Attention Music Enthusiasts!!! Boy, have we got an event for you to enjoy this week…. The Whitefish Songwriter Festival. This is a very unique songwriter experience that will take place at 8 different venues throughout downtown Whitefish, Montana. There will be 30 shows over the course of the course of three days starting Thursday, September 19 through Saturday September 18, 2021. These shows sell out quickly…so make sure you get your tickets or you may even want to consider an All Access Pass.
“EVERYONE has a story to tell, and a unique voice with which to tell it. The trick is to uncover your own style in order to tell that story with a truth that connects with your audience in an original way.” ~ Whitefish Songwriter Festival Website
Whitefish Songwriter Festival Details
There will be a lot of opportunities to listen, learn and even create music throughout the Whitefish Songwriter Festival. “Friday night the Hit Songwriters play at the O’Shaughnessy Center and Saturday night’s #1 Hit Songwriter Showcase will feature all seven hit songwriters who have more than 30 #1 hit songs to their credit. There are 24 Rising Star shows throughout the afternoon and early evening on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, plus late night shows. ” Seven of the top songwriters in country music including two Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame members will perform for you in the round at the O’Shaughnessy Center and the Performing Arts Center. Learn more – HERE.
Tickets:
All Access Pass – $115
An All Access Pass includes admission to all the songwriter shows including Hit Songwriters and Rising Stars. We are offering 100 passes at this discounted rate. Prices will then increase to $115 per pass. Purchase now before the early-bird rate runs out!
Thursday, 9/16 – Rising Star Shows, x6.
Friday, 9/17 – Rising Star Shows x 12 and the Nashville Hit Songwriters at the O’Shaughnessy Center and the Late Night show at the Great Northern Bar & Grill.
Saturday, 9/18 – Rising Star Shows x 6, #1 Hit Songwriters Showcase at the O’Shaughnessy Center & the Whitefish Performing Arts Center (WPAC) and the Late Night show at Casey’s. Three or four hit songwriters will perform at each venue and switch venues at intermission so you see all hit seven songwriters perform.
Ticket purchases are non-refundable. If we have to cancel the festival due to Coronavirus related causes we will refund your ticket purchase. Get your All Access tickets – HERE.
Saturday at the Songwriter Festival, 9/18 – $75
Admission to Saturday night’s Hit Songwriter Showcase which will feature all six hit songwriters who have more than 30 #1 hit song to their credit. Attend either the show at the O’Shaughnessy Center or the Whitefish Performing Arts Center. Three hit songwriters will play at each venue then swap at intermission so you will hear all six songwriters. Your ticket also allows you admission into the Rising Star and late night shows on Saturday.
- Live Interviews at the Festival – Fleur Bake Shop – 10:00 am (Free)
- Songwriters in the Park – Depot Park – 1:00 pm (Free)
- Rising Star Shows – Casey’s – 2:30 pm, 4:00 pm & 5:30 pm
- Rising Star Shows – Great Northern Bar & Grill – 2:30 pm, 4:00 pm & 5:30 pm
- Hit Songwriter Showcase – O’Shaughnessy Center or Whitefish Performing Arts Center – 7:00 pm
- Late Night Songwriter Band at The Great Northern Bar & Grill – 10:00 pm
Get your Saturday Tickets – HERE.
Rising Star Wristband – $50
Your Rising Star All Shows Wristband includes admission into all Rising Star Shows and late night Jams on Saturday 9/18. These shows are at the Casey’s, Great Northern Bar & Grill, Tupelo Grille, and the Red Room.
Ticket purchases are non-refundable. If we have to cancel the festival due to Coronavirus related causes we will refund your ticket purchase.
Get your Rising Star Wristband – HERE.
About The Songwriter Festival
The Rocky Mountain Songwriter Festivals Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation based in Red Lodge, Montana. We create and produce multi-day festivals that bring the creativity of songwriting to mountain communities in Montana and Wyoming. Our festivals are hosted in the downtown districts of Red Lodge, Montana, Whitefish, Montana and Cody, Wyoming. We utilizing the local venues of bars, restaurants, parks, coffee houses and theaters in order to incorporate the culture of each community into our festivals. Our festivals include live performances, songwriting classes and songwriting contests. Through these festivals we are able to fulfill our mission to promote music education through local public schools, private music schools, universities and colleges. Since our inception we have gifted over $40,000 to fulfill this mission. Learn more – HERE.
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