*** The Oat Songwriter Showcase ***

Wild Oats Records' OAT SONGWRITER SHOWCASE is a monthly event held at the
Commodore Grille here in Nashville. Each month, we feature some of our label's artists
(along with special friends of Wild Oats Records) for a half-hour of great music... if we
do say so ourselves !

In keeping with our well-earned reputation as "Nashville's Renegade Record Label and
The Home of the Three-Hour Lunch", The Oat showcase is not a grim writer's night...
but more like Happy Hour with music. (In other words, in addition to the fine music,
it's a social event, and an excellent time is always had by all.)

Among the songwriters performing at past Oat Songwriter Showcase events have been:
Steve Haggard, Joel Alan Lehman, Garry Jackson, Bryon Russell, Peter Adzima and Reckless Johnny Wales. All of them will be returning to the OSS in the near future,
and several other Oat artists and friends will also be appearing.

The Oat showcases are held on the second Wednesday of every month, always from
6:30-7:00 PM. (And they're free !!) You'll find the schedule below, plus some photos...
we hope to see you at a showcase soon !

coming up:
Wednesday, Apr. 9th: David R. Smith & Tom Smith. 
Wednesday, May 14th: Steve Haggard, Kimberly King, Joel Alan Lehman.
Wednesday, June 11th: Mark Brine, Garry Jackson. 
past showcases:
2007:
Wednesday, Mar. 12th: Joel Alan Lehman, Kimberly King, Steve Haggard. 
Wednesday, Feb. 13th: Todd Elgin, Robin Edgar.
Wednesday, Jan. 9th: Steve Haggard, Joel Alan Lehman, Kimberly King. 
Wednesday, Dec. 12th: Joel Alan Lehman, Kimberly King, Steve Haggard.
Wednesday, Nov. 14th: Glenn French, Peter Adzima.
Wednesday, Oct. 10th: Steve Haggard, Garry Jackson.
Wednesday, Sept. 12th: Joel Alan Lehman, Steve Haggard.
Wednesday, Aug. 8th: Garry Jackson, Steve Haggard. 
May/June/July: No showcase... Oat vacation!
Wednesday, Apr. 11th: Steve Haggard, Joel Alan Lehman, Bryon Russell.
Wednesday, Mar. 14th: Todd Elgin, Buck & Duke.
Wednesday, Feb. 14th: No showcase... Valentine's Day.
Wednesday, Jan. 10th: Joel Alan Lehman, Steve Haggard, Reckless Johnny Wales.
2006:
Wednesday, Dec. 13th: Joel Alan Lehman, Steve Haggard, Mark Mitten, 
                                    Reckless Johnny Wales.
Wednesday, Nov. 8th: Bryon Russell, Peter Adzima, Mark Mitten, Todd Elgin.
Wednesday, Oct. 11th: Reckless Johnny Wales, Gail Lloyd, Steve Haggard,
                                    Joel Alan Lehman.
Wednesday, Sept. 13th: Steve Haggard, Gail Lloyd, Joel Alan Lehman,
                                     Reckless Johnny Wales.
Wednesday, Aug. 9th: Tony Garcia, Mike Oakley, Bryon Russell.
Wednesday, July 12th: Garry Jackson, Joel Alan Lehman, Gail Lloyd, Steve Haggard.
Wednesday, June 14th: Peter Adzima, Todd Elgin, Steve Haggard, Gail Lloyd.
Wednesday, May 10th: Joel Alan Lehman, Gail Lloyd, Steve Haggard, Todd Elgin.
Wednesday, Apr. 5th: Gail Lloyd, Steve Haggard, Reckless Johnny Wales.
Wednesday, Mar. 15th: Reckless Johnny Wales, Steve Haggard, Gail Lloyd.
Wednesday, Jan. 11th: Eric Richardson, Gail Lloyd, Peter Adzima.
2005:
Wednesday, Dec. 14th: Joel Alan Lehman, Gail Lloyd, Steve Haggard.
Wednesday, Nov. 9th: Garry Jackson, Steve Haggard, Gail Lloyd, Bryon Russell,
                                   Trent Tavson.
Wednesday, Oct. 12th: Joel Alan Lehman, Tudor Lodge, Bryon Russell.
Wednesday, Sept. 14th: Peter Adzima, Mike Oakley.
Wednesday, Aug. 10th: Gail Lloyd, Steve Haggard.
Wednesday, July 6th: Melissa Sigler, Peter Adzima, Joel Alan Lehman.
Wednesday, June 1st: Bryon Russell, Steve Haggard, Gail Lloyd.
Wednesday, May 4th: Joel Alan Lehman, Ben Rait, Mike Oakley, Tom Smith.
Wednesday, Apr. 6th: Gail Lloyd, Steve Haggard, Garry Jackson, Bryon Russell.
Wednesday, Mar. 2nd: Melissa Sigler, Mike Oakley, Ben Rait.
Wednesday, Feb. 2nd: Steve Haggard, Gail Lloyd, Joel Alan Lehman, Pete Lampron.
Wednesday, Jan. 5th: Peter Adzima, Melissa Sigler, Bryon Russell.
2004:
Wednesday, Dec. 8th: Joel Alan Lehman, Gail Lloyd, Steve Haggard, Walter Egan.
Wednesday, Nov. 10th: Bryon Russell, Garry Jackson, Joel Alan Lehman, Van Almen,
                                     Elliott Frisby.
Wednesday, Oct. 6th: Gail Lloyd, Steve Haggard, Walter Egan, Joel Alan Lehman,
Wednesday, Aug. 25th: Steve Haggard, Peter Adzima, Joel Alan Lehman, Bryon Russell.

The Commodore Grille is located at 2713 West End Avenue in Nashville. It's in the
Holiday Inn Select Hotel/Vanderbilt, just across the street from the Parthenon. Our
thanks to Debi Champion, who invited us to do the Oat Songwriter Showcase series
at the Commodore, and who runs sound and serves as mc for the event.

Another fine turnout at the Oat Showcase. From L-R: Joel 
Alan Lehman, Steve Haggard, Bryon Russell, Gail Lloyd,
Randall Merryman... and, from Merrie Olde England, 
Lynne Whiteland and John Stannard of Tudor Lodge

Once again, folks just can't seem to help
having a great time at Wild Oats Records'
monthly Oat Songwriter Showcase

Hangin' out at the November 2007 Oat Showcase:
Peter Adzima, Glenn French, Kimberly King,
Garry Jackson, Steve Haggard

Another gathering at the Oat Showcase... with
Tom Smith, Garry Jackson & Steve Haggard 
in the foreground, and our favorite bartender
Howard (with new beard !) manning the bar

Gail shows disdain for the swarms
of paparazzi who always seem to
surround a Wild Oats Records
event by sticking out her tongue
Come hang out with all the beautiful 
people at the Oat Songwriter Showcase.
Pictured here: Randall Merryman, the
  lovely Leslie Bethea and Steve Emrick)

  Debi Champion hard at work

 

More OAT SHOWCASE Photos !!

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