Rising Stars Hannah Belle, JD Graham & Lauren Mascitti  

This is a special night, an open mic for festival songwriters of the Songwriter festival. You’ll never know what they’ll play or who they’ll play with. Come join the party.

Twenty songwriters will take the stage for a chance to come back and play as a paid songwriter at the 9th Annual Red Lodge Songwriter Festival in 2025.    

Bank of Red Lodge presents local radio personality Wells Reitz will sit down with Nashville hit makers and Rising Stars and find out a little about their life, what sparks a tune and invite them to pick a few tunes as well. Saturday’s interview schedule:

Daniel Neihoff, winner of the 2023 Rocky Mountain Songwriter Contest and the finalists from this year’s songwriting contest will perform at a free concert on the Dennis & Nancy Stevens Stage at the One Legged Magpie.

Rising Stars Ben Balmer & Abigayle Kompst  

Three hit songwriters will start at the Bone Daddy’s , then move to the One Legged Magpie at intermission. The three hit songwriter that started at the One Legged Magpie will move to the Bone Daddy’s for the second half of the show.

Three hit songwriters will start at the One Legged Magpie , then move to Bone Daddy’s at intermission. The three hit songwriter that started at the Bone Daddy’s will move to the One Legged Magpie for the second half of the show.