- November 23, 2024
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Emcee Shawn Parr with Pamela Roberts, at the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival. Courtesy photo
Brett Jones, songwriter and founder of Gold Star Mentors. Courtesy photo
Rob and Stacy Wood, with Palm Coast Songwriters Festival founder Garry Lubi. Courtesy photo
from: Garry Lubi
PCSF Chair
The Palm Coast Songwriters Festival, which began in 2018 with nine songwriters, this year featured 35 of the best songwriters with over 125 No. 1 hits to their credit, not to mention hundreds of additional charted songs. With attendees from 16 different states, multiple cities within a 200-mile radius in Florida, and many residents from Flagler, St. Johns and Volusia counties, the festival, which was held April 28 to May 1, enjoyed its most successful attendance ever.
On Friday, April 29, the festival helped raise over $8,400 for the Gold Star Mentors Foundation with the auction of a guitar autographed by major artists including Collin Raye, Billy Currington, Daryl Worley, Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw. The mission of Gold Star Mentors is to give guitars and teach children and young adults to play them who are grieving the death of a military loved one. Visit https://goldstarmentors.com.
Then on Sunday, May 1, festival organizers raffled off another autographed guitar at the amphitheater show, raising $3,000 for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library/Early Learning Coalition for Flagler and Volusia Counties. The second guitar was autographed by all the songwriters performing at the four-day festival.
Additionally, the festival helped raise $8,100 for the Daytona State College Foundation in November of 2021 in conjunction with the Plantation Bay Community, ICI Homes, Flagler County Insurance Agency, and Total Comfort at a fundraiser/dinner/Songwriters Round held at the Plantation Bay Country Club.
For more information about the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival and tickets for the 2023 festival, May 4-7, visit www.palmcoastsongwritersfestival.com, and connect with the Festival at PalmCoastSongFest on Facebook, PalmCoastSongFest on Instagram, and @PalmCoastFest on Twitter.
