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A Look Back at 10 Years!

Our Mission

The Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival celebrates the creators of the music! Music education is an important part of our Festival. One of our goals is to bring the songwriters into the classroom to provide instruction and mentoring about the art of music. 2018 brings great news! We are so excited to announce that The Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival has joined hands with the Nashville Country Music Hall of Fame which will be hosting a workshop in three of our local schools.

About The Festival

Welcome and thanks for taking the journey with us! Let the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival introduce you to the songwriters who create the songs that inspire our daily lives. Songs create moods that can put smiles on your faces or tears in your eyes. There are so many emotions that live within us each and every day that a song sometimes has a way of healing.

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2018 Line Up

Aaron Barker

AARON BARKER spent the better part of two decades in a band that performed at military bases and public events across the U.S. During long stretches on the bus he began experimenting with writing songs. His first attempt, “Baby Blue,” was recorded by George Strait and topped the country chart in Billboard. Aaron soon began performing his original material in small clubs and cafes. One night after a long father-son talk he wrote “Love Without End, Amen.” Once again, his song was recorded by George Strait and topped the country chart. After that, more Strait hits followed: “Easy Come, Easy Go,” “I’d Like To Have That One Back,” “I Know She Still Loves Me” and “I Can Still Make Cheyenne.” Aaron’s hits with other artists include “Not Enough Hours In The Night” by Doug Supernaw, “Watch This” and “You’re Beginning To Get To Me” by Clay Walker and “What About Now” by Lonestar. Aaron is also the writer and singer of many radio and television commercials for the Blue Bell Ice Cream Company, including “Have Yourself A Blue Bell Country Day” and “The Good Ol’ Days.” In 2007 he was inducted into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Nicole Bennett

Born and raised in Orange County, California. I’m a fan of all styles and genres of music. I’ve been playing since I was nine years old. Passionate about people and doing the Lords work. Transferred w/ my previous company, Guitar Center, to run The Pensacola Store from Memphis, Tn. Stepped out of MIR (musical instrument retail,) after seven years to raise my now three-year-old son. Happily married with two children and am currently a licensed real estate agent, localized in the Gulfbreeze and Pensacola Beach area.

Nick Biebricher

Nick Biebricher is the founder of the SandyRoots Songwriter Series and the owner of SandyRoots Productions. He has only been a songwriter for the past 5 years and already his songs are being actively pitched around Nashville. He has performed at numerous songwriters festivals in the southeast including the Druid City Songwriters fest and the Mississippi songwriters festival. Last year with the help of his co-writers Taylor Craven and Troy Martin among others he penned close to 100 songs. Nick recently opened a studio in Perdido Key Fl and he is currently producing numerous artist on the gulf coast. Nick and his wife Christina Christian plan on releasing an all original duet album they penned together. Look for the album sometime in 2019.

Jared Blake

Passionate & powerful – two words that describe Jared Blake and his music. He brings his deep vocals and emotional delivery to every performance, and he has the same passion for his fans that he has for his music. He is known to the world as a father of six kids, and he sees it as a natural extension to take care of his fans as well. He doesn’t separate his life from his music; it is a blend of family, fans, and friends, whom he has nicknamed “frands.” Jared Blake was raised on watermelons and rock ‘n roll. Growing up in the small town of Star City, Arkansas, he always had dreams of performing on the big stage. That didn’t stop him from taking his time growing up and learning everything he could about the music business, including songwriting and playing multiple instruments. He realizes that the music industry is forever changing, and he likes to change and grow with it. He landed his first break with the industry giant Sony/ATV and Bob DiPiero’s Love Monkey Music, as a songwriter for the nation’s largest publishing group. “The second I think I know what’s going on, it all turns upside down again. Jared would be the first one to tell you, “The second I think I know what’s going on, it all turns upside down again.” He also says that’s what keeps him writing, dreaming, working, and just being himself. That same willingness to keep going, even into the unknown, is what landed him on national television. In 2011, Jared found himself on a new adventure, appearing on what turned out to be a #1 rated show on NBC, The Voice. Landing on Blake Shelton’s team to guide him, he did what any regular ol’ country boy would do – he rocked it. He was just as happy on stage alone with his acoustic guitar, with 14-million viewers watching him sing “Not Ready To Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks, as he was performing the rock tune “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon, in a guitar-throwing, full-out passionate display. All of his performances have appeared in the charts worldwide more than 56 times and reaching as high as #16 on the iTunes charts. Jared was featured in magazines such as People and Rolling Stone, on television morning shows, and on radio stations syndicated across the nation. “It was like the heavens opened up, and for some reason I was the one who was blessed that day. It was just an email, but it felt that good to know something you had so much fun and work into creating would get the mass attention of Sirius XM. His time on NBC’s The Voice garnered him lots of attention and many new fans. He began a national acoustic tour when the last week of the show was airing, promoting a single his fans picked called “Don’t Mind.” That tune won grassroots radio airplay in several areas, and gave Jared the ability to start touring with his band. In June of 2012, Jared was offered a recording deal with Skiddco Music, with Grammy award-winning producer, Skidd Mills. In July of 2013, Jared signed a new publishing contract with Lucky Diamond Music. Also in 2013, country music artist Curtis Grimes cut “Home to Me,” a song co-written by Blake, Grimes, and Willmon, which hit #1 on the Texas Music Charts. That same year, he released his first single to Music Row reporting stations, “Countryfied”, which reached #66 on the reported charts. Following the like-named tour, he created his own mini-festivals at local campgrounds across the US, where Jared and his band bring free concerts to all ages in an effort called, Bringing Families Together that continues to this day. Immediately after returning from that tour, he recorded his next release, “Stomp”. The single was heard by John Marks (Sirius XM The Highway) and set for exclusive release while Jared was still in the works of recording the video for the song. Jared claimed, “It was like the heavens opened up, and for some reason I was the one who was blessed that day. It was just an email, but it felt that good to know something you had so much fun and work into creating would get the mass attention of Sirius XM.” His continued mix of humor and gratitude was felt each week as his song continued to play on the station and eventually host their “On The Horizon” program. “We know everyone out there is working hard, and some guys are even fighting and dying so we can keep doing what we do, so for that alone, there’s no complaining. I couldn’t do any other job on the planet, so I owe my life to the music fans of the world! Stomp also received exclusive attention from Zuus Country television for its video, and was later released to VEVO. The song gained support from radio stations everywhere, and climbed to no. 55 on the charts. Jared Blake spent years being told he has “the voice,” and he has lent his unique sound to voice over work in the demo world for artists and to the weekly syndicated broadcast of CT40 with Bob Kingsley. Jared Blake’s concentration to his fans and staying on the road remains his focus, show-after-show, and into the wee hours of the morning. His sound has been compared to Bob Segar and Travis Tritt mixed with a little Chris Daughtry. There’s no doubt Jared has one of the most powerful voices to hit the country scene, and once heard, it’s never forgotten. Jared has played with artists like Lee Brice, Thompson Square, The Band Perry, John Rich, and Randy Houser. He has headlined or opened for events like The Lonestar Rally, Sturgis Bike Rally, Country USA, and many more. The joke with my road crew is that I’m like a 5¬-year¬ old,” says Blake, “and I think that’s why we all keep going and laughing the whole way. There’s no one playing the ‘poor me’ card for all the hard work we do. We know everyone out there is working hard, and some guys are even fighting and dying so we can keep doing what we do, so for that alone, there’s no complaining. I couldn’t do any other job on the planet, so I owe my life to the music fans of the world!” Jared’s debut EP Til Morning Light was released along with the music video for his single Stomp in October 2014. The video was picked up by VEVO and the single ran on NBC’s The Today Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda in November 2014. Joining Jared’s team are managers Cory Gierman and Jennifer Blake (Jennifer Rachidi when she originally joined the team), the one who eventually became Jared’s wife. Gierman is known as one of the Godfathers of MuzikMafia, which was responsible for the birth and early feeding of country acts like Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson. Jennifer Blake moved to Nashville in 2009 after working in production for mega¬-seminars in arenas nationwide. She started her company, The M3 Agency, to focus on music and entertainment business development.

Singer/Songwriter Jack Bond is a performing musician living in Maryland and Nashville. His voice and guitar playing echo the years he spent living in Nashville as a songwriter/performer/studio musician. Jack’s songwriting career includes the title cut on Roy Buchanan’s album, “That’s What I Am Here For.” He has also played many times at the famous “Bluebird Café” in Nashville. He plays on, records and produces his own demos. He currently has 2 new CDs of original material, one secular and one Christian. He continues to write with some of the best in Nashville, and do guitar tracks, etc. for them. He is “in it for the love of music.”

Shawn Bowling

Alt-Country and blues. Faith and experience shape a man and his music. Shawn Bowling’s songwriting and musical style is heavily influenced by bluegrass & gospel from his childhood in the Ozark’s and by traditional blues from his years in the Mississippi Delta. A well-spring of inspiring stories is drawn from his work in ministry, medicine, and the military, as well as his always entertaining family and friends. Love and devotion to God, his family, and friends provide meaning to everything he does. Shawn grew up in a family of musicians and has been active in music all his life. He has served as band member, band leader, and worship leader for several bands including Solid Rock in the Sand Band (Worship on the Water at the Flora-Bama) and “Blessing” (Perdido Bay UMC). He has also been an active member of gulf coast area songwriter’s groups and has participated in songwriter events and festivals since 2001. He released his LP “A Song in Every Life” in the Spring of 2015: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/shawnbowling

Thom Bresh

From a Southern California stage at the age of three, with a loosely strung ukulele, to one of the many great concert halls in the world today, armed with his two sided Langejans “Super Dualette” guitar (he refers to it as “My Band”), Thom Bresh, the 2001 inductee into the “Thumbpickers Hall of Fame” and his six string friends have been entertaining people for a lifetime. Whether he is leaning against a wall telling you how his day went or shaking the walls of a concert hall with that famous hard driving thumb, first and foremost, you will be entertained. He is equally at home on stage in a stadium or on a couch in someone’s living room. Add to this scenario a deep, witty and gritty singing voice set in the middle of that relentless, powerful groove and you have a genuine force to deal with. The Breshman was born in Hollywood, California and raised in the middle of guitar royalty. Roy Lanham, Thumbs Carlisle, Jimmy Bryant, Curly Chalker, Joe Maphis and Leo Fender. Not to mention the members of this elite guitar court who, in life, would become his close friends and peers. Chet Atkins, Ernie Ball, James Burton, Marcel Dadi, Nokie Edwards, Scotty Moore, Les Paul and Jerry Reed. The list keeps going and growing. Now let’s put in part three of this equation; the genes. His father, Merle Travis, was the most influential American guitarist of the 20th Century. With this sort of heritage and upbringing, what do you have? As Chet Atkins put it, “Thom Bresh is a guitarist that deserves to be heard.” On every performance Bresh pays tribute to his father when he straps on his custom D’Angelico “Thom Bresh Special”. When he lays into his father’s thumbpickin’ classics, he and that guitar will leave the Travis style pickers hungry and the rest of us breathless. Buster B. Jones sums it up like this.. “Bresh is a drop-top version of his daddy with a souped up engine and a whole lot more chrome.” But there is even more in the Bresh entertainment arsenal than singing and playing a guitar. His quick comedic timing and sharp ear has made him an incredible impressionist. That led to two HBO Specials. Thom hosted his own TV show and has guest starred on numerous others. Behind the scenes, as a producer, he has received two Grammy nominations and one for an Academy Award. In his own words.. “The guitar is my first love, my partner in life. We grew up together and we’ll most likely die together. Everything I’ve accomplished was with it. Every great moment in my career was because of it. Remember my heritage. To me, playing the guitar is not about licks and speed. That’s only for the insiders. Playing it makes music and music is an emotion. Emotions are stimulated by feelings and sounds.. That works on everybody. When the sound and feel are right. Wow.. I never really learned how to play the guitar.. I was born with it.. I’m an entertainer. Who happens to play the guitar..”

Melissa Bret

Based in the greater Los Angeles area, singer/songwriter Melissa Bret continues to captivate audiences. She released her second album, “Easy Way Out,” in late 2015, and has been out performing live shows every week. Bret grew up in Florida before spending a few years in Atlanta, GA, then relocating Southern California in 2014. She is classically trained on the piano and is a self-taught guitarist. Melissa also plays ukulele, although she most often accompanies herself with guitar. Melissa’s sultry, soulful voice has warm bluesy tones that draw the listener in. She is known for her unique acoustic arrangements of popular cover songs at her live shows. As a songwriter, having such a variety of musical influences has made it a challenge for Melissa to identify with any single genre. She considers her original music to fall somewhere between Singer/Songwriter and Folk/Pop, peppered with a little bit of Country. By the age of 21, Melissa was already performing on the Las Vegas ‘strip,’ and over the years has been on stages ranging from Orlando to Atlanta to Oklahoma City, plus Nashville and even exotic locales such as Hawaii and Thailand. She has also participated in multiple exclusive invitation-only songwriters festivals in the southeast. In addition to the House of Blues (inside Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas), she has performed on notable stages including, but not limited to, The Mint (Los Angeles) and Eddie’s Attic (Atlanta). Along the way, Melissa’s songwriting and performing has continued to evolve, and it has gotten the attention of audiences far and near. Her music has had airplay not only in cities around the U.S., but internationally, which mirrors the sales she has gotten from the States as well as countries in Europe and even Japan. She has dedicated fans from all five regions of the world (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania). The media have taken notice too, as Melissa has taken a strong foothold on major music platforms from iTunes to Google Play, Spotify, CD Baby, MTV.com, and other online streaming platforms and retailers.

Brooke Brown

Every once in awhile you run into a soul like Brooke Brown. A 25 year old songwriter from a dot on the map called Lenox, Alabama. She has a way of lighting up the room with her presence and has never met a stranger! Her infectious personality shines through her songs that come straight from the heart. She doesn’t just call herself a songwriter, she is a natural born story teller. In October 2015, she lit a defected firework that took most of her right hand and damaged her hearing. After 11 surgeries and a lot of determination, she decided to show the world that she was fireproof. She found a way to play the guitar again and was back playing shows whithin 11 months after her accident. She is filled with positive energy, never fails to always have a smile on her face, and is sure to put one on yours! She has played and sang her heart out in venues across the south from Georgia to Texas. Her goal in life as a songwriter is just to inspire others to never give up on their dreams.

Anne Buckle

When the Carter Family sang about a melancholy flower in the wildwood nearly one hundred years ago, little did they know that three generations later, another Carter songstress would personify its story. As a songwriter, Anne Buckle blends poignant lyrical themes with haunting melodies that channel her Appalachian roots. But who is she? A Harvard graduate, fluent in French; former diplomat at the US Embassy in Paris; classically trained violinist with a master’s degree in arts advocacy; self-taught on nearly a dozen other musical instruments; founder of a non-profit called 3 Chords that teaches refugee youth to write songs; a Georgia native who now calls Music City home, who spent three years creating the Tennessee Promise program with Governor Haslam. But, this daughter of two school teachers left that life behind, instead choosing to chase the dreams of her heart down an uncertain path – one full of doubt and heartbreak, freedom and possibility. In 2017, she started releasing new music under the name WILDWOOD, which has been called “a juxtaposition of haunting and hopeful” and “a refreshing take on a legendary family” by the Nashville Music Guide. Nashville’s own Bluebird Cafe has described her as “honest, vulnerable, and completely original. Haunting and beyond category.” She’s performed in festivals including Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Muletown Music Fest, and CMA Music Fest to name a few. She is signed to the indie label, South x Sea, which is administered by Kobalt. As a fiddle player, Anne has shared the stage with Charlie Daniels, toured with Augustana, and opened for the Dixie Chicks on their DCX MMXVI World Tour. When she isn’t writing or performing music, traveling or working with refugees, Anne is a museum educator and teaching artist at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, helping K-12 students learn about country music history and songwriting. She also teaches private violin, piano, and guitar lessons and is a freelance writer, authoring the blog Life According to Annie B.

Donna Britton Bukevicz

Award Winning Songwriter & 2013 Oscar Contending Vocalist (#17 on the Awards Circuit list against Adele’s Skyfall) who has performed at the world famous “Bluebird” and the “Troubadour” sharing the stage & studio with artists Al Jarreau, Billy Idol, Don Henley, Grammy Winning Writer Jon Vezner, The Henningsen’s, Martha Reeves, Dave Robbins (of Blackhawk), Toby Keith’s Trailer Choir Band, The Bangles and Chris Young. Donna’s music has been heard on HBO, Rock Band video games, Showtime, Access Hollywood, VH1, MTV, Sony Pictures, and TVO’s Green Heroes. She has worked with Paul Reisler’s Kid Pan Alley Children’s project, along with notables Delbert McClinton, Cracker, Kix Brooks, & Amy Grant. She is presently Music Supervisor & Senior Composer for the films Cat Dexx ft. “She’s on the Prowl”, Turnover ft. “This is Your Day”, written with Nashville based Lyman Ellerman, Bon Appetit’ with Ross Orenstein & Passage ft. “Dream Big Dreams” with CJ Watson. Donna serves on the ”Songs of Love” advisory board and has written over 350 songs for ailing children. She is also a creative development children’s composer & partner with Pensacola based Music as Message, LLC., creator of the Eco Team Television Show featuring Eco the Butterfly that premiered on WSRE/PBS on Earth Day 2018. https://www.Donnabritton.com https://www.facebook.com/DonnaBMusic https://www.instagram.com/donnabuke/ https://www.youtube.com/user/DonnaBritton https://open.spotify.com/user/129254906/playlist/7KN1trLJ2fp24bcqTGzuCb https://twitter.com/DonnaBukevicz https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/DonnaBrittonBukevicz1 https://soundcloud.com/donnabrittonmusic https://itunes.apple.com/album/talk-about-saving-the-world/id414261875?i=414261937&ign-mpt=uo%3D5

Tim Buppert

Since moving to Nashville in July of 91’ Tim has not only become a successful songwriter but he has become one of Nashville’s most sought after session singers. In addition to singing on over 8,000 songwriter demos Tim has sung on albums by: Trisha Yearwood, Michael Peterson, Kevin Sharp, Billy Ray Cyrus and Rodney Atkins to name a few and on jingles for: Pepsi, Luvs diapers, TNN and many many more.

Jeremy Bussey

Jeremy Bussey grew up in the small town of Sylvan Springs, Alabama just outside of Birmingham. Like most kids, he loved to fish, hunt and basically anything outdoors. At the age of 5 he found something else he loved. Music. He started taking piano lessons, then later started writing his own songs and eventually made his way to Nashville, Tn. Jeremy started playing songwriter nights all over Nashville. He continued to work at crafting his lyrical skills and ultimately caught the attention of Ron Stuve at UMPG in 2010. These days, he has become the “go to guy” for great lyrics and song ideas. Jeremy has had his songs recorded by artist like Jason Aldean (All Out Of Beer) Brantley Gilbert (Three Feet Of Water) Ashley McBryde – (Title track – Girl Goin’ Nowhere) Chase Rice (Single – Everybody We Know Does) Thompson Square (Single – You Make It Look So Good) Josh Gallagher – (Single – Pick Any Small Town) Lonestar (Single – Just The Rain, Boomerang, Twice, Oh Yeah) Pop/Rhythm artist Nick Bennett (Single – Hotter Than You) Tate Stevens – (Single – Power Of A Love Song, Holler If You’re With Me) Mark Wills (Single – Looking For America, As Much Like Jesus) and others. He has also had landed songs for sync with Pepsi, and recently Ram Trucks. “I have always loved the stories in songs. That’s why the lyric has always been my strongest suit. I enjoy playing the piano, guitar and singing, but I love writing a great lyric and idea. It’s like putting the last piece of the puzzle together…then starting another puzzle.”

Dani Carroll

Dani grew up in San Diego and began writing music at 9 years old. At age 18, Dani put some of her other talents to use and built her own acoustic guitar. She later found herself regularly performing with now pop star, Jason Mraz. “We played every Thursday night at a local coffee shop and sang on each other’s tunes,” she recalls. Dani made the move to Nashville in 2002 and began working with David Malloy, producer for Julianne Hough, Reba McIntyre and Andy Griggs. Within six months, she signed a deal with Famous Music Publishing and continues to write songs with some of Music Row’s top talent. In 2007, Chris LeDoux’s band Western Underground released Dani’s song ‘Unbridled’ as the title cut and single on their record. In 2011, her song ‘You Can Count on Me’ was featured in two time daytime Emmy winning web series Venice.

Kim Carson

Kim Carson, “The Honky Tonk Queen of New Orleans” Kim Carson, was born in Oklahoma, raised in Texas and lives in New Orleans. She has a lot of influences in her brand of Louisiana Tonkabilly music including Hank Williams, ?Merle Haggard?, ?Loretta Lynn?, ?Buck Owens?, ?Waylon Jennings? and ?Ray Price?. Kim performs her original songs with some Classic Twang. Kim Carson is surely a “one of a kind artist” and has been named “Best Country Artist” by the readers of the OffBeat Magazine eight times. She has performed 21 times at the most prestigious “Jazz & Heritage Festival” in New Orleans and many festivals across the south. Kim and her band “The Real Deal play Roadhouse’s and Honky Tonks from Luckenbach, Texas to the Florabama. After building a name for herself as the undisputed “Queen of Louisiana Honky Tonk Music” she has distinguishing herself as a formidable Country & Honky Tonk Songwriter. Kim Carson has released 12 albums to date available on iTunes and cdbaby, Pandora and Spotify.

Hope Cassity

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This year saw an unexpected pause in the career of Nashville recording artist/ songwriter Hope Cassity. After successfully battling Multiple Sclerosis with a stem cell transplant, she went to war with a rare form of Ovarian Cancer that affects only 1% of women her age. Cassity previously earned an NCMA Award for Best Female Vocalist of the Year, two nominations for her original songs, earned ten songwriter cuts with CMA artists Penny Rae, in addition to other cuts with Erath Old, Victoria Camp, and Aubrey Lynn. She is anxious to resume work with her producers Jason Schmidt (Nashville) and Matthew Thornton (Phoenix) on a solo record about her journey. Most recently, Cassity released an authentically country single “If I Only Had A Heart” on I-Tunes, which had garnered a radio deal. With a newly gained perspective, she gives back daily to others through her art and music, and vows to raise Ovarian Cancer awareness.

Col (R) Jill Chambers,

Colonel (R) Jill W. Chambers Colonel (R) Jill W. Chambers served four Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff over an eight-year period. In 2007, she was selected to serve as Special Assistant to current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, to conduct a focused study of wounded warrior issues, specifically in the areas of Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Colonel (R) Chambers built a team and spent 18 months traveling the U.S. She witnessed firsthand the often heart-breaking difficulties facing returning warriors, many of whom experienced multiple deployments. Understanding the urgency for both real-time solutions and long-term prevention strategies, Colonel (R) Chambers imagined and assembled an unprecedented strategy and team, including world renowned psychologist Martin Seligman and immediate past U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, world leading expert in Health Literacy, with the hope of increasing resiliency in Service Members before they face adversity and reducing the stigma surrounding PTS for the invisibly wounded. Taking her Joint Staff experience related to returning warrior issues she moved to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel in November 2008 and arranged a meeting between the team she had assembled and the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. They successfully presented their unique vision as the strongest opportunity to care for the record number of men and women in all branches of service facing from TBI and PTS. She is widely recognized as the first person in the history of the U.S. Military to develop a successful, sustainable strategy designed to reduce the crippling stigma associated with mental health challenges in a Warrior culture. Her clear vision, comprehensive experience, understanding of the issues at hand, willingness to think laterally and dogged determination laid the groundwork for the development and adoption of the first holistic approach to wellness for our Service Members. The U.S. Army subsequently developed the “Comprehensive Soldier Fitness” program that launched in 2009 and created an unprecedented number of messages via Armed Forces Radio and Television declaring and encouraging the “Permission to Speak” across all branches of Military Service. She was inducted into the Army Women’s Hall Of Fame for her groundbreaking role in transforming the culture around Mental Health challenges in the Military. Retiring in 2009 after 28 years of active duty, Colonel (R) Chambers “re-launched” as the Founder of This Able Vet, LLC, where she continues her commitment to real time solutions and long term strategies working with non pharmaceutical alternatives for PTS like Neuro-feedback alongside Dr Tim Royer and Guided Imagery with Belleruth Naparstek. Jill serves on the SBA’s Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs and The American Legion TBI/PTS Ad Hoc Committee. Most recently, as of June 2011, she is serving as an external Advisory Board member for the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University. Partnering with JPMorgan Chase, this is the first institute of its kind serving as a national center in higher education focused on the social, economic, education and policy issues impacting veterans and their families post-service. Additionally, in recognition of her rare gifts as a leader and her many groundbreaking accomplishments over 30 years of service, she was selected as the SPWA/Department of Defense Woman of the Year for 2010. In 2011 Jill was recognized at the American Legion National Convention for her service towards children and youth in connection with the TAG You’re It High School Assembly program receiving their 2011 Americanism Award. In 2012, she was selected for the NEXT MAKERS award as one of the 6 most influential emerging female leaders in America by AOL/TIME-WARNER & PBS She is currently working on her third Masters degree, a degree in Health and Wellness. She and her husband, Country Music Star Michael Peterson live in Las Vegas when they are not on the road. They share three daughters, three grandsons and a happy life.

Tim Chandler

Tim was born in Birmingham Alabama, but a native of Pensacola Florida since he was two. In middle school Tim began writing poetry and winning awards for his writing. Tim took what he felt from his heart and put it on paper. December 1999 Tim joined the United States Marine Corps. Tim served sixteen years and was retired after injuries sustained in Iraq. Tim returned home and began to put his life back together. Three years ago Operation Song and Rusty Tabor out of Nashville reached out to Tim and other local Veterans with a desire to help. Helping Veterans write songs to tell their story is a great therapeutic method to recovery and healing. Tim wrote his first song Fight for me about his struggle coming from combat and fighting the family court to see his kids. Tim wrote the song 22 to bring awareness to the 22 Veterans a day that commit suicide. Tim’s heart is with our Veterans and he hopes somehow someway he can make a difference.

Chloe Channell

Chloe Channell has been performing over half her life. In 2013 at the age of 11, Chloe was a quarterfinalist on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent!! That same year she met and started working with 2 time Grammy Award winner, singer/songwriter, Billy Dean. Chloe wrote her first song at the age of 12!! She has been writing with some of the top writers in Nashville along with her mentor/manager Billy Dean. She is now 16 and has recently released her first EP and video featuring “Walls”! EP includes 5 original songs written by Chloe! She has a passion for writing and performing her own songs and loves to entertain.

Ruell Chappell

Ruell Chappell grew up in the Springfield Missouri Music scene making his first recording at 7 years of age and working as a studio musician for Wayne Carson, and many other prolific writers in Springfield, Tulsa and Nashville. Ruell joined the Ozark Mountain Daredevils in 1976 and performs with the band today. Ruell found his writing voice in the early 2000s working on an album created around the story of The Young Brother’s Massacre of 1932, the largest law enforcement massacre previous to 9/11. In addition to performing with OMD, Ruell hosts Ozark Writers’ Night, a local songwriter’s group, and is Director of Play It Forward SWMO, his Not For Profit dedicated to putting instruments in the hands of children that cannot afford them.

Christina Christian

Christina Christian is singer songwriter from Miflin, AL. She’s been traveling the Southeast, gracing many bars and venues for a living since 2011. Her new single “Dolly Would You Pardon Me” is out on October 1st along with a music video featuring local musicians and songwriters. Silent Sea, her debut album, was released in 2017, it features top notch Nashville & Gulf Coast musicians. Travel to SongFest 2018 to hear Christina.

Ashton Clark

Ashton Clark is a 21 year old singer/songwriter from Fairhope, Alabama. She received her first guitar at age ten and has been writing songs ever since. Ashton has performed at the iconic Bluebird Cafe in Nashville along with multiple songwriters festivals such as Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival and the Frank Brown International Festival, where she received honorable mentions for her songs “Down South” and “Turn To Ash”. She was included on the Nashville Songwriters’ Association International (NSAI) E.A.R.S. “Ones To Watch”. Along with performing at festivals, she has also appeared on local TV and radio stations. Ashton just graduated from Coastal Alabama Community College after two years on a vocal scholarship, and is now attending online classes at Troy University. She plans to move to Nashville after graduation.

Pearl Clarkin

This is another exciting year in the life of quickly rising and emerging country artist Pearl Clarkin. She recently released her first original to radio and has been played on over 150 radio stations nationally. Look for Fishin on all platforms and the rest of her EP soon!! She is an acclaimed songwriter and on the circuit on any given night just look for her at Bluebird, Listening Room or any of the local spots for originals and showcases. She was recently compared to Bobbie Gentry by a major publisher while singing at Bluebird Cafe. Pearl has opened for many big names, and performed at the CMA Fest for the last 3 years at places like Storme Warren’s Nashville Navy and on the Hard Rock Stage outdoors. Pearl headlined her own concert back home on Pensacola Beach before 4000 friends and fans and sings each year for the Pensacola Beach Songwriter’s Festival. You’ve seen her on GAC TV in Storme Warren’s Country on the Beach Key West Event. She has already been named one of the top unsigned artists in the country by CMT by placing in their Music City Madness singer/songwriter contest. Along with her solo career, Pearl is lead singer in the touring all female band The Highway Women. Pearl is a 6th generation Floridian born and raised on the white crystal sand of Pensacola Beach FL and has recently moved to attend college in Nashville. She is at home in both the gulf waters of the Redneck Riviera and the beautiful country side of Tennessee. Being a part of the south is something in her blood

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