Join Gatlinburg, Tennessee in celebrating Appalachian musical roots August 23-25, 2012, during the Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival.  The festival is a platform for songwriters to perform their original songs and attend workshops to help learn the craft of songwriting as well as guidance of how to get the songs published.

Held in multiple venues throughout downtown Gatlinburg, the Smoky Mountains Songwriter Festival will fill the streets of Gatlinburg with music and plenty of down-home entertainment

Here’s the line-up so far:

Thursday, August 23
5pm: Kick-Off VIP Get Acquainted Party; Meet and greet the SMSWF Songwriters in person
6-8 PM SMSWF 2012 Kick-Off Party 8-10pm
Hit Songwriters Kick-Off Venue 10-Midnight Late Night Venue

Friday, August 24
10am-10pm Stage Spots
1-9pm 2012 Songwriters Contest Category Performances
9-11pm Songwriters Perform – Hard Rock Café

Saturday, August 25
7:30-8:30am Runnin & Strummin 5k Run/Walk
8:45am Runnin & Strummin Opening Remarks Ripley’s Aquarium – Bus Parking Lot
9am Runnin & Strummin 5K Run/Walk Race begins
10am-10pm Stage Spots
11am-1pm Songwriters Workshop $50 registration fee “The Art of Songwriting”
2-4pm Songwriters Perform – Hard Rock Café
3-5pm Songwriters Perform – Crawdaddy’s
6-8pm Jimbo Whaley & Greenbrier Concert Mills Auditorium
8-10pm Songwriters Contest Finale & Awards Performance
9-11pm Songwriters Perform – Loco Burros
10-Midnight Songwriters Perform – Hard Rock Café

More venues and information will be added as it becomes available.