Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival Celebrates 25 Years
Songwriters Flock to Florida/Alabama Gulf Coast November 12 – 22, 2009
October 30, 2009 – Orange Beach, AL & Perdido Key, FL (OBA)– Starting November 12th and running through the 22nd, more than 100 acclaimed Songwriters will converge on the Florida/Alabama Gulf Coast to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival. Songwriters performing for the Festival’s Silver Anniversary have written some of the biggest hits in modern music.
Grammy Award-winning artists, chart topping writers, and up-and-coming young musicians will perform their original works in intimate settings at venues in Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Bon Secour, Lillian and Josephine Alabama, and Perdido Key Florida. Each will host a diverse lineup of Songwriters for the 10-day Festival. Songwriters will often team-up during these shows turning some sets into spellbinding jam sessions.
2009 Frank Brown Songwriters Poster
What began in 1984 as an end-of-season party for local performers has turned into one of the largest Songwriter Festivals in the United States. This year the Southeast Tourism Society has named the Frank Brown Songwriters’ Festival as one of its Top 20 Events. Music lovers from all over the country plan their annual trek to the Gulf Coast for this event.
Frank Brown, the Festival’s namesake, worked as the night watchman at the Flora~Bama Lounge for 28 years from 1956 to 1984. The Songwriter’s Festival started the same year Mr. Frank, as he was known, turned 91 and retired. In that same year, Mr. Frank was featured in Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story. Mr. Frank passed away in 1988 at the age of 95.
The Festival’s 25th Anniversary has a line-up of Live Performances, Songwriting Seminars and two Golf Tournaments. This year’s Festival will feature two special Nights of Memories – A Tribute to Heaven’s Band on November 15th
& 18th. The Night of Memories performances are in honor of songwriters past with a special dedication to the songwriter’s songwriter, Mickey Newbury. The Festival will culminate with the best of the best in a Legendary Songwriters Finale at the Silver Moon Café on November 22nd.
Special Events
• Marquirette’s 2009 Holiday Gala, Nov. 8 – Riverwalk Stadium, Montgomery, AL-
Bringing the Beach to Montgomery with Flora-Bama legendary entertainers & renowned artists. Visit:
www.marquirettes.com
• Songwriters Kickoff Party, Nov. 11 – Local songwriters bust out the music at Flora~Bama
• ASCAP & BMI Showcases, Nov. 13, 14
• Night of Memories – A Tribute to Heaven’s Band, in honor of Songwriters past with Special Dedication to Mickey Newbury – Nov. 15, 18 – Silver Moon Cafe
• Celebrity Songwriters Golf Tournament, Nov. 16 - Hosted by Perdido Key Chamber with the Songwriters at Lost Key Golf Club. Register:
www.fbisf.com
Frank Brown Songwriters Festival Celebrates 25 Years
