This past Saturday I participated in the Flat Rock Music Festival Emerging Songwriter Contest in Flat Rock, NC. What a great festival and beautiful area! The community was named for a granite outcropping that was once used as an Indian ceremonial site. Anyway, I was one of 10 finalists chosen from 287 entrants, and I won! It was a very special moment for me, and an honor, especially because of the talent of the other participating songwriters. So, it looks like we´ll be able to play their main stage next year, and I will be looking forward to it!

Many of the gas stations down here in the southeast are still suffering from lingering refinery problems along the Gulf coast. At least half of the gas stations in Atlanta were closed when we drove through earlier today. At the places that had gasoline, people were waiting in lines 60 cars long, and running out of gas while they waited, ultimately having to push their vehicles up to the pumps to refuel. We´ve been lucky so far, filling up where we can. At times it has felt like we´ve been touring through a third world country. When we turned to Cletus for advice this time, he reminded us that we can do a belly flop into the water….and it´s fun! I tell you it´s these little gems of wisdom that keep us going.

Tags: Flat Rock Music Festival, Kort McCumber, songwriter contest, winning songwriter

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