2027 Festival Songwriters

    Legends & Headliners



    Nashville, Tennessee
    "I'm In" & "Raining on Sunday" recorded by Keith Urban. "A Real Fine Place To Start" recorded by Sarah Evens. Nobody Wins & "Just Call Me Lonesome" recorded by Radney Foster.
    Nashville, Tennessee
    "Put It In A Song" Recorded by Trisha Yearwood. "Last Call" recorded by LeeAnn Womack. "Monday Morning Church" recorded by Allan Jackson. "Heart of America" & "I Wrote This Song For You" recorded by Willie Nelson.
    Nashville, Tennessee
    "Bubbles Up", "Piece of Work","The University of Bourbon Street" and "Close Calls" recorded by Jimmy Buffett. "I Am Too" recorded by Todd Snyder.
    Nashville, Tennesse
    "Believe Me Baby" & "Where Are You Now" recorded by Trisha Yearwood, "Nobody Wins" recorded by Radney Foster. "That's Exactly What I Mean" recorded by Patty Loveless. "Every River" recorded by Brooks & Dunn
    Nashville, Tennessee
    "Fishin In The Dark" recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. "Hometown Honeymoon" recorded by Alabama. "That's Love To Me" recorded by Kenny Rogers. "Whatcha Know 'Bout That" recorded by Morgan Wallen.

    Troubadours



    Austin, Texas
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Houston, Texas
    Winner 2026 Rocky Mtn Songwriting Competition
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Winner 2022 Rocky Mtn Songwriting Competition
    Austin, Texas
    Phoenix, Arizona
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Winner 2025 Rocky Mtn Songwriting Competition
    Vancover, Island BC
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Oceanside, California
    Livingston, Montana
    Listen to the Songwriters of the 11th Annual Red Lodge Songwriter Celebration on our Apple Music Playlist

    2026  Songwriters

    Even Stevens (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame), Gary Nicholson (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame),
    Gary Burr (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame), Georgia Middleman, Bridgette Tatum & Darden Smith



    Marcedes Carroll, Shawn Byrne, Kalyn Beasley, Aaron Bibelhauser, Goldpine, Maggie Noélle, Sean Devine, Tom Catmull, J Plank, 

    Lena Rich, Josh Grider, Imogen Clark, Kristi Grider, Ryan Lindsay, Lynn Hanson, Kellie Mickwee, Carin Mari, Tai Shan & Andy Sydow

    Listen to the Songwriters of the 10th Annual Red Lodge Songwriter Celebration on our Apple Music Playlist

    2025  Songwriters

    Tony Arata (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame), Richard Leigh (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame), Kim Richey,
    Wynn Varble, Kat Higgins & James Dean Hicks

    Gloria Anderson, Kalyn Beasley, Robynn Shayne, Goldpine, Jake Ybarra, Marcedes Carrol, Whitney Mongé, J Plank, Delaney Ramsdell, Lena Marie Schiffer, Ben Balmer, John Lowell, Abigayle Oakley, Chad Okrusch, Grace Morrison, Erik Stuckey, David Starr & Summerlyn Powers, Cory Mon & Andy Sydow

    2024  Songwriters

    Rafe Van Hoy (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame), Matraca Berg (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame),
    Gretchen Peters (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame), Erin Enderlin, James Dean Hicks & James T Slater

    Kalyn Beasley, Jess Jocoy, Goldpine, J.D. Graham, Marcedes Carroll, Juliet Lloyd, Marc Douglas Berardo, Natalie Price, Hannah Belle, Ben Balmer, Daniel Niehoff, Abigayle Kompost, Chad Okrusch, Lauren Mascitti, Dan Weber, David Starr & Carin Mari

    2023  Songwriters

    Leslie Satcher, Gary Nicholson (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductee), Sunny Sweeney, Randy Montana,
    James Dean Hicks & Kostas (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductee)

    Kalyn Beasley, Shawn Byrne, Anthony Garcia, Paige King Johnson, Tessy Lou Williams, Marcedes Carroll, Hannah Belle, Hannah King, Robert Cline Jr., John Hewitt, Matt Strachan, Jess Jocoy, Jo Smith, Goldpine (Ben & Kassie Wilson) & Liz Moriondo

    2022  Songwriters

    Even Stevens (Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductee), Tony Lane, Susan Gibson, Brett Jones,
    Stephanie Quayle, Frank Myers & James Dean Hicks.

    Chad Okrusch, Graham Bramblett, Reese Sullivan, Tessy Lou Williams, Kalyn Beasley,  Andy Sydow, Bo Depena, Randy Lewis Brown, Jessie Veeder, Marcedes Carroll, Brian Ashley Jones, Quenby Iandiorio, Clare Cunningham, Haeli Allen & Goldpine

    2021 Songwriters

    Billy Montana, James Dean Hicks, Stephanie Davis, Wynn Varble, Kostas & Chuck Cannon

    Alicia Stockman, Kalyn Beasley, Gabe Lucero, Dallas Remington, Jarrod Lostracco, Aaron Bibelhauser, Haelli Allen, Almeda Bradshaw, Stacey Joy, Eric Richard Stone, Honeyboy & Boots, Big Sky City Lights

    2019 Songwriters

    Brett Jones, James Dean Hicks, Rob Crosby, Karen Staley, John Pierce, Kostas & Will Robinson

    Jessica Meusse, Jordyn Pepper, Graham Bramblett, Zoe Berman, Jackson Emmer, Anna Robbins, David Brinker, Chad Okrusch, Mellisa Forrette, Al Cooper, Kalyn Beasley, Chris Mouse, Sean Devine, Matt Strachan, Lacy Nelson & Jessica Eve.

    2018 Songwriters

    Brett Jones, James Dean Hicks, Wynn Varble, Helen Darling, Kostas & Hugh Prestwood

    Kalyn Beasley, Sean Devine, Matt Strachan, Annallisa Rose, Tom Catmull, Chad Okrusch, Jessica Eve, Jerod Birchell, Melissa Forrette, Brook & Dawn, Addison Lea Thompson & Lee Calvin

    2017 Songwriters

    Even Stevens, James Dean Hicks, Tony Lane, Brice Long & Kostas

    Al Cooper, Jonah Morsette, Kalyn Beasley, Sean Devine, Matt Strachan, Annallisa Rose, Michael & Cierra Myers, Tom Catmull, Jessica Eve, Chad Okrusch & Lee Calvin

    2016 Songwriters

    Anthony Smith, James Dean Hicks, Tony Lane & Kostas

    Garrett Randolf, Kalyn Beasley, Sean Devine, Chad Okrusch, Al Cooper & Dennis Erickson

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