyle Wilson

7:00pm - 9:15pm: Songwriters at Warrior Beer Company
7:00-8:00 Mutt Cooper, Steve Dean
8:15-9:15 Wil Nance, Bill Whyte

7:00pm - 9:45pm: Songwriters at Perdido Beach Resort
7-8:15 Jay Brown, Greg Crowe, Dave Gibson
8:30-9:45 Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley

7:00pm - 10:00pm: Songwriters at Johnny B's - The Front Porch in Lillian
7-8 Doug Gill, Lynn Langham
8-9 Weyman McBride, Troy Powers
9-10 Carson Lowe, Chad Wilson