Texas artist, Helene Cronin, calls herself a story-singer. She shares her life through emotionally honest songwriting, inviting her listeners into the storybook. Her vulnerability and the intricate detail in her writing make her songs highly relatable to audiences. For Helene, this connection is vital. A New Folk Winner at Kerrville Folk Festival, Helene's style is a merger between the raw roots of Americana and the polished song-craft of Nashville's Country. Never setting out to be a star, songwriting brought her to the stage. She possesses a voice as much a character as the ones that inhabit her songs. Tonight Helene will be celebrating a song newly released on Ella Langley's DANDELION album. Other artists who have recorded her songs include Cody Johnson, Bryan Martin, Heidi Newfield, and Janelle Arthur w/ The Isaacs. She owns a home in Nashville, traveling here monthly, and is well-connected in this incomparable songwriting community, writing for and with other artists.  A prolific songwriter, Helene continues to record her own projects. Her third full-length record, MAYBE NEW MEXICO, was released in March 2025. Her absolute favorite venue to play is The Bluebird Cafe.

Chuck is a South Carolina Low-Country native whose voice echoes the R&B, Rock & Roll, Gospel and Country music he grew up listening to.   With 30 million-plus terrestrial radio airplays and over 900 million streams, Chuck is a multi-award-winning songwriter whose songs have been covered in multiple genres by a diverse array of artists such as BoyZone, Bebe Winans, Dolly Parton, Dwight Yoakan, George Jones, George Strait, Lari White, NightRanger, Paul Carrack, Rodney Crowell, Randy Travis, Russ Taff, Shawn Mullins, Tanya Tucker, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Wynonna Judd and many more. His critically acclaimed solo music projects remind us Chuck is, first and last, a Songwriter; no one interprets a song like the writer of the song. His unique guitar style and engaging stories make for riveting live performances that will leave you wanting more . .

Carver is one of the most respected and revered writers in Nashville. A lot of that has to due with the fact that not only can she write a hit for other artists, but she also writes absolutely astonishing songs from her heart and soul with not even the slightest nod to commercial viability. But that is what makes an artist an artist. Lisa Carver has harnessed and mastered the power of crafting a song that can hold an audience in awe with only a smoky sultry voice and an acoustic guitar. Disillusioned with the formulaic norm on the commercial Nashville music scene, Carver was happy working and writing on the fringes while honing her songwriting craft.  Over the years, Carver has developed an enormous respect and deep gratitude for the experiences that being a writer in Nashville has brought her. “To sit in a room with writers like Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Jonathan Long and Don Schlitz, has made a tremendous impact on my artistic path,” reflects Carver. Adding, “Every day is another chance to get up and possibly write my own ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down.’” Carver is a storyteller who breathes life in and out of the characters that inhabit her songs of love, heartache, longing, cheating and murder. She is one of the lucky ones getting to earn a living writing songs on Nashville’s famed Music Row. Carver has had songs cut by Jewel, Julie Roberts, Shelly Fairchild, Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Tanya Tucker and Willie Nelson, as well as Sugarland’s “Everyday America.”

Grammy Award winner Don Henry's songs have been recorded by legends like: Ray Charles, Patti Page and Conway Twitty By country crooners like: Gene Watson, John Conlee and B.J. Thomas By young hit makers of today like: Blake Shelton, Lonestar and Miranda Lambert …. .....and the list goes on. And he’s shared the stage with performers as diverse as Joey Ramone to Keith Urban. The wit and wisdom of Don's songs are widely renowned whether it's campfire favorites, the hilarious "B.F.D." and biker lullaby "Harley", to the wonderfully poignant tribute to Martin Luther King "Beautiful Fool", and of course his Grammy Award winning country classic "Where've You Been". In addition to a Grammy, Kathy Mattea's version of "Where've You Been" won Don (and co-writer Jon Vezner) song of the year honors from ACM (Academy of Country Music), CMA (Country Music Association) and NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International). "Where've You Been" was the first song in country music history to be awarded all four honors in the same year!