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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.
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