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A Commemorative City of Gatlinburg Special Event…

The First Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival

Aug. 23-25, 2012 - downtown Gatlinburg, TN 

 PUBLIC INVITED

15+ FREE VENUES with

25+ HIT SINGER/SONGWRITERS  PERFORMING

and telling you the stories behind their “Hit Songs” !

 

4 GREAT SONGWRITER WORKSHOPS

 

“JIMBO WHALEY & THE GREENBRIER”

CONCERT HAS HAD TO BE POSTPONED
DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
CHECK BACKFOR NEW DATE.

 

VIP GET ACQUAINTED KICK-OFF PARTY

Meet and Greet the SMSWF 2012 Hit Songwriters
was a huge success with added performances
by Karen Reynolds and Jim Glazer!

Thurs. Aug. 23^rd 4-6 PM

OBER Gatlinburg Lounge

 

DUTCH TREAT DINNER KICK-OFF VENUE

Marty Dodson, Clay Mills, Bobby Tomberlin and Chris Wallin
did a magnificent job performing....Great Show!

OBER GATLINBURG
Thurs. Aug. 23^rd 6-8 PM

 

COLLECTOR’S T-SHIRTS

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, AUG. 23th
4 - 6 PM	Ober Gatlinburg Lounge – VIP Get Acquainted Party “Meet and Greet the Hit Songwriters and Contest Judges”
6 - 8 PM	Ober Gatlinburg Restaurant – Dutch Treat Dinner and Kick-Off Marty Dodson, Clay Mills, Bobby Tomberlin and Chris Wallin
8 - 10 PM	Ole Smoky Moonshine Hollar stage – Monroeville Band
10 PM – Midnight	Dick’s Last Resort – New Rain
FRIDAY, AUG. 24th
10:30 AM	Sidney James Mountain Lodge Conference Room – Workshop Late Registration Opens
11 AM – 1 PM	Sidney James Mountain Lodge Conference Room – Workshop Paparazzo Pointers – Kat Speer
12 NOON - 5 PM	Edgewater Hotel Magnolia Room Songwriters Critique by the 2012 SMSWF Contest Preliminary Judges - $25 for 3 songs - Songs to be heard on a first come first serve basis.
12:15 PM	Ole Smoky Moonshine Hollar stage – Amanda Nagurney
12:55 PM	Ole Smoky Moonshine Hollar stage – Lawson Garrett
1 - 2 PM	Workshop Box Lunch $6.62 fromThe Poolside Café at the Sidney James Mountain Lodge
2:00 PM	Sidney James Mountain Lodge Conference Room – Workshop Late Registration Opens
2:30 – 4:30 PM	Sidney James Mountain Lodge – Workshop Publisher’s Panel with Doak Turner of The Nashville Muse
3 - 5 PM	Sherlock Holmes Pub - Shelter in the Wreckage & The Pea Pickin’ Hearts
4 – 6 PM	Ole Smoky Moonshine Hollar stage – Martha Christian & Jimmy Morris
5 – 7 PM	Quality Inn Creekside Banquet Room stage Kim Williams, Amanda Williams and Wil Nance
6 - 8 PM	Pat McManus Heather Maples, PJ Steelman and Anna Kelly Westgate Terrace Riverwalk Room
6:15 PM	Ole Smoky Moonshine Hollar stage - Jonathan Dean Snellings
7:00 PM	Ole Smoky Moonshine Hollar stage – Lee Johnson
7 – 9 PM	Brookside Motor Lodge – Michele Leigh - $7 Tickets To Benefit Safe Space & Smoky Mountain Rescue Ministries
8:10 PM	Ole Smoky Moonshine Hollar stage - Jimmy Copens, Weston James, and Daniel Dean
8:30 – 10:30 PM	Four Season’s Original Hee Haw Stage – Clay Mills, Steven Dale Jones, Kylie Sackley, Chuck Jones and Joe West
9 - 11 PM	Hard Rock Café  - Karen Reynolds and Scott Southworth
9:20 PM	Ole Smoky Moonshine Hollar stage - Ronnie Call
11 PM – 1 AM	Loco Burros – Bill Whyte, Lisa Shaffer, Steve Dean
SATURDAY, AUG. 25th Click here see the Stage Spots schedule
10:30 AM	Sidney James Mountain Lodge Conference Room – Workshop Late Registration Opens
11 AM – 1 PM	Sidney James Mountain Lodge Conference Room - Workshop The Art of Songwriting – Marty Dodson and Clay Mills
1 - 2 PM	Workshop Box Lunch $6.62 from The Poolside Café at the Sidney James Mountain Lodge
2 PM	Sidney James Mountain Lodge Conference Room – Workshop Late Registration Opens
2:30 – 4:30 PM	Sidney James Mountain Lodge Conference Room – Workshop Enhanced Music Publishing Made Simple – Hillbilly Culture
2 – 4 PM	Sherlock Holmes Pub – Pea Pickin Hearts and The Katts
3 - 5 PM	Crawdaddy’s  - Jimmy Copens, Weston James, Daniel Dean
4 - 6 PM	Westgate River Terrace Riverwalk Room Chris Wallin, Tony Mullins, Dave Gibson and Aaron Barker
5 – 7 PM	Park Vista Lounge  Martha Christian & Jeff Barnes
7 - 9 PM	Edgewater Hotel SMSWF 2012 Songwriters Contest Finale & Award Night
9 - 11PM	Four Seasons Motor Lodge Original Hee Haw Stage Bobby Tomberlin, Jim Glaser, Candi Carpenter, Bill LaBounty
11 PM – 1 AM	Loco Burros – Marty Dodson, Mark Nesler, Danny Myrick and Megan Linville

 

Back Again.....

Marty Dodson	Clay Mills	Bobby Tomberlin	Chis Wallin
Coming With Them.....
Amanda Williams	Danny Myrick	Kim Williams	Steven Dale Jones
Candi Carpenter	Mark Nesler	Megan Linville	Bill Whyte
Jim Glaser	Lisa Shaffer	Steve Dean	Kylie Sackley

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