Tin Pan South Kicks Off With Ashley Cooke, Kelly Archer, Luke Laird, More

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Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Tin Pan South 2026 hosted its first night on Tuesday (March 24), bringing songwriters together for the staple NSAI event. Ten venues around Nashville are hosting songwriters rounds this year, with two shows taking place at each venue most nights.

Last night’s rounds kicked off with Terri Jo Box, Dan Marshall, RaeLynn and Amy Stroup at Love and Exile, Katie Pruitt, Lawrence Rothman and Daniel Tashian at Cross-Eyed Critters Watering Hole, Matt Armstrong, AJ Pruis and Matthew West at Anzie Blue, Aaron Barker, Brennley Brown, Lance Carpenter and Larry Gatlin at Station Inn, and Radney Foster, Leslie Satcher and Allen Shamblin at The Bluebird Cafe.

Also hosting opening rounds to the festival was the Commodore Grille with Bernie Chiaravalle, Angus Gill and Emily West, The Cowan with Jim Beavers, Dan Isbell and Paul Sikes, 3rd and Lindsley Nashville with Ethan Burdick, Ashley Cooke and Blake Pendergrass, Analog at Hutton Hotel with Derek Bahr, Luke Laird, Sandra McCracken and Travis Wood, and the 1865 Club with Porter Howell, Paul Jefferson and Sonny LeMaire.

The second rounds of night one featured performances from Kristian Bush, Patrick Davis, Levi Lowry and James Otto at Station Inn, Jon Decious, Rob Ragosta, Emily Reid and Allison Veltz Cruz at The Cowan, Franni Cash, Leanna Crawford, Lloyd Nicks and Jacob Sooter at Analog at Hutton Hotel, Luke Cope, The Dryes, Tiera Kennedy and David Leonard at Commodore Grille, and Monty Powell, Rebekah Powell, Suzannah Powell and Anna Wilson at The Bluebird Cafe.

Also rounding out night one was CARV, Cody Lohden and Rhys Rutherford at Love and Exile, Kelly Archer, Travis Denning, Matt Mulhare and Cole Taylor at 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, Stephanie Bentley, Adrienne Follese and Keith Follese at the 1865 Club, Hudson Macready, Lenny Pey, Callie Prince and Matt Stell at Cross-Eyed Critters Watering Hole, and Jason Massey, Matt Rogers and Keesy Timmer at Anzie Blue.

Tin Pan South continues tonight with performances from Summer Overstreet, Caylee Hammack, The Band Loula, Ava Hall and many more. Tickets and schedule details are available here.

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

Photo: Courtesy of Tin Pan South

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