Tin Pan South opens

Tin Pan South, the songwriters’ festival organized by the Nashville Songwriters Association International opened tonight with its usual deep line-up of talent. I opted for a show featuring David Olney, Tom Littlefield, Chris Scruggs and Brennen Leigh.
That proved to be a good choice, with one great song after another. I’ve seen Olney and Scruggs many times, and they’re always impressive, but Littlefield’s performance of songs he wrote with Kim Richey (“Every River” and “Gravity”) were unexpected treats.