Music City Comes To Madison; a Nashville In the Round Singer-Songwriter Series: ROUND #3; January 14th, 2022
The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center proudly presents, Music City Comes to Madison, a Nashville In the Round Singer-Songwriter Series. The series includes 4 concerts throughout the year in the style of Nashville’s Writers In the Round events.
What is Writers In the Round?
“The classic format of a round has four songwriters on stage. One performs a song, followed by the next writer, and the next, and so on. Each songwriter can join in with the others, add harmonies, contribute a guitar riff, or just listen. Writers talk about how and why they wrote the songs, and there are always lively stories and interaction between the writers.
Audiences enjoy these performances not only for the hit songs they recognize but also because they know they might be hearing a song that will become the next big thing!” - www.writers-round.com
Songwriters In the Round:
Following phenomenal sold-out first and second round performances in June & September, the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center proudly presents, Music City Comes To Madison, Round #3 on January 14th in MMCC’s historic auditorium in Madison, GA. Local favorite and Nashville recording artist Eric Dodd returns bringing with him award-winning songwriters from Nashville including: Dylan Altman, Hannah Dasher and Phil Barton.
Eric Dodd grew up in Greensboro, Georgia chasing two things: golf balls and songs. He had a passion and natural gift for both. He earned a golf scholarship to Georgia College and State University, where he majored in business. When he wasn't touring the southeast playing in golf tournaments, he was playing in frat houses and venues with his band. He eventually transferred to the University of Georgia to pursue a music business degree and immerse himself in the fertile Athens, Georgia music scene.
Since moving to Nashville in 2014, Dodd has shared the stage with Sam Hunt, Old Dominion, Jake Owen, Corey Smith, Cole Swindell, Rodney Atkins and recently for Sister Hazel, which was especially meaningful. "Opening up for Sister Hazel's sold out show at the Georgia Theatre in Athens (Georgia) has to be one of my favorite nights onstage," Dodd offered. "I earned my music business degree from U.G.A. and cut my teeth performing in so many venues downtown, so it was one of those full circle moments."
When Dodd is not writing songs for himself, he is writing for other artists and has written songs for Colt Ford, Kalie Shorr, Allie Colleen, Spencer Crandall, Chanice Neal, and many others.
Dylan Altman, Originally from the great state of New Jersey, Dylan Altman has been writing and performing in Nashville since 1994. He has had three #1 songs: Tim McGraw’s “Watch The Wind Blow By”, Jake Owen’s “Barefoot Blue Jean Night”, Jason Aldean’s “Take A Little Ride” as well as Chase Bryant’s top ten hit “Take It On Back”. Other artists who have recorded his songs include Trace Adkins, Eli Young Band, Joe Nichols and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
Hannah Dasher is quickly becoming a household name with her viral TikTok series, “Stand By Your Pan” (a Country music-infused cooking show.) Raised in Springfield, GA, the Sony Music recording artist would spend hours reading album covers front-to-back as a child, all while taking cues from a diverse lineup of influences like Alan Jackson, Hank Jr., Tom Petty, Eric Church, and Aretha Franklin.
After graduating from University of Georgia, Dasher moved into a small attic apartment just off Music Row in Nashville. To make ends meet, she began working five days a week selling fishing boats and outboard motors at Bass Pro Shops. Dasher was later fired from Bass Pro for writing songs on the job. Soon after, she landed her first publishing deal, and as fate would have it, her first cut, Brad Paisley’s “Go To Bed Early,” was from an idea she’d been working on during her last days employed at Bass Pro.
The hustle has clearly paid off for Dasher, who has rocked audiences across the country, opening for greats including her hero Bocephus and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Now with her own music, Dasher solidifies that she is not to be overlooked, with traditional-cut artistry, bold lyrics, and can’t-be-duplicated style and personality. She’s just released her debut project, the Half Record. Catch her live on the You’re Gonna Love Me Tailgate Tour and Reba McEntire this winter!
Phil Barton moved to Nashville twelve years ago from Sydney Australia. His songs have been recorded by Country music superstars Lee Brice, Sara Evans, Eli Young Band, David Nail, Dustin Lynch, Rodney Atkins, Cassadee Pope, Drake White, LoCash, High Valley, Jana Kramer, Matt Stell, Ashley McBryde, Seth Ennis, Mickey Guyton, Kristian Bush, Jay Allen, Morgan Evans, Shenodohah, The Shires, and Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots
He was awarded "Breakthrough Songwriter" of the year in the Music Row Awards in 2012 and had his first #1 Billboard song with the Lee Brice hit "A Woman Like You." The song went double platinum in the US, and won him a precious NSAI Award for "One of the Ten songs I Wish i'd Written" that year.
Currently Barton has the new Locash single "Don't Get Better Than That" climbing up the US Billboard top 50 charts.
Barton has 15 Top Ten singles to his credit in recent years on the Canadian Country Charts, with Gord Bamford, Chad Brownlee, Tim Hicks, The Washboard Union, Jess Moskaluke, High Valley, Meghan Patrick, Jojo Mason, Doc Walker, and Brett Kissell. His music has appeared in 2016 three times Oscar Nominated film "Sicario", and television shows like "Nashville" and video games like 'The Sims.'
In 2016, he was recognized with the "Overseas Recognition Award' from APRA in Australia for his work abroad, and 2020 APRA Songwriter of the Year at the Nashville International awards, and has had constant chart action in his homeland with artists such as Busby Marou, Lee Kernaghan, Kirsty Lee Akers, Missy Lancaster, Reigan Derry, Morgan Evans, The McClymonts, The Wolfe Brothers, Travis Collins,The Buckleys, Christie Lamb, Jai Waitford and Amber Lawrence. Before moving to the USA, he was a member of the two time ARIA Nominated Children's music band in Australia, "The Flower Pot Gang", and produced 87 Children's Records through ABC Records Australia.
Over his career he has had over 800 songs recorded on country, children's and pop records around the world.
Take advantage of the “Buy Now Special” where general admission tickets are only $50 (general admission ticket prices go up to $70 on December 21st). Limited “VIP Experience” tickets are available for $100 and include: general admission, reserved on-site parking (one parking pass per transaction), and meet & greet cocktail party with the songwriters (following concert). Tickets on sale now!
This is a Madison-Morgan Cultural Center fundraising event. All proceeds benefit the Center’s mission to enrich the lives of the residents of its immediate community and the broader region by presenting high-quality programming and educational opportunities in the fields of visual and performing arts, history, and other humanities. MMCC will preserve and interpret its historic buildings and will cooperate with other organizations that have mission-compatible goals.
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