About this Event
Red-Winged Blackbird Records, an organization devoted to the preservation of American roots music through education, events, and legacy-building, announces its inaugural Songwriter Showcase at Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, VA, November 16, 2024 from 7:00 - 10: 00 pm.
The evening will contain performances by host Katie Powderly, who took home trophies at both the 2023 and 2024 Tennessee Songwriters Week qualifying rounds held at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, as well as Chancellor Lawson (2022 Tennessee Songwriters Week Winner) and Sela Campbell of Loudoun Country, VA, 2024 American Idol Golden Ticket Winner.
ABOUT KATIE:
“...inhabiting the same musical geography as Gillian Welch and Aoife O’Donovan, fiddle and guitar combining to create a sublime bluegrass ambience.”
– Americana UK
...Powderly possesses a singing style similar to Gillian Welch, Natalie Merchant, and Emmylou Harris in its soft sensual delivery.”
– The Alternate Root Magazine
"[Katie's]....ties to Bristol almost make her an honorary native. A number of past Bristol Rhythm artists have recorded on her first album, Slips of the Tongue, including Josh Oliver (Watchhouse), Tom Pryor (The Black Lillies) and Jill Andrews.
Katie took home trophies at both the 2023 and 2024 Tennessee Songwriters Week qualifying rounds held at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
Her latest EP, Live by the Song, Die by the Song, is an intricate and deeply moving 5-song treasure. Though she's been touring for over a decade on her own and with other bands, she has yet to be "discovered." In our eyes, she's a star and the bestie we all need."
- Voice – Magazine for Women
Read Katie's full bio at www.katiepowderly.com
VIDEOS OF KATIE:
"My Mourning Dove" (Live at Mystery Ton Studios) feat. Chance Hurley
“Tobacco” (Live) feat. Chance Hurley
"Revolving Door" (Live at Mystery Ton Studios)
ABOUT CHANCELLOR:
"Chancellor Lawson is one of those kinds of songwriters that stops you dead in your tracks. The kind that makes a noisy barroom suddenly quiet, everyone rapt and listening.
It's not just his guitar playing, or his singing, or the lyrics themselves that get you. It's some kind of glory that emanates from his being when all of those elements converge and radiate out of him.
Some folks can sing pretty good or pick a guitar. But few people can name the truths of life simply and artfully in a way that sticks with you over time, his words turning over in your mind as you quietly go about your day."
- Katie Powderly
VIDEOS OF CHANCELLOR:
"Like God Does" Shape Studio Sessions
"Fool's Prayer"
"Tennessee"
ABOUT SELA CAMPBELL:
Sela Campbell is a country music singer/songwriter based in Loudoun County, Virginia. She is a 2024 American Idol Golden Ticket Winner. She was also voted Best Local Band/Musician in the Loudoun Times Mirror’s 2024 and 2023 Best of Loudoun competitions, and she won best soloist in the 2022 Loudoun County Battle of the Bands. At just 18 years old, she’s played over 200 shows across Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, including festivals. Her first two singles, “One Track Mind” and “Yellow Flowers”, are available on all major streaming platforms. You can follow her online at selacampbell.com or at “TheSelaCampbell” on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
VIDEOS OF SELA:
"Yellow Flowers"
"You Never Even Called Me By My Name" (David Allan Coe Cover)
Katie Powderly Photo credit: Sean Reel
Chancellor Lawson
Sela Cambell
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Birthplace of Country Music Museum, 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, United States
USD 25.00 to USD 100.00
