Happy Holidays!

We have added a special preview concert on Wednesday night at Fish Out Of Water at WaterColor Inn. This is a membership drive for the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County, the producer of the Festival.

This event is free for members of the CAA. If you are not a member, you can sign up now by calling the CAA office 850-622-5970 or by going to  www.culturalartsalliance.com.

You must get on the list now if you wish to attend the concert. Once the list hits the capacity of the venue, we will be sold out. Please note, if you do sign up, you must go to the venue between 6:30 and 7:00 and be seated. Anyone on the list that does not show up by 7:00, will lose their seat and walk ups who are members will be admitted. Walk ups who are not members can pay for a membership at the venue if seats are available. 

Oh, and Shawn Mullins, Jim Lauderdale, Amy Ray and Gunshot Glitter (comprised of Larkin Poe and Emily Lynch) will perform, and Fish Out of Water will offer a special menu for the evening!
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The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County is proud to bring the 30A Songwriters Festival to you each January, and if you are not a member of this great organization, now is the time to join!  For the first time ever, the CAA is offering an exclusive pre-festival performance on Wednesday, January 11 at Fish Out Of Water, and only CAA members will be allowed entry.  Registration will begin December 16 when we announce the performers for this exclusive show, but if you attend the CAA's member holiday party on December 15, you will be first on this VIP list.  If you're already a member, register on December 15 at the holiday party or December 16 by phone/email.  If you're not a member, join online today.  Solo Act members receive one entry to the January 11 performace; Duo and above receive two entries.  There is no charge to attend the pre-festival performance, but you MUST be a CAA member, and you MUST register in advance.  Seating is extremely limited. For more information, call 850-622-5970 or send us an email. 

With styles ranging from folk, country, rock and alternative, the 2012 line-up features nationally-acclaimed songwriters and musicians including The Bangles, Rodney Crowell, Shawn Mullins, Matthew Sweet, Indigo Girls and Fastball as well as John Oates, Jim Lauderdale, Joan Osborne, David Wilcox, Steve Forbert, Mary Gauthier, Sam Bush, Randall Bramblett, Tommy Talton, Jeffrey Steele, Chely Wright, Chuck Cannon, Tim Nichols, Corey Smith, David Olney, Davin McCoy, Lori McKenna, Tommy Womack, Kevn Kinney, The Shadowboxers, Larkin Poe, Emily Lynch, Joseph Arthur, Matthew Mayfield, Rachel Platten, Callaghan, David Berkeley,  Garrison Starr, Jeff Black, Joe Leathers, Ben Glover, Billy Montana, Chas Sandford, Brian White, Karyn Williams, Greg Barnhill, Forrest Williams Band, Kyle Jacobs, Kelsey Anna, Reed Waddle, Meg Huthchinson, Bridgette Demeyer, Daphne Willis, Shannon Whitworth, Suzi Ragsdale, Georgia, Ashleigh Flynn, Sterling Fletcher, Mike Whitty and Joanna Cotten.  See the full line-up!