THE FIRST HALF OF the 33rd ANNUAL TIN PAN SOUTH SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL FILLED WITH CELEBRATION, SPECIAL GUESTS AND NEARLY 100 HOURS OF SONGS AND STORIES!

Nashville, TN – (March 28, 2025) – On Tuesday, March 25, the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) celebrated the start of the 33^rd annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival! They began taking over Music City alongside presenting partner Regions Bank to honor the art of songwriting, filling 11 venues throughout town with dozens of chart-topping songwriters who have penned the songs that soundtrack each and every moment of our lives.

While the first shows began Tuesday evening at 6:00pm, the celebration started early for festival performers, partners, and the industry over at NSAI Headquarters, The Music Mill. Presenting partner Regions Bank joined forces with NSAI to transform The Music Mill parking lot into a Tailgate party featuring BBQ from Peg Leg Porker, beverages and games from Jack Daniel’s, hydration from StageWater and live entertainment from several standout NSAI Members! Throughout the two hours, songwriters Mark Taylor, Axel Rasmussen, Brittany Moore, Jesse Felder, Grayson May, and Emily Ortega performed while festival performers, partner attendees and industry members united sharing their plans for the week.

The first three nights of the festival were filled with nearly 100 hours of stories and songs with every stage welcoming the songwriters as they shared their talents with attentive audiences. Thanks to Southwest Airlines®, three lucky winners were recipients of a Southwest Surprise and Delight, taking home a $150 gift certificate courtesy of Tin Pan South’s official airline partner.

From a taste of Texas at the Saxon Pub Exchange Show (The Bluebird Cafe) to the reunion of The Hitmen of Music Row, featuring Bob DiPiero, Tony Mullins, Jeffrey Steele, and Craig Wiseman (3rd and Lindsley Nashville | Visit Music City Stage) the entertainment has been non-stop.

Beyond the scheduled performers over the past three days, in true Tin Pan fashion, numerous surprise guests have appeared! On Wednesday night at the Jack Daniel’s Stage at The Listening Room Cafe, the round featuring Breland, David Fanning, and Travis Heidelman featured guest after guest, with Jeff Trott, Jon Decious, Abbey Anderson, and Rob Ragosta all hopping on to share a song each, and over at the Lounge at City Winery on Thursday, the audience was surprised with a special performance from songwriter-artist Morgan Evans on the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Stage!

Tonight (Friday, March 28) the festival continues strong with a pop-centric round featuring Oak Felder, Sebastian Kole, Austin Nivarel (AB Hillsboro Village | Nashville Scene Stage), an alternative country show at the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Stage at The Lounge At City Winery with Katie Boeck, Lance Cowan, Fred Koller, and Ryan Murphey, or a chance for NASHVILLE, the show, fans to relive moments at the Visit Music City Stage at 3rd and Lindsley where Charles Esten and songwriters from the show NASHVILLE will perform, with proceeds from that show benefitting this year’s official festival charity ALIVE (ALIVE Hospice).

With over 30 shows remaining there is something for everyone’s musical tastes so take advantage of the final shows of Tin Pan South and enjoy some incredible music while supporting the overall mission of NSAI - to advocate, educate, elevate, and celebrate the songwriter! 

The schedule is available at www.tinpansouth.com and on the official Tin Pan South app (iOS and Android), with tickets purchasable directly online or at-the-door for shows with tickets remaining.

For more festival information and to stay up-to-date on all things Tin Pan South, visit www.tinpansouth.com and follow @tinpansouth on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

A special thank you to the festival’s sponsors: Regions Bank, Southwest Airlines®, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, Jack Daniel’s, Tennessee Entertainment Commission, Humanable, Musicnotes, G7th The Capo Company, Nashville Scene, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, Hutton Hotel, Graduate by Hilton Nashville, 103.3 Country, 96.3 JACKfm, Lightning 100, Mix 92.9, 95.5 Nash Icon, Y'all 106.7, NewsChannel 5, Lamar Advertising, MusicRow, Social Indoor, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters, NASHtoday, StageWater, Aloompa, Americana Music Association.