Join us for a Qualifying Round of the Fifth Annual Tennessee Songwriters Week 2023! The week celebrates the foundation of the craft for which Tennessee is known – music. Up to twenty songwriters will showcase their talent during this very special event. Event judges provided by Smithville's Fiddlers' Jamboree.

• Doors and Happy Hour start at 4pm.

• Songwriters begin at 6pm.

• Full bar service and Hardwoods Smokehouse Express food truck on site.

• Ages 13 & up.

**THIS TICKET LINK IS FOR SPECTATORS - CLICK HERE for more info on applying to enter the competition**

This event is co-sponsored by the @smithvillefiddlers and @burlaproom, and will be professionally recorded live by DTC Communications.

“We are so excited to be a part of a Tennessee music tradition of songwriters. A perfect fit with the history of Tennessee Music and the Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree,” said Jamboree President Kim Luton. Confirmed judges for the event are:

• Darrin Vincent (of duo Dailey & Vincent, Grammy Award Winner, and Grand Ole Opry Member)

• Vanissa Braswell Murphy of Smithville, TN (past Chair of the Music & Arts Department at the the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire)
  Michelle Canning (Member of the International Bluegrass Music Association and a member of IBMA Songwriters Committee)