Imagine hanging out with the girls for a night. That’s what Bridgette Tatum, Kirsti Manna, Lorna Flowers and Julie Forester wanted to do. The Nashville Songbirds came together at a show at Douglas Corner in Nashville in early 2009. By demand The Nashville Songbirds began performing in and around Nashville to sold out audiences. Four diverse, amazing performing songwriters, hit songs and lots of fun.
THE NASHVILLE SONGBIRDS ARE:
BRIDGETTE TATUM
It’s rhinestone cowgirl glam topped off with a well-worn baseball cap. It’s a sweet South Carolina low country drawl, punctuated with raucous laughter and a few well-placed swears. It’s a tender vulnerability exposed by life’s hard knocks, and the gritty swagger of a survivor. It’s a lot of things, but no words can distill the essence of Bridgette Tatum better than the woman’s own: “Sex, church, and chicken. That’s what it’s all about,” she declares with a matter-of-fact nod that doesn’t quite hide her mischievous grin. Through the encouragement of manager Carolyn Miller, Bridgette collaborated with Danny Myrick, who came to be her future producer, and their partnership proved just as successful in songwriting with “She’s Country,” a two week 1 hit for Jason Aldean, as well as many of the songs on the forthcoming project, including “Hillbilly Rockstar.” “My music is as diverse as I am and I think people relate to that. We all have many sides to us. My roots in gospel shaped everything I’ve done as an artist. I want my music to be that real and to make people really feel it. If I don’t do that, then I’m not doing my job. With unfailing honesty and a penchant for risk-taking, Bridgette Tatum is storming the scene on her own terms and winning fans at every turn. “That’s really what it’s all about.”
KIRSTI MANNA
Kirsti Manna’s 6 week Billboard 1 smash hit, “Austin” introduced Blake Shelton to country radio. She is Nashville-based songwriter/publisher/producer as well as an actress with numerous credits that include creating and starring in her own national children’s TV show, “Kirsti’s Manor” viewed by 34 million homes. She’s also the co-writer/co-publisher for Big & Rich’s rockin’ hit, “Loud” (WB/Nashville). Artists such as Gretchen Wilson (Sony/Nashville), Colt Prather (Sony/Nashville), Cowboy Crush (Curb/Nashville) and Kirsti’s songs have been heard around the world in such places as CMT, ESPN, “The Tonight Show”, “The David Letterman Show”, “Friday Night Lights”, and “Dance Wars”. Her latest venture, “Songwriter Girl” is an online newsletter, video blog, Blog Talk Radio show and consulting service. In 2008 she launched “Songwriter Girl Camp”, bringing together girls of all ages to be inspired and focus on learning more about writing better songs, gaining confidence as writers and performers and arming the attendees with the tools needed to work in the music industry. She wrote for and produced “SOPO”, the debut album for the girl-group iCande. She is currently writing for and producing their second album. She is also writing with and producing a new upcoming pop artist, Jaz.
LORNA FLOWERS
Lorna moved from the UK to Nashville in July 2004 and shortly after, signed a staff writing deal with Yellow Jersey Music in July 2005 which ended when the company closed due to the illness of the owner. Lorna has written with a number of top name Grammy Award winners and other 1 and hit writers and has had over 50 independent cuts worldwide, including 4 songs reaching 1 on various country music charts in the UK, Europe and Australia, as well as having 8 other chart entries with various artists. Lorna also had 5 nominations in the UK Country Radio Awards for “Best Song”, since 1998. In 2005 John McCane won the UK Country Radio Awards “Listener’s Choice” with Lorna’s song “Who’s Gonna Hold Me” and the pair won the Best Song award in the same organization’s 2007 awards for “Touch Me With Your Tenderness” which was also recorded by John McCane.
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