Class of 1987 Reunites at Cheatham Street

When Kent Finlay started his weekly Songwriters' Circle at Cheatham Street Warehouse, in the '70's, it was unique to say the least. There just weren't any songwriter nights, at least around Austin or San Marcos, Texas. Even in Nashville, the Bluebird didn't open until 1983. Songwriters had to get together at someone's house and play "pass the guitar" in order to hear each others songs. And consequently, there weren't nearly as many songwriters as we are blessed with today. But with Kent's Songwriters' Circle, aspiring songwriters had a place to be . . . a place to be heard . . . a place where writing and writers were more important than making money.

There weren't that many songwriters coming out at first, but slowly, the numbers increased -- and everyone's songs kept getting better, as new aspiring young writers started discovering "Songwriters' Church" as some of them started calling it. Many of these young writers who started at Kent's Songwriters' Circle have gone on to exciting music careers.

On November 29th, there will be a 20 year reunion of the Songwriter Circle regulars from 1987 . . . and they have turned into some of the world's best songwriters. "The Class of '87 Reunion" will include Todd Snider, Terri Hendrix, Al Barlow, James McMurtry, John Arthur Martinez, Bruce Robison, Hal Ketchum . . . and of course Kent Finlay.

Also, there just might be some surprise guests. It will be another magical night of original music at Cheatham Street Warehouse, for sure. The show is also being filmed by Texas Music Cafe for television.

Tickets are $50 and are available in advance by visiting Front Gate Tickets.