After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 4th Corpus Christi Songwriters Festival at several venues downtown, bringing together nearly 30 local, regional, and national songwriters for a weekend celebrating original music in the Coastal Bend! The festival will also feature VIP brunches, workshops, panels, and more!

Schedule of Events

February 18, 2023

Saturday Songwriting Workshops at Art Center of Corpus Christi

10am-11am: Check-In

11am-12pm: Workshop "A" with Michael O'Connor
Music Theory is a Songwriter's Friend Breaking down basic music theory and using it as a songwriting tool.

12:15pm-1:15pm: Workshop "B" with Adam Carroll & Chris Carroll
The Art of the Co-Write
A discussion & exploration of the positives and pitfalls of the co-writing process.

VIP + Songwriter Mixer at Bar Under the Sun

2pm-2:45pm: Carrie Denniston (Corpus Christi, TX)

3pm-3:45pm: Claude Butch Morgan (Devine, TX) & John Whipple (San Antonio, TX)

Saturday Songswaps at BUS [Bar Under the Sun]

4pm-5pm: Natalie Price (Austin, TX), Hope Cassity (Nashville, TN), & Shawnee Kilgore (Austin, TX)

5:20pm-6:30pm: George Ensle (Austin, TX), Chris Beall (Austin, TX), & Daniel Thomas Phipps (Austin, TX)

Saturday Night Showcase at Executive Surf Club

7pm-7:35pm: Grant Ewing (Austin, TX) & Alex Coba (Houston, TX)

7:55pm-8:30pm: Ty Dietz (Corpus Christi, TX), Shayna Sands (Corpus Christi, TX), & Pake Rossi (TN)

8:40pm-9:25pm: Michael O'Connor (Washington state) & Libby Koch (Houston/Austin, TX)

9:40pm-10:45pm: Adam Carroll & Chris Carroll (San Marcos, TX)

Saturday Late Show at Cassidy's Irish Pub

9:30pm-10:30pm: Caleb Navarro (Corpus Christi, TX) & Ireland (Dallas, TX)

10:50pm-11:50pm: Haunted Like Human (Nashville, TN)

12:10am-1:10am: Yosh & Yimmy (Texas)

February 19, 2023

CCSW Awards & Brunch at Café Calypso

10am-10:45am: VIP & Performer/Songwriter Brunch with performance by Sonny Salinas (Corpus Christi, TX)

11am-11:30am: CCSW Awards Ceremony

Sunday Songwriting Workshop at Art Center of Corpus Christi

11am-12pm: Check-In

12pm-1pm: Workshop "C" with Walt Wilkins
Uncle Walt's Number One Rule on Songwriting
The obvious but often overlooked art of making sure each line of lyrics is directly related to the song.

Sunday Afternoon Songswap at House of Rock

1:30pm-2pm: Emma James (Corpus Christi, TX), Ireland (Dallas, TX) & Kris Schultz (Austin, TX)

2:20pm-2:50pm: Jules Taylor & Kris Redus (Corpus Christi, TX)

3:10pm-3:40pm: Dylan Tanner Hink (Bandera, TX) & Jared Putnam of The March Divide (Dallas, TX), & Eric Graham (Corpus Christi, TX)

4pm-4:30pm: Doc Carter (Corpus Christi, TX) & Garrett Wieland (Corpus Christi, TX)

4:50pm-5:30pm: Claude Butch Morgan (Devine, TX) & George Ensle (Austin, TX)

Sunday Headliner Showcase at House of Rock

6pm-6:50 pm: Claudia Gibson (Austin, TX) & Terry Klein (Austin, TX)

7:10pm-8pm: Shawnee Kilgore (Austin, TX) & Hope Cassity (Nashville, TN)

8:20pm-9:10pm: Michael O'Connor (Washington State), Natalie Price (Austin, TX), & BettySoo (Austin, TX)

9:30pm-10:30pm: Headliner Walt Wilkins (Wimberley, TX)

Date: February 18-19, 2023

Location: Various Venues in Corpus Christi, TX 78401

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