October 25, 2007 - More than 300 acclaimed songwriters – who have crafted some of the biggest hits in modern music – converge on the Gulf Coast from Nov. 8-18 for the 23rd annual Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival.Grammy Award-winning artists, No. 1 hit-writers and up-and-coming young performers play their songs at intimate Gulf Coast settings. Songwriters play venues in Bon Secour, Foley, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Josephine, Ala., and in Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, Innerarity Point and Perdido Key on the Florida side.
Southeast Tourism Society named the songwriters’ festival to its Top 20 Events.
Each local venue will have a lineup of songwriters, who in many cases will play at different shows. The songwriters often collaborate, turning some sets into intimate jam sessions.
The festival has a line-up of special shows, special concerts, songwriting seminars and a celebrity golf tournament.
- Songwriters Kickoff, Nov. 7 – Local songwriters bust out the music at Hub Stacey’s.
- Songwriters Guild Foundation seminar, Nov. 10 – The Island House Hotel in Orange Beach, Ala 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Songwriters Guild Foundation, with the Songwriters Guild of America, presents, “The Write Key,” an intense one-day personalized experience for songwriters. It is followed by an SGA Hit Songwriter Showcase starting at 7 p.m.
- Celebrity Golf tournament – Swing with the songwriters at Perdido Bay Country Club for the Frank Brown Celebrity Golf Tournament on Friday, Nov. 16. Register at the festival Web site, www.fbisf.com. Contacts, Perdido Bay Golf Club, 850-492-1223 or 866-319-2471 Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival 850-492-SONG
- RadioLive at the Pensacola Museum of Commerce – The WUWF Radio broadcast features a live concert broadcast from the museum in downtown Pensacola.
- More special events will be announced along with the lineup of artists.
