A southern migration — of music — is underway this week, as Key West welcomes more than 200 music makers from Nashville for the 29th annual Key West Songwriters Festival.
Now through May 4, the festival steeps the southernmost city in live music by more than 200 BMI songwriters. Industry veterans and emerging artists perform at more than 60 island venues, offering both free and ticketed performances that range from intimate, acoustic, storytelling sessions to full-band shows, including a free outdoor concert on Saturday, May 3 on Key West’s legendary Duval Street featuring the platinum-selling country duo LoCash with Thomas Edwards as headliners.
Musicians will swap stories on bar stools, strum poolside at local hotels and collaborate over cocktails during late-night jam sessions that spring up at closing time.
A complete schedule is available at keywestsongwritersfestival.com.
The 29th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival is presented by BMI with Rams Head Presents and the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, with support from the Monroe County Tourist Development Council.Proceeds from the festival benefit the BMI Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 1985 that supports music education and creation through grants and scholarships, along with Michelle’s Foundation, a Key West-based nonprofit that helps children and families in need.
