The Power Of Music Festival Reveals Full Schedule (Bentonville, Arkansas)
Bentonville, Arkansas (March 8, 2018) ... Drawing on outstanding local and national performers from multiple genres, The Power of Music Festival revealed its full performance schedule during an announcement today at the Visit Bentonville office.
The second annual event will be held in downtown Bentonville on April 26-29. Tickets are available now. The festival is presented by the I’ll Fly Away Foundation, based in Bentonville. Proceeds will benefit the organization’s You Can Fly Songwriting Program, which allows area students of varying developmental levels to use songwriting to connect to their own creativity.
As part of this program, established songwriters come into schools to personally craft songs with students. The uniqueness of this program is that the children write the songs about what they are learning, while the songwriter guides them through the process. The program has already seen marked success in elementary schools in McDonald Country, Missouri, and will expand into Northwestern Arkansas in 2018.
The press conference featured live music from The Accidentals, a fast-rising Indie-Americana band from Traverse City, Michigan, who will be performing at the festival this spring. The lineup will also include Nashville vocal group Farewell Angelina, Latin rock ‘n’ roll band Making Movies, folk artist Steve Poltz (“You Were Meant for Me” by Jewel), songwriter Jerry Salley (“Outlaw State of Mind” by Chris Stapleton), inspiring Texas rapper Saul Paul, Americana songwriter and Arkansas native David Starr, songwriter Keith Sykes (“Volcano” by Jimmy Buffett; “You Got Gold” by John Prine), and Emmy-winning composer Jonathan Wolff (Seinfeld, Will & Grace, Married with Children).
Local and regional songwriters include Melody Pond, Michael Dause, Joe Mack, Kasey Rausch, Josh Noren, Sav Buist, Jim Paul Blair, Kevin Kiehn, Carter Sampson, Harley Hamm, Katie Lawson, Robb McCormick, Willi Carlisle, Tony Redman, and Cameron Johnson.
Steve Dorff, a 2018 inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, will also perform at the festival. His credits include Anne Murray’s “I Just Fall in Love Again,” Kenny Rogers’ “Through the Years” and George Strait’s “I Cross My Heart,” among many others. In addition, Dorff will be signing copies of his memoir, I Wrote That One Too...A Life in Songwriting from Willie to Whitney.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame members who will be performing include: Roger Cook (“Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress” by The Hollies; “I Just Want to Dance With You” by George Strait), Randy Goodrum (“You Needed Me” by Anne Murray; “Foolish Heart” by Steve Perry), Richard Leigh (“Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” by Crystal Gayle; “The Greatest Man I Never Knew” by Reba McEntire); and Dennis Morgan (“I Knew You Were Waiting” by Aretha Franklin & George Michael; “Smoky Mountain Rain” by Ronnie Milsap).
The festival will feature panels about key topics in the music industry, such as performing rights organizations, publicity, production, publishing, and placement in film and television. Fifty percent of this year’s roster of songwriters and panelists are women.
The I’ll Fly Away Foundation is named for the iconic gospel song, “I’ll Fly Away,” which was written by Albert E. Brumley. The Power of Music Festival strives to make all genres and aspects of music accessible to Bentonville, Arkansas, and surrounding communities.
Coca-Cola is the 2018 presenting sponsor of the Power of Music Festival. Louis Martin, President of Coca-Cola’s Walmart, Inc., Team, says, “Coca-Cola is proud to support the songwriters’ festival and the foundation’s work to bring songwriting and music education to our local schools. We are grateful for the amazing talent this festival brings to Northwest Arkansas and the positive impact it makes on our local community.”
Additional sponsors include Haxton Road Studios, Paris Presents Incorporated, NWArkansasTravelGuide.com, iheart radio, Cox media, Meteor Guitar Gallery, TeleComp, Bike Rack Brewing and 225 Event Center.
2018 SCHEDULE: THE POWER OF MUSIC
Thursday, April 26 9:30 a.m.: Songwriting Seminar - Jerry Salley (DoubleTree) 1 p.m.: Performing Rights Organizations - Dennis Lord & Linda Lorence Critelli (DoubleTree) 2:30 p.m.: Publicity - Kate Richardson, Craig Shelburne & Jim Bessman (DoubleTree) 4 p.m.: Music Publishing & Copyrights - Al Bell & Linda Lorence Critelli (DoubleTree) 6 p.m.: Jerry Salley, Heather Maloney & CeCe Hetrick (Meteor) 6:30 p.m.: VIP Party - Steve Poltz, David Starr, Gracie Schram, Melody Pond (Two25) 6:30 p.m.: Joe Mack (Bike Rack Brewing on 8th St.) 7:30 p.m.: Route 358 (Bike Rack Brewing on 8th St.) 9 p.m.: The Accidentals (Meteor)
Friday, April 27 9:30 a.m.: Music Supervisors - Sherry Orson & Lisa Vega (DoubleTree) 11 a.m.: Producing Recordings - Mark Wright (DoubleTree) 12 p.m.: Ozarks at Large Live on KUAF - The Accidentals, Candy Lee (Haxton Road Studio) 1:30 p.m.: Economic Impact of Songwriters in Your Community - Dennis Lord, Linda Lorence Critelli & Mark Wright (DoubleTree) 5 p.m.: Jonathan Wolff (Haxton Road Studio) 5:30 p.m.: Michael Dause, Joe Mack, Gracie Schram & Jerry Salley (Two25) 5:30 p.m.: Candy Lee (Bike Rack Brewing on 8th St.) 6 p.m.: Making Movies (Meteor) 6:15 p.m.: Heather Maloney & Kevin Kiehn (Bike Rack Brewing on 8th St.) 7:30 p.m.: Randy Goodrum, David Starr & Carter Sampson (Haxton Road Studio) 8 p.m.: Ville (Bike Rack Brewing on 8th St.) 8:30 p.m.: SaulPaul, Harley Hamm, Katie Larson & Robb McCormick (Two25) 8:30 p.m.: Farewell Angelina (Meteor) 9:15 p.m.: Sav Buist & Jim Paul Blair (Bike Rack Brewing on 8th St.) 10 p.m.: Steve Dorff, Keith Sykes & Steve Poltz (Haxton Road Studio) 11 p.m.: CeCe Hetricks Band (Meteor)
Saturday, April 28, 2018 9:45 a.m.: Suzuki School and the Arkansas Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (Lawrence Plaza) 11 a.m.: Saul Paul (Lawrence Plaza) 12 p.m.: Steve Dorff Book Signing at Farmers Market (Walmart Museum) 2:30 p.m.: Ozark Regional Songwriters Showcase Finals (Meteor) 5 p.m.: CeCe Hetrick, Jerry Salley & Lauren Lucas (Haxton Road Studio) 5:30 p.m.: Heather Maloney, Kasey Rausch, Jim Paul Blair & Josh Noren (Two25) 6 p.m.: David Starr, Lisa Torres & Keith Sykes (Meteor) 6:15 p.m.: Gracie Schram & Cameron Johnson (Bike Rack Brewing on 8th St.) 7:30 p.m.: Steve Dorff (Haxton Road Studio) 8:30 p.m.: Hall of Fame Show - Dennis Morgan, Roger Cook & Richard Leigh (Meteor) 8:30 p.m.: Harley Hamm, Nicole Witt, Andrea Young & ORSA Finals Winner (Two25) 9 p.m.: Carter Sampson & Willi Carlisle (Bike Rack Brewing on 8th St.) 10 p.m.: SaulPaul, Joe Mack & Tony Redman (Haxton Road Studio) 11:30 p.m.: The Accidentals (Meteor)
Sunday, April 29 11:30 a.m.: Gospel Brunch & Auction - Jerry Salley & David Starr, Candy Lee's School Songs (DoubleTree)
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