30A Songwriters Fest Returns To Florida

Northwest Florida’s Highway 30A will play host to numerous prominent songwriters over Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend in 2011 (January 14-16) for the second annual 30A Songwriters Festival.

The Cultural Arts Association of Walton County is producing the event, which is sponsored by the Beaches of Walton County and will feature three nights of performances by over 100 songwriters in 17 venues along Highway 30A. Scheduled to perform are Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls, Jeffrey Steele, Shawn Mullins, Rodney Crowell, Chely Wright, Gary Nicholson, Gretchen Peters, Tim Nichols, Dar Williams, Mat Kearney, Mary Gauthier, Greg Barnhill, and many more.

Weekend passes may be purchased online at 30ASongwritersFestival.com for $75, and $35 day passes will also be available. Passes may be purchased locally at Central Square Records at 89 Central Square in downtown Seaside, FL.