Tin Pan South Photo Archive
BMI songwriters Rhett Akins, Rodney Clawson and Dallas Davidson perform at the BMI Tin Pan South showcase at 3rd and Lindsley. All three hit writers have been named BMI’s Country Songwriter of the Year in the last decade.
Pictured: (L-R Back row): BMI songwriter Claire Douglas, BMI’s Bradley Collins, BMI songwriter Lori McKenna, songwriter Jimmy Robbins, BMI songwriters Nicolle Galyon and Rodney Clawson, BMI’s Jody Williams, BMI songwriters Dallas Davidson, Brad Clawson and Tom Douglas. (Front row): Songwriters RaeLynn and Emily Weisband.
BMI award-winning songwriters Nicolle Galyon and Lori McKenna perform to a sold out showcase at 3rd and Lindsley during Tin Pan South.
Tin Pan South 2014 has officially begun! The annual songwriters festival brings together more than 300 of the nation's top writers for a week of showcases across top Nashville venues. This year's BMI showcase took place at the historic bluegrass hall, the Station Inn, and featured Chance McCoy and Critter Fuqua of Old Crow Medicine Show, Chuck Mead of BR549…
Honky-tonk royalty Chuck Mead shares a "murder ballad," a song about the Kansas killings that inspired Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.
After accompanying Critter Fuqua on a few Old Crow Medicine Show favorites, Chance McCoy previews some of his upcoming solo material.
Holly Williams takes her turn in the round, playing a cut from her new album for a French fan in the audience.
Emcee for the evening Critter Fuqua (right) entertains the crowd with a stripped down but lively version of Old Crow Medicine Show's "New Virginia Creeper."
After calls for an encore, the foursome concludes the evening with a fun rendition of Hank Williams' classic "I Saw the Light."
Brett Eldredge performs onstage alongside fellow BMI songwriters Natalie Hemby and Luke Laird at BMI’s Tin Pan South showcase.