Join us for the Mississippi Songwriters Festival 2024!

Join us for an unforgettable celebration of music and creativity at the Mississippi Songwriters Festival in the charming coastal town of Ocean Springs! this four-day extravaganza will immerse you in the soulful melodies and captivating lyrics of Mississippi's finest songwriters.

Schedule of Events:

September 19, 2024  

The Mary C - OS
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
7:00 - 2024 Mississippi
Songwriters Festival
Hall of Fame
Induction:

Inductees  
Howlin' Wolf
Muddy Waters
Willie Dixon
Glen Ballard

Emcees - Walt Grayson; Darwin
Nelson; Scott Stradtner
 
Performers
(In order of appearance):
Chapel Hart
Don Underwood
Keith Johnson
TBA
Glen Ballard

Neon Moon - OS
9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
9:00 - 2024 Ms. Songwriters
Festival Kickoff Party
9:15 - Serabee
10:15 - Open-Mic

September 20, 2024

Aztecas - Gautier
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
6:00 - Josh Kiser; Bill Romano;
Craig Adams
7:00 - Cooper Cross; Gavin
McKinley; RT Hall
8:00 - Al D'Aquin; Morgan Tyler

Cornerstone - Gaut.
 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
6:00 - Rachel Tanner; Doug
Stepanek; Curt Winn
7:00 - Reatha Pittman; Guy Pucheu; Robert McCarthy
8:00 - Taylor Craven; Mark
Sherrill

Fort Maurepas - OS
 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
6:00 - Gabriel Bass;
Robert Weathersby; Dana
Woods
7:00 - Bjorn Nilsen; Anne
Fagermo;
Birger Akerhaugen
8:00 - The Big Reveal
    
Julep Room - OS
 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
6:00 - Julie Ross; Joseph
Culpepper; Rachel Robinson
7:00 - Bob Ray; Richelle
Putnam;
Victor Abendano
8:00 - Buck Allen; Will Coppage;
Luke Fisher
9:00- Mechelle Wainwright;
Cameron Compton; Bob
Kamoske
10:00 - Rob Mortimer; Jarrod
Nichols; Michael Fields

The Roost - OS
 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
6:00 - John West; Justin Fobes;
John Carroll
7:00 - Izzi; Shane King; Stephen
Lee Veal
8:00 - Tommy Barnes; Randy
Soboul; Brandon Green

Knuckleheads - OS
 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
6:00 - JP Miller; Kat Taylor;
Brian Harrison
7:00 - Barry Hebert; Robert
Joseph; Steve Judice
8:00 - Tony Mullins; Derek
Pardoe

Keg & Barrel - OS
 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
6:00 - D'Andre Washington;
Chelsea Young; Travis Garrison
7:00 - Don Smith; Kris Jordan;
Bridgid Ferguson
8:00 - Tricia Walker; Misssissippi
Chris Sharp
9:00 - Dustin Steen; Katie
Jones; Hunter Myers

Murky Waters - OS
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
6:00 - Bryce Boudoin; Megan
Kuehner; Amy Lott
7:00 - Drew Blackwell; Jamey
Shannon; Drew Howard
8:00 - Jim McCormick; Peyton
Aldridge
9:00 - Stace & Cassie;
Amber Rae Dunn

Neon Moon - OS
 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
6:00 - Larry Dean Dixon; Telly
Luke; Shane Theriot
7:00 - Justin Jeansonne; Joe
Sims; Mutt Cooper
8:00 - Ricky Randolph;
Derek Norsworthy
9:00 - David Gautreau; Jennifer
Hurley; Cary Laine

Lady May - OS
 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
6:00 - George Lee; Craig
Cortello; Trailand Elztroth
7:00 - The Beach Bums; Rick
Kosman
8:00 - Sean Gasaway;
Double Dee

Hickory Hill - Gaut.
 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
6:00 - Ella Salter; Jeremy Eisler;
Michael Cody Patrizzi
7:00 - Bryan Batson; Tyler
Bridge; Rona Barrett
8:00 - Matt Hoggatt; Johnny
Mire

The Mary C - OS
 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Showcase
6:30 - Chapel Hart

September 21, 2024

The Mary C - OS
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Inside
10:00 - Guitar Clinic
(Workshop with Michael
Myhres)

The Mary C - OS
 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Inside
1:00 - Mechanical License
Collective
* Virtual Workshop with Jamie
Dominguez, Natl. Dir. - Industry
Relations

The Mary C - OS
 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
On The Lawn
1:00 - Katie Jones; Chelsea
Young; Craig Cortello
2:00 - Doug Stepanek;
Southside AP; RT Hall

The Mary C - OS
 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Youth Showcase, On The Lawn
3:00 - Parker Lyons; Walker
Lyons; Andrew Sullivan
4:00 - Mia Dixon; Anderson
Miller; Gavin Parker
5:00 -England Rose Crawford;
Cooper Cross; Gavin McKinley

Lady May - OS
 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
5:00 - Curt Winn; Michael Cody
Patrizzi; Jeremy Eisler
6:00 - Bjorn Nilsen; Anne
Fagermo; Birger Akerhaugen
7:00 - JP Miller; Kat Taylor; Mutt
Cooper
8:00 - Tricia Walker; Luke Fisher

Aztecas - Gautier
 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
5:00 - Parker Lyons; Walker
Lyons; Robin Lyons
6:00 - Jennifer Hurley;
Craig Adams; David Cornelius
7:00 - David Gautreau; John
Carroll
8:00 - Sean Gasaway;
Trailand Elztroth

Keg & Barrel - OS
 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
5:00 - Shawn Gwin; Robert
Weathersby; Jimmy Robinson
6:00 - Reatha Pittman; George
Lee; Mike Nixon
7:00 - Hex Windham; Mechelle
Wainwright; Morgan Tyler
8:00 - Derek Pardoe; Steve
Judice
9:00- Stephen Lee Veal;
Jarrod Nichols; Victor
Hollingsworth

Cornerstone - Gaut.
 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
5:00 - Richard Calhoun; Jessie
Cole; Shane Varnado
6:00 - Rick Kosman; Amy Lott;
Dustin Steen
7:00 - The Beach Bums; Robert
Joseph
8:00 - Ricky Randolph;
Brandon Green
Knuckleheads - OS
 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
5:00 - Michael Fields; David
Blackwell; Marshall Watkins
6:00 - Bryan Batson; Tyler
Bridge; Rona Barrett
7:00 - Chad Parker; Gavin
Parker; Brian Harrison
8:00 - Randy Soboul; Double
Dee

The Roost - OS
 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
5:00 - Bill Romano; Gabriel
Bass; Andrew Sullivan
6:00 - Stace & Cassie; Megan
Kuehner
7:00 - Barry Hebert; Mississippi
Chris Sharp; Justin Jeansonne
8:00 - Taylor Craven; Derek
Norsworthy

Hickory Hill - Gaut.
 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
5:00 - Travis Garrison; Don Smith
6:00 - Rob Mortimer; Telly Luke;
Shane Theriot
7:00 - Mia Dixon; Larry Dean
Dixon; Bridgid Ferguson
8:00 - Matt Hoggatt; Johnny
Mire

Murky Waters - OS
 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
5:00 - Bob Kamoske; Richelle
Putnam; Rachel Robinson
6:00 - Teena May; Julie Ross;
Ryan Miller
7:00 - Bob Ray; Dana Woods;
Rachel Tanner
8:00 - Buck Allen; Will Coppage
9:00 - Joseph Culpepper;
Cameron Compton; Ivor
Simpson-Kennedy

Julep Room - OS
 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
6:00 - Josh Kiser; Brien Powell;
Casey Barlow
7:00 - John West; Guy Pucheu;
Robert McCarthy
8:00 - Tommy Barnes; Blue
Mother Tupelo
9:00 - Drew Howard; Chris
Hergenroder; Joseph Satcher
10:00 - Hunter Myers; Amber
Rae Dunn; Morgan Tyler

Neon Moon - OS
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
6:00 - Shelby Anderson; Kris
Jordan; D'andre Washington
7:00 - Justin Fobes; Joe Sims;
RT Hall
8:00 - Mark Sherrill; Wayward
Jones
9:00 - Izzi; Shane King;
Ella Salter

The Mary C - OS
9:15 PM - 10:45 PM
Showcase - Inside
9:15 - Peyton Aldridge; Jim
McCormick; Tony Mullins

September 22, 2024

The Mary C - OS
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Inside - Gospel Showcase
12:00 - Dev., Bro. Gary Knight
12:30 - Taylor Craven; Double
Dee; Dana Woods; Stephen Lee
Veal

The Mary C - OS
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Inside, Grand Finale
2:00 - Veterans Showcase
3:00 - Bjorn Nilsen; Anne
Fagermo; Birger Akerhaugen
4:00 - Sean Gasaway; Tricia
Walker; Blue Mother Tupelo
5:00 - Tommy Barnes; Tony
Mullins; Mark Sherrill

Date: September 19 - 22, 2024

Location: Various Venues in Mississippi

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