By Morgan Bryce
Editor
Downtown Opelika will be filled with the sounds of live music May 24 to 26 during the inaugural “Opelika Songwriter’s Festival,” a collaborative effort between Rob and Jen Slocumb of The Sound Wall and The Arts Association of East Alabama.
Forty songwriters are scheduled to participate in 70 scheduled performances at various downtown Opelika establishments and restaurants, part of a fun weekend that will help showcase the town the Slocumbs have come to call home.
“We expect the Opelika Songwriters Festival to be a destination event for fans of singer-songwriters … we can’t wait to showcase this amazing array of talent and to shine a light on our wonderful hometown of Opelika,” the Slocumbs said in a press release about the event.
There will be an abundance of local, national and international talent. Among the most notable performers are Grammy Award-winner Dan Navarro, female folk trio Harpeth Rising and Lee County’s own in B.B. Palmer.
Three ticketing options are available through www.freshtix.com: Single Day Festival Pass for $55 plus tax, Two Day Festival Pass for $90 and Three Day VIP Festival Pass for $120.
Following is a full schedule for the event, which is subject to change until each day of the event:
Friday, May 24:
• Greg Greenway | Dave Potts at 6 p.m.- John Emerald Distillery
• Mitch Emmons at 6:15 p.m. – Ma Fia’s
• Ryanhood at 6:30 p.m.
Resting Pulse Brewery
• Rock Killough | Rick Edwards at 6:45 p.m. – Sneak & Dawdle
• Mutt Cooper | B.B. Palmer | Scott Singer at 7 p.m. – Irish Bred Pub
• Wyatt Edmondson at 7:15 p.m.
John Emerald Distillery
• Pam Bedwell at 7:15 p.m.- Ma Fia’s
• David Jacobs-Strain with Bob Beach at 7:45 p.m. – Resting Pulse Brewery
• Katie Martin | Kipyn Martin | Jenna McClelland at 8 p.m. – Sneak & Dawdle
• Korby Lenker | Tony Lucca at 8:15 p.m. – Irish Bred Pub
• Ted McVay & Rusty Taylor at 8:15 p.m. – Ma Fia’s
• Pat Wictor | Noah Zacharin at 8:30 p.m. – John Emerald Distillery
• Kim Richey | Grayson Capps at 9 p.m. – Resting Pulse Brewery
• Adam Hood | Jack Barksdale at 9:15 p.m. – Sneak & Dawdle
• Chris Rosser | Cliff Eberhardt | Louise Mosrie at 9:30 p.m. – Irish Bred Pub
• Chuck McDowell at 9:45 p.m. – John Emerald Distillery
• Harpeth Rising at 10:15 p.m. – Resting Pulse Brewery
• Dan Navarro at 10:30 p.m. – Sneak & Dawdle
• Jeff Black | Kate Campbell at 10:45 p.m. – Irish Bred Pub
• Wilder Adkins | Jacob Blount | Daniel Lee Webster at 11 p.m. – John Emerald Distillery
Saturday, May 25:
Songwriters Workshop with Cliff Eberhardt and Dan Navarro from 11 a.m. to noon at The Sound Wall. Tickets are separate and cost $40 each on www.soundbrite.com.
Lunch Round with Chris Rosser | Kim Richey | Jeff Black 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. – Irish Bred Pub
Songwriters Workshop with Cliff Eberhardt and Dan Navarro from 3 to 4 p.m. at The Sound Wall. Tickets are separate and cost $40 each on www.soundbrite.com.
• Rick Edwards at 6 p.m. – Ma Fia’s
• Martha’s Trouble | Chris Rosser at 6:15 p.m. – Resting Pulse Brewery
• Mutt Cooper | Rock Killough | Louise Mosrie at 6:30 p.m. – John Emerald Distillery
• Wilder Adkins | Wyatt Edmondson | Pat Wictor at 6:30 p.m. – Irish Bred Pub
• Chuck McDowell | Daniel Lee Webster | Noah Zacharin at 6:30 p.m. – Sneak & Dawdle
• Dave Potts at 7 p.m. – Ma Fia’s
• Dan Navarro | Jeff Black | Cliff Eberhardt at 7:30 p.m. – Resting Pulse Brewery
• Jordana Greenberg | Kipyn Martin at 7:45 p.m. – John Emerald Distillery
• Kim Richey | Adam Hood at 7:45 p.m. – Irish Bred Pub
• David Jacobs-Strain with Bob Beach at 7:45 p.m. – Sneak & Dawdle
• Sam Pointer at 8 p.m. – Ma Fia’s
• Kate Campbell at 8:45 p.m. – Resting Pulse Brewery
• Korby Lenker at 9 p.m. – John Emerald Distillery
• Ryanhood at 9 p.m. – Irish Bred Pub
• Tony Lucca at 9 p.m.
Sneak & Dawdle
• SHAWN MULLINS at 10 p.m. – Resting Pulse Brewery
• Jack Barksdale | Tony Brook | Jenna McClelland at 11:30 p.m. – Irish Bred Pub
• Jacob Blount | BB Palmer | Scott Singer at 11:30 p.m. – Sneak & Dawdle
• Pam Bedwell | Mitch Emmons | Ted McVay at 11:30 p.m. – John Emerald Distillery
Sunday, May 26:
VIP Brunch + In The Round Concert with
Shawn Mullins | Kate Campbell | Dan Navarro from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Resting Pulse Brewery
For more information, like and follow “Opelika Songwriters Festival’s” social media pages or visit www.opelikasongwritersfestival.com.