Americana Music News — The 30A Songwriters Festival is clearly trying to corner the market on female singer-songwriters. There are literally dozens in Walton County, Florida, this weekend, including Saturday’s headliners Mary Chapin Carpenter and Suzanne Vega, both appearing at the Gulf Place Amphitheatre Saturday afternoon.
Ashes and Roses, Carpenter’s latest album, stakes out somber turf, but her live shows range from highly personal songs to her often-energetic hits. Vega’s “Luka,” a hit song about an abused boy, was the unlikeliest way to launch a career, but foreshadowed years of thought-provoking and adventurous recordings.
Among the shows we’re most eager to see on Saturday:
– Don Dixon and Marti Jones at 723 Whiskey Bravo at 7 p.m.
– Freedy Johnston, Susan Cowsill and Vickie Peterson at Rosemary Beach Town Hall at 7 p.m.
– Allison Moorer, Gretchen Peters and Parker & Parker at the Boathouse at 7:30 p.m.
– Webb Wilder, Tommy Womack, Mike Whitty and Angel Snow at Fish Out of Water at 8:30 p.m.
– Kim Richey and Holly Williams at Bentley’s and Maddog’s at 9 p.m.
– Will Kimbrough, Sugarcane Jane and Grayson Capps at Caliza at 9:30 p.m.
– Tift Merritt at Fish Out of Water at 10 p.m.
You’ll find ticket details and maps to venues at the 30A Songwriters site. And here’s a look back at the 2012 festival.
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