- March 21, 2025
Lauren Mascitti and Frank Myers performing together at the Songwriters Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Songwriter Brett Jones at the Songwriters Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Joe Wright (far left) and Paul Summa (second from the right) won the guitar auction. From left to right: Wright, David Eyres, Brett Jones, Garry Lubi, Summa and emcee Shawn Parr. Photo by Sierra Williams
Attendees give a standing ovation to Frank Myers' performance of "I swear." Photo by Sierra Williams
Frank Myers performing the hit song, "I swear." Photo by Sierra Williams
Brett Jones and Frank Myers. Photo by Sierra Williams
Songwriters Festival emcee Shawn Parr and Garry Lubi auctioning a guitar that will be signed by the famous country singer Garth Brooks. Photo by Sierra Williams
Songwriters Festival emcee Shawn Parr leads the auction for a guitar. Photo by Sierra Williams
Attendees watch performances at the 2024 Songwriter's Festival at the Daytona State College Palm Coast Amphitheater. Photo by Sierra Williams
Bob Boos with family Mark and Kate Boos and their son Collen, 7. Photo by Sierra Williams
Attendees watch performances at the 2024 Songwriter's Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Jason and Jennifer Warren at the Songwriters Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Singer-songwriter Lee Thomas Miller performing at the the Songwriters Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Cynthia Gialanella and Carol Bonafillia enjoy the performances at the Songwriters Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly and his wife Debbie Staly at the Songwriters Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Singer-songwriter Jon Nite performing at the Songwriters Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Jeff Golumbeff and Shannon and Gary Cox at the Songwriters Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
Dr. Steve Davidson and his wife Mary Davidson clap along to a performance by Lee Thomas Miller. Photo by Sierra Williams
Attendees watch performances at the 2024 Songwriter's Festival. Photo by Sierra Williams
From May 3-5, Palm Coast's amphitheater and restaurants were alive with the sound of county music hits for the sixth annual Palm Coast Songwriters Festival.
Over 40 songwriters performed with over 150 hits at this year's festival, according to the festival's website. The main performances took places at the Daytona Sate College Palm Coast Amphitheater, with other, smaller and free performances held at restaurants across town over the weekend.
Some of the performers included Frank Myers, who wrote and co-wrote hits like "I'm Already There" and "I Swear," Billy Montana, co-writer of country singer Garth Brooks' "More Than A Memory," Brett Jones, who has more than 150 major label recordings and Lee Thomas Miller, who has written or co-written seven #1 country hits.
On May 4, Festival emcee Shawn Parr led an auction of a guitar to be signed and personalized by Garth Brooks to the auction winner. Two guitars were purchased in the auction for $7,000, one by Joe Wright, president of Quantum Electric Contractors, and one by Paul Summa, the general sales manager at Palm Coast Ford.
The guitars were offered to the auction by Brett Jones on behalf Gold Star Mentors, which was founded by Jones in 2017. The nonprofit's mission is to donate guitars and guitar lessons to children and young adults grieving the death of military family, according to the Gold Star Mentors website.
