2023 Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival

Celebrating the Writers and Stories Behind Their Songs

This year's festival attendees will enjoy listening to songwriters perform as they have yearly since 2009.

MORE THAN 100 SONGWRITERS SET FOR THE 2023 PENSACOLA BEACH SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL

If music provides the soundtrack of our lives, then songwriters deserve a lot of credit. It's not easy to eloquently string together lyrics that touch hearts and souls deeply enough to earn such esteem. More than 100 of such songwriters are scheduled to perform and share stories at the 2023 Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival.

Some musicians pen their own songs, while others use lyrics written by outside writers. Plenty of both are expected to participate in the upcoming 2023 Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival, scheduled for Oct. 4-8 at various locations around Pensacola Beach and the downtown area.

Songwriters from across the globe will perform and tell stories about their songs at 19 venues. There will also be lots of tropic-driven special events. Most performances will be free to the public. Some performances and events will require tickets. Either way, you're sure to enjoy the lineup!

SAMPLING OF SONGWRITERS PERFORMING AT THE 2023 PENSACOLA BEACH SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL

A few examples of songwriters planning to perform at this year's Pensacola Songwriters Festival include award-winning Don Sampson, Bridgette Tatum, and Jamie O'Neal.

Don Sampson's songs include Brad Paisley's "Waitin' On A Woman," and Alan Jackson's "Midnight in Montgomery". He's also written songs recorded by Darius Rucker, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, and Charlie Pride, to name a few!

In 2009, Bridgette Tatum co-wrote "She's Country," recorded and released by Jason Aldean, which earned the status of most played song on country radio stations across the United States. The following year, her song "Loud" was chosen as the official theme song for the Atlantic Coast Conference Football's 2010 season.

Jamie O'Neal is a Platinum-selling country singer and songwriter with a long list of successes, including in 2001 recording back-to-back hits "There Is No Arizona" and "When I Think About Angels". She has written hits for Reba McEntire, Martina McBridge and Leanne Rimes, to name a few. And she is in the soundtracks of major movies, including "Bridget Jones's Diary" in which she sang the song "All by Myself".

2023 PENSACOLA BEACH SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE & SPECIAL EVENT VENUES:

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From The Ground Up Community Garden Goat Lips Oyster Bay Boutique Hilton Garden Inn The Handlebar Studio Amped

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Bamboo Willies Pensacola Beach Church Casino Beach Bar & Grille Flounders The Sandbar – Frisky Dolphin Hampton Inn Pensacola Beach Holiday Inn Resort Paddy O’ Leary’s Paradise Bar and Grill Red Fish Blue Fish Sandshaker The Pensacola Beach Resort

2023 PENSACOLA BEACH SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL SPECIAL EVENTS:

Concert of Light/Night with the Veterans

Celtic Collaboration

Mermaids & Music

Oyster Bay Event

Garden Party

Ministry of Music

From The Ground Up

Songwriting Creative Entrepreneurship Workshop

Unplugged

Studio Amped

Bluegrass Beach Bash

Visit Pensacola Beach Songwriter's Festival (pensacolabeachsongwritersfestival.com) for more information.

And visit Pensacola Beach vacation rentals (beachguide.com) if you need a place to stay while you attend the festival, or call one of our friendly vacation planners at 1-888-698-1488.

Whether you're a songwriter, musician, music lover, or all three, this event is sure to be one you'll enjoy and learn from!

Published on Tuesday, September 26, 2023