Key West Songwriters Festival to Offer All-Star Streaming Preview June 17

KEY WEST, Fla.— Music fans around the world can tune in to a one-night-only streaming “taste” of the annual Key West Songwriters Festival to hear tunes and tales from some of America’s top country and pop music hitmakers.

Set for 8 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 17, at Facebook.com/KeyWestSongwritersFest, the performance is to be hosted by radio and television personality Storme Warren and feature a special performance by country superstar Toby Keith.

Generally held in early May, the annual Key West Songwriters Festival brings more than 150 top performing songwriters and thousands of fans to the island city for 50-plus shows over a five-day period. When the 25th annual event was postponed because of the global coronavirus crisis, organizers began planning the streaming showcase.

The online event is to feature performances and conversations with 18 of the most influential songwriters and musicians in the United States. They include Jake Owen, who rocketed to stardom with the album “Barefoot Blue Jean Night”; Liz Rose, acclaimed for co-writing smashes with pop sensation Taylor Swift; Jeffrey Steele, whose credits include “The Cowboy in Me” for Tim McGraw;Mac McAnally, a longtime member of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band as well as a stellar songwriter; Chuck Cannon, who co-wrote the blistering “How Do You Like Me Now?” with Toby Keith; Scotty Emerick, co-writer of “Beer For My Horses” for Keith and Willie Nelson; and Old Dominion, whose roster of number-one hits includes “One Man Band.”

The streaming event will serve to benefit Key West’s Sister Season Fund and provide a preview of the rescheduled 25th annual Key West Songwriters Festival, now slated to take place Oct. 7-11, 2020.

Festival information: keywestsongwritersfestival.comor e-mail info@kwswf.com