By Ken Paulson
There’s still one night left in the annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival in Nashville and the Saturday night line-up is strong. Attendance appears to have been vibrant this week, as
we learned whenever we tried to scope out venues with a little more breathing room. Nashville has grown and so has the festival.
Abby Andrews at Tin Pan South on Friday
Among the most notable shows on the final night:
Desmond Child, one of the most successful songwriters of the past 40 years ( “Livin’ on a Prayer”,[“Dude (Looks Like a Lady), ” and “Livin’ la Vida Loca”) is joined by Victoria Shaw, Jimmy Nichols and the Bass Brothers at 6:30 p.m. at the Local
Rivers Rutherford hosts a show at the Hard Rock Cafe at 6:30, along with Travis Hill and a guest to be named later.
Brian Lee, Ferras, Ilsey and Meghan Kabbir will perform at the Listening Room Cafe at 6:30.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Tom Douglas is joined by Sarah Buxton and a special guest at the Listening Room Cafe at 9:30 p.m.
Two more Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famers – Paul Overstreet and Mark D. Sanders – are joined by Jamie Floyd and Rachel Thibodeau at the Station Inn at 9:30 p.m.