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- [Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/) - Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals Livingston Songwriter Festival The Livingston Songwriter Festival takes in the shadow of Yellowstone Park in the eclectic community of Livingston Montana. October 2 & 4, 2025. Sign Up for Music Notes & Festival News Tickets On Sale February 1 Red Lodge Songwriter Festival The 9th Annual Red Lodge Songwriter Festival takes
- [Songwriter Contest Past Winners](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/past-winners/) - Winners What a great contest. Our judges had a very difficult time choosing five songs but finally did. Here is the list of this years winners. This year’s winner Hudson Mueller received a Gibson Guitar and an invitation to play as a Rising Star songwriter at the 11th Annual Red Lodge Songwriter Festival. Congratulations to
- [2026 Rocky Mountain Songwriting Contest Winners](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/2026-rocky-mountain-songwriter-contest-finals/) - 2026 Contest Finalists Thefinals of the 2026 Rocky Mountain Songwriting Contest were held in conjunction with the 10th Annual Red Lodge Songwriter Festival, June 18-20, 2026. This year’s finalists, chosen from over 100 entrants representing 24 states. Congratulations to all the songwriters that competed in this years contest. You are truly great musicians and story
- [Rocky Mountain Songwriter Contest](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/rocky-mountain-songwriter-contest/) - “Ain’t no chance if you dont take it”, Guy Clark Since 2016 we have provided aspiring songwriters a chance to have their music heard. We’re believers in creativity, chasing dreams and getting the chance to pursue your passion. We know it takes courage, conviction and passion to pursue your music drams and find your purpose.
- [Performing as a Paid Songwriter](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/performing-as-a-paid-songwriter/) - Performing as a Paid Songwriter at one of our Festivals. Each year, we invite a select group of new songwriters to join our festivals, alongside our many returning songwriters. Our Troubadours are recruited through various channels, including other festivals, reputation, attending live shows, referrals, our annual songwriting contest, and direct inquiries. We do not hire songwriters through
- [Rocky Mountain Master Class for Songwriters](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/master-class-for-songwriters/) - Level Up Your Writing with this Two-Day Intensive Workshop in Beautiful Livingston, Montana. This intensive 7 hour workshop is an in-person masterclass taught by legendary songwriter Susan Gibson, and critically acclaimed songwriter & producer, Jackson Emmer. This workshop is designed to “meet you where you’re at,” bring your songwriting to the next level, and hone
- [Enter the Rocky Mountain Contest](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/rocky-mountain-songwriting-contest/) - The 2026 Rocky Mountain Songwriter Contest is now closed. The 2027 Contest will open October 1, 2026 Grand Prize Winner and the top four finalists will be nationally recognized. The Grand Prize Winner will be invited back in 2028 to play as a paid songwriter at the 12th Annual Red Lodge Songwriter Festival. You’ll have
- [2026 Rocky Mountain Songwriting Contest Entries](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/rocky-mountain-songwriting-entries/) - 2026 Rocky Mountain Songwriting Contest Entries These songs have been submitted for the 2026 Rocky Mountain Songwriting Competition. The twenty finalists will perform live in front of a panel of judges at the Rocky Mountain Songwriting Contest finals June 20, 2026 in conjunction with the 10th Annual Red Lodge Songwriter Festival June 18-20, 2026 in
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- [Our Mission](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/music-education/) - Music Education Is What We're About Music has the tremendous power to impact lives through music education, influence economic growth through tourism, and provide opportunity for songwriters to share their talents and songs with enduring music fans. This is the essence of what the Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals are all about. It is our mission
- [Board of Directors](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/about-us-2/) - Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals Inc. Board of Directors Mike Booth – Red Lodge, Montana Mike is the founder and Executive Director. Mike is an experienced business professional with more than thirty years of supporting and growing businesses. As an experienced business executive and board member of several non-profits, he is able to adapt to the
- [Contact Us](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/contact/) - How to Get in Touch, call or email Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals, Inc. Mike Booth – Executive Director P.O. Box 830 Red Lodge, MT 59937 (406) 690-5988 mike@rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org Red Lodge Songwriter Festival (Red Lodge, Montana) Mike Booth – Executive Producer (406) 690-5988 mike@rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org Livingston Songwriter Festival (Livingston, Montana) Mike Booth – Executive Producer (406) 690-5988
- [History](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/history/) - History The Red Lodge Songwriter Festival was launched in 2015 by co-founders Mike Booth and Cory Johnson. The original idea was to create a multi-day festival to promote tourism and celebrate the art of songwriting in Red Lodge, Montana. The inaugural festival was June of 2016 featuring four Nashville hit songwriters and six songwriters from
- [Get Involved](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/get-involved/) - Sponsors, Patrons, Volunteers, and Housing Partners needed. There are many ways to involve yourself in our festivals. Each festival is separately funded and a portion of the proceeds from each respective festival are reinvested in music education in each festival community. We always are in need of business sponsors, individual patrons, grants, housing partners, festival
- [Festival Songwriters](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/festival-songwriters/) - Performing As A Paid Songwriter Each year we add a few new songwriters in addition to returning songwriters. Paid Songwriters are professional singer-songwriters that play in the pubs and restaurants during the festivals. All performances are in a songwriter round format with two to three songwriters. Songwriters will play four to five shows during the
- [Music Notes & Festival Notes](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/music-notes-festival-notes/) - Sign up for Music Notes & Festival News Each one of our festivals has it’s own unique e-newsletter featuring music notes from our songwriters and news pertaining to the respective festival. Sign up for one or all of our newsletters. Red Lodge Songwriter Festival in Red Lodge, Montana. June 19-21, 2025 Yellowstone Songwriter Festival in
- [Woocomerce Test](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/woocomerce-test/)
- [For Songwriters](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/for-songwriters/) - Where Songwriters Meet There are opportunities for songwriters of all levels, beginners to hall of famers to participate in our festivals. Our tagline is “Where the Songwriters Meet.” In 2022 over 150 songwriters were directly involved in our festivals. Below are several ways to be involved. Improve your skills at our Master Class for Songwriters
- [Music Education](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/music-education-2/) - Music Education The Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festival is dedicated to enrich peoples lives of all ages with music and the art of creativity of songwriters. We believe the love of music starts at a young age and we want to nurture young people and their pursuits for an education in music and music related fields.
- [Media](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/about-us-2/media/) - Whitefish Pilot Local News, Music festivals provide economic boost MUSIC FESTIVALS PROVIDE ECONOMIC BOOST December 18, 2019 at 5:00 am | By Daniel McKay Daily Inter Lake This Week In The Flathead, Songwriter Festival to Debut in Whitefish Next Fall SONGWRITER FESTIVAL TO DEBUT IN WHITEFISH NEXT FALL. Kalispell Daily Inter-Lake, November 14, 2019 at
- [Footer](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/footer-style-1/) - ContactMike Booth - Executive Directormike@rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org(406) 690-5988 NonProfit Information Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals, Inc. is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization, Tax ID#81-4771929 P.O. Box 830 Red Lodge, MT 59068
- [FAQs](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/about-us-2/faqs/) - Where is Red Lodge? Red Lodge is located approximately 70 miles from the Northeast entrance to Yellowstone Park, which takes about 90-120 minutes by car over the beautiful Beartooth Highway. We are 60 miles south of Billings, MT and 65 miles north of Cody, Wyoming. Both Billings and Cody airports have commercial air service. We

## Events

- [Venue Sponsors](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/venue-sponsors/)
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- [Bronze Sponsors](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/bronze-sponsors/)
- [Gold Stage Sponsors](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/gold-sponsors/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #15](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-15/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #14](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-14/)
- [Songwriters at the Band Shell, Presented by (Your Bank -Free Show)](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/songwriters-in-the-park/)
- [Brunch with the Songwriters](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/live-at-the-festival-interviews/) - Interviews with the Songwriters
- [Brunch with the Songwriters](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/live-at-the-festival-interviews-3/)
- [Late Night Open Mic](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/late-night-jam/)
- [Nashville Hit Songwriters VIP/Sponsor Show](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/nashville-vip-show/)
- [Nashville Hit Songwriters at the Cody Auditorium](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/nashville-hits-songwriters-1/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #11](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-11-2/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #9](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-9/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #13](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-13/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #12](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-11/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #10](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-10/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #8](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-8/)
- [Late Night](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/late-night/)
- [Headliners at the Cody Auditorium](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/live-at-the-festival-interviews-2/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #7](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-7/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #6](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-6/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #5](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-5/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #4](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-4/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #3](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-3/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #2](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-2/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters #1](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/rising-stars-songwriters-1/)
- [Box Office & Merchandise Sales](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/box-office/)
- [Box Office & Merchandise Sales](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/box-office-merchandise-sales-2/)
- [Box Office & Merchandise Sales](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/box-office-merchandise-sales/)
- [Lodging & Camping Partners](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/lodging-partners/)
- [Patrons of the Festival](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event/patrons-of-the-festival-2/) - Individuals can become a Patron of the Festival for a contribution of $1,000 or more. For your generosity you will receive recognition on all media, two All Access/VIP passes to the festival and reserved seating at all Nashville Hit Songwriter Shows.

## Venues

- [Proprietress (formerly Juniper)](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venue/juniper/)
- [TBA](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venue/red-room/)
- [Bandshell in City Park](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venue/depot-park/)
- [Chamberlin Inn](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venue/chamberlin-inn/)
- [Silver Dollar Bar](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venue/great-northern/)
- [Buffalo Bill Museum](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venue/buffalo-bill-museum/)
- [Trailhead Bar & Grill](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venue/trailhead/)
- [Cody Auditorium](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venue/cody-auditorium/)

## Songwriters

- [Lacy Nelson](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/lacy-nelson/) - Lacy is a ranch-raised Wyoming native who writes and performs her original music with western flair and prairie charm. Musical from a young age, Lacy is a self-taught guitarist and natural poet. Her songs tell stories of a rural lifestyle, written from the perspective of a young woman spending her days on the range and nights on a
- [Bo DePena](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/bo-depena/) - Every so often, one encounters a musician who headlong confronts the vast expanses and open roads of America to get his music out to the people. Bo DePeña is such a musician. With over 175 shows played in 2019, Bo has put some serious miles under his belt. From Texas to Colorado to South Dakota
- [Tay Bronson](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/tay-bronson/) - Drinks & Memories marks the debut solo album from country singer-songwriter Tay Bronson but it’s not his first rodeo in the music industry. He picked up a guitar in seventh grade and hasn’t put it down yet. “It’s kind of like my therapy in a way,” says Bronson. Since 1991, Bronson has been active in
- [More Great Songwriters to be announced](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/more-to-be-announced/)
- [Tyler Halvorson](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/tyler-halvorson/) - Moving to Nashville from South Dakota, Tyler’s personal style of country music takes inspiration from classic country, western and folk while looking ahead to the genres future.
- [Susan Gibson](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/susan-gibson/) - Susan Gibson knows all about blessings. Roundabout 28 years ago, she wrote herself a wish that grew up and went off on its own to become one of the biggest country songs of all time. Smiling at its success from afar, Gibson went on to happily live her own best life, free to hit the
- [So You Want To Be  A Rising Star in 2021?](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/how-to-perform-as-a-rising-star-songwriter/) - Are you interested in being a Rising Star Songwriter at one of our Songwriter Festivals? Our Rising Stars are hired to play in the various pubs and restaurants in town. We host these shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. These are in a song swap format with two to three songwriters. Each show is an
- [Jackson Emmer](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/jackson-emmer/) - Americana songwriters are a dime a dozen these days, but few are writing songs like Jackson Emmer.” – Rolling Stone Jackson Emmer’s lyrically playful and intimate Americana style is as gleeful as it is irreverent. Combining an authentic country spirit with an honest and modern perspective, Emmer connects with listeners in the time-honored storytelling tradition. ​ ​His songwriting
- [Brooks Forsyth](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/brooks-forsyth/) - Brooks Forsyth is a musician and songwriter from Boone, North Carolina. Brooks' musical style encompasses a variety of genres, particularly within Americana: folk, country blues, bluegrass and roots rock. His versatile guitar style consists of both flatpicking and fingerpicking. He just recorded an album with Buzz and Parker Cason at Creative Workshop. He's an accomplished
- [Justine Vandergrift](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/justine-vandergrift/) - Justine Vandergrift’s clear, rich voice and finely-tuned song-craft bespeak an affinity with the likes of Patty Griffin, Bonnie Raitt, and Sarah Harmer, but her own brand of country soul has deeper roots than that, ones that dig into the hymns and folk songs of her central Alberta youth. Her three studio releases reveal a rare
- [Kalyn Beasley](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/kalyn-beasley/) - “I appreciate honesty in all aspects of life, but music in particular”, says Kalyn Beasley as he sits at his kitchen table drinking coffee. “I want to hear what someone sounds like, just exactly what they sound like when they are singing and playing guitar”. Kalyn is reflecting on his 2019 album Frontier News, a
- [Even Stevens, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/even-stevens-nashville-songwriters-hall-of-fame/) - Even’s songwriting career spans many years and stylistic borders from the multi-platinum international hit, “When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman” by rock’s Dr Hook, to the three week running #1 Pop hit, “I Love A Rainy Night” by long time partner and superstar, Eddie Rabbitt. He has accumulated an unprecedented 53 BMI Awards,
- [John Pierce](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/john-pierce/) - John Pierce, born and raised in Billings, Montana is a singer-songwriter. Pierce recorded an album for "Sony Music Nashville" RCA Nashville with producer Byron Gallimore" Byron Gallimore that was originally scheduled to be released in 2006. However, he found his true passion in the writing world, penning the number one hit “Sweet Annie” for the
- [Kostas, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/kostas/) - Kostas has written for an array country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Chris LeDoux, The Mavericks, McBride & the Ride, Patty Loveless, and Travis Tritt. He has won eleven awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). Kostas’s first cut as a songwriter, “Timber, I’m Falling in Love”, was recorded by Loveless; released as a single in
- [James Dean Hicks](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/james-dean-hicks/) - James Dean Hicks’ songs have been recorded by the biggest artists in the world including Blake Shelton, Miley Cyrus, Kenny Chesney, Reba McIntyre and Alison Krauss. He has new songs on a multitude of great artists like Jon Wolfe, Joel Crousse, and Joe Nichols. Some of country’s best selling performers of all time are also
- [Angela Kaset](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/angela-kaset/) - Angela Kaset has built a remarkable career as a songwriter and performer who consistently demonstrates exceptional substance and integrity. A performer in high demand, with a loyal and ever-increasing audience, her soulful delivery and unique piano style has captivated listeners throughout the United States and the world. Over the years, Kaset has had cuts by
- [Brett Jones](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/brett-jones/) - Fourteen top 10’s and seven #1’s to date. Over 300 songs recorded as a writer and multiple albums as an artist in his own right. In the words cited by Billy Currington in his #1 smash, “that’s how country boys roll.” Or rather, in the words of songwriter Brett Jones. In fact, Currington falls into
- [Jesse Lee](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/jesse-lee/) - Three songs. That is all it took for Atlantic Records chairman and CEO, Craig Kallman, to sign Jesse Lee at the ripe age of 20. Kallman credits the gifted Lee for inspiring him to take a plunge back into country in a major way. "She reminds me of a modern-day Patsy Cline, with an amazing
- [Band of Drifters](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/band-of-drifters/) - The Band of Drifters will play at Casey's to close the festival on Saturday September 19th. They play Modern American Roots Music and they encourage you to dance. Based mostly in Montana & Tennessee, the band also includes players from all over the country; keeping the music varied in arrangement, instrumentation, and regional influences. Their
- [Matt Strachan & the Hoot Owls](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/matt-strachan-the-hoot-owls/) - Matt Strachan & the Hoot Owls will be playing Late Night for you at the Great Northern Tavern on Friday September 18th. With roots in alternative rock and country music, Matt Strachan has been a part of music scenes around the country for the last 15 years. His current project, Matt Strachan and the Hoot
- [Tom Catmul](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/tom-catmul/) - Tom Catmull is a songwriter from Gulf Coast Texas who landed in Western Montana in 1994. His earliest songs had the definite stamp of any number of three named performers from his home state(Jerry Jeff Walker, Robert Earl Keen, Willis Allen Ramsey,...you get the idea.). After seven full length recordings, several band combinations, thousands of performances and
- [Haeli Allen](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/haeli_allen/) - Listen to Haeli
- [Michelle Rivers](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/michelle-rivers/) - Singer-songwriter Michelle Rivers most closely leans toward the Americana sound, featuring traditional bluegrass instruments and a live performance that is both captivating & raw. The sweetness to her voice and the unbridled energy of her four-piece band is sure to draw you in. Michelle's first full-length album, “Breathing on Embers,” released in the summer of
- [Jordyn Pepper](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/jordyn-pepper/) - 2018 Folk/Americana "Entertainer Of The Year" Josie Music Award She is the perfect blend of organic, deep-mountain roots, folk (with a little splash of soft blues), rock and country. Put it all together and you have the makings of an Americana artist. Her name is Jordyn Pepper, and she has something to sing about. Recently signed
- [Frank Hurd](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/frank-hurd/) - Frank Hurd is a Rhode Island native currently based in Nashville, TN. He's released two albums: "Pressed For Time - EP" which cracked the iTunes Top 10 Singer/Songwriter charts in 2012, and most recently, "Empty Canvas - EP" which was an iTunes Top 5 Singer/Songwriter EP. He was featured as a up and coming songwriter in
- [Chad Okrusch](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/chad-okrusch/) - Chad Okrusch is a fifth-generation Montanan who makes music in backwoods bars, breweries, wineries, distilleries and hot springs near his favorite fly fishing spots from Red Lodge, Montana to Seattle. He's opened for country music stars Blake Shelton and Lee Brice. In 2016, Chad opened for one of his heroes--alt-country and Americana legend Robert
- [Liz Moriondo](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/liz-moriondo/) - Liz is a singer, a guitar player, a songwriter, a dreamer. Her dynamic voice is a force of nature. Just give her an audience and you’ll witness a young woman doing exactly what she was born to do. She’s always had the biggest of the big sky plans. She was either going to play professional
- [Melody Guy](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/melody-guy/) - MELODY GUY A uniquely gifted songwriter and performer, Melody Guy continues to reach fans and inspire them to follow her through a life’s journey of love, loss and independent triumph of the spirit. Artists of varying genres have recorded her songs from Sherrie Austin to Jesse James. Melody currently tours the country as a troubadour, visiting fans and weaving tales
- [Jessica Eve](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/jessica-eve/) - From an early age, Jessica Eve set out to become a performer and professional Singer Songwriter. Natural ability will only take a talented artist so far, but a strong will and determination has helped push this artist forward and continues to drive their development and success. From a small town in Montana this Songwriter has
- [Erik Dylan](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/erik-dylan/) - Dylan -- one of The Boot's 10 New Country Artists to Watch in 2017 -- has penned songs for Kip Moore, Eric Paslay, Justin Moore, the Eli Young Band and more. In October, he released an album of his own, Heart of a Flatland Boy, a nod to his Kansas roots. “[In Nashville,] you don’t have
- [Sean Devine](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/sean-devine/) - Sean Devine, prolific singer/songwriter and charismatic performer from Livingston, MT has been compared to as varied a collection of American songwriters as Bob Dylan, Lyle Lovett and Kris Kristofferson over his 15 year span playing and recording his own music. His independently released CD, “Walkin’ Down the Road”, which sold out of its first pressing,
- [David Brinker](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/david-brinker/) - David Brinker was born and raised in Dallas, Oregon and now lives with his wife Rachael and kids Isabel, and Easton in Portland, Oregon. As a marketer for the hunting apparel brand Sitka Gear, David spends his time in Big Sky country with his family, hunting the mountains, or singing behind the mic. Whether it
- [Graham Bramblett](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/graham-bramblet/) - Graham Bramblett was born in raised in Dallas, Texas before embarking on a journey where he called many places home. Bramblett attended college in Missouri but found himself paying as much attention to writing and performing songs as much as his school. Upon graduation, he moved to Nashville to chase that songwriting dream and spent
- [Brook Faulk](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/brook-faulk/) - The musical stylings of Idaho based songwriter, Brook Faulk, are as varied in range as the timbre of her voice. Sometimes the maverick outlaw in her black felt cowboy hat, belting out a rowdy mix of blues, classic and indie rock, and honky tonk; and sometimes the innocent, sweet country girl, softly strumming her tenor
- [Matt Strachan](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/matt-strachan/) - With roots in alternative rock and country music, Matt Strachan has been a part of music scenes around the country for the last 13 years. His current project, Matt Strachan and the Hoot Owls, brings him back to his hometown of Helena, MT, where he has become well known for his high-energy country-rock performances. In
- [Marcedes Carroll](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/marcedes-carroll/) - Marcedes Carroll is a Southwestern Montana musician. With guitar in tow she bends Americana melodies to her stylistic storytelling. From a young age singing lullabies to her brothers cradled in the Rocky Mountains, to her adult years telling stories in dimly lit bars, Marcedes Carroll has found her voice best behind a guitar. It's no
- [Ian Thomas](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/ian-thomas/) - Ian Thomas performing solo, with accompaniment, or with his Band Of Drifters; draws on a variety of American roots influences, delivering a captivating raw live performance and distinctive sound from his original compositions on guitar, harmonica and kazoo. His latest release is a full-band album "Live in 2016" of 14 original songs that are deeply rooted in the
- [Nashville Hit Songwriter #2](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/hit-songwriter-2/)
- [Nashville Hit Songwriter #4](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/nashville-hit-songwriter-4/)
- [Nashville Hit Songwriter #5](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/nashville-hit-songwriter-5/)
- [Nashville Hit Songwriter #6](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/nashville-hit-songwriter-6/)
- [Nashville Hit Songwriter #1](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/hit-songwriter-1/) - 8 #1 hits
- [Nashville Hit Songwriter #3](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/nashville-hit-songwriter-3/)
- [To Be Announced](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/to-be-announced/)
- [Nashville Hit Songwriters](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/speaker/nashville-hit-songwriters-2/)

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## Tags

- [Food](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event_tags/food/)
- [Catered](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event_tags/catered/)
- [No host bar](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event_tags/no-host-bar/)
- [Alcohol](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event_tags/alcohol/)
- [Free show](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/event_tags/free-show/)

## Event Categories

- [Late Night Jam](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/eventcat/late-night-jam/)
- [Nashville Hits Songwriters](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/eventcat/nashville-hits-songwriters/)
- [Rising Stars Songwriters](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/eventcat/rising-stars-songwriters/)
- [Live interviews](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/eventcat/live-interviews/)
- [9/09, Thursday](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/eventcat/9-09/)
- [9/10, Friday](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/eventcat/9-10/)
- [9/11, Saturday](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/eventcat/9-11/)

## Venue Categories

- [Bar](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venuecat/bar/)
- [Bar & Grill](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venuecat/bar-grill/)
- [Arts Center](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venuecat/arts-center/)
- [Bakery](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venuecat/bakery/)
- [Outdoor Park](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/venuecat/outdoor-park/)

## Product categories

- [Red Lodge Songwriter Festival](https://rockymtnsongwriterfestivals.org/product-category/redlodgesongwriterfestival_merchandise/)