I'm writing to thank you both for your wonderful hospitality at the recent
Belfast/Nashville Songwriters Festival. We were made feel extremely welcome in
your town, and I enjoyed my own participation in the Wednesday Night showcase at
the Potthouse Bar. We made some amazing new friends, and great contacts ! Thank
you both for all your help and support.
Hi Colin and Anne,
We had the time of our lives over there in Belfast. Thank you for the wonderful
time, the kindness towards Dave and me and Savannah, and for making us feel like
royalty! I can't tell you how much the trip meant to all of us songwriters from
Nashville, and of course, to our family. It will be a trip to remember forever,
and such an important part of Savannah's wee life so far!!
Please tell everyone thank you again from all of us. You all went so far out of
your way to make the trip fun for us and we are so appreciative and grateful to
all.
Best,
x0x0
Daisy Dern
DAISY DERN, NASHVILLE
judging by the response I've had from some of our
listeners who were at W5, the interview/performance angle would appear to be a
winning format...well done!
Cheers,
Johnny
Johnny Hero, Downtown Radio
You should be SO pleased with yourselves. We can only
imagine how much work went into making everything seem to unfold so
effortlessly. It was well worth it!
Please send our very best all those who worked to make the festival so great. We
also really appreciated the opportunity to meet your friends and family at the
wonderful parties. You'll hold a very special place in our hearts and we'll look
forward to seeing again.
All the best,
Jason
JASON BLUME NASHVILLE
Just a quick note to say thanks a million for all your
hard work in organising the Belfast Nashville Song writing Festival. I had an
awesome time attending every workshop and concert which the schedule allowed.
The event was truly amazing - better than anything I've attended in Los Angeles
or Nashville and I think that was partly because there was ample opportunity to
spend time with the writers outwith the workshops and concerts.
Can you please include me in any future Panarts mailshots, particularly in
relation to next year's festival / song writing.
Many thanks once again - you and your team were brilliant.
Hi Colin and Anne
Congratulations on the festival. It was excellent and made me feel very proud of
our lovely city. I don’t need a crystal ball to see that the event will get
bigger and better every year. I’ll definitely be leaving that week free to
attend as much as possible next time.
All the best.
Kate (CAF, Belfast)
Dave McMaster here ( Power McMaster Diamond) Really
enjoyed the Potthouse evening and especially the W5 gig on the Saturday - John
Splliane was so entertaining and Graham Gouldman was wonderful. Thanks very much
again for organising a really superb event - it's a credit to all involved.
Regards Dave (Belfast)
Dear Anne and Colin,
I just wanted to give you a quick hello and thank you again for everything! Gary
and I are home safe and sound and have been telling everyone about our fabulous
trip. Gary is playing tonight at the Bluebird Cafe and I'm sure he's telling
everyone about it!
BARBARA NICHOLSON, NASHVILLE
Colin,
It's been a couple of weeks now since I came back to work and I realised I
hadn't written to thank you for all the hard work you and Anne and your team put
in put in to making the Belfast Nashville Songwriter's Festival, for me, such an
enjoyable and special event.
From my point of view, I enjoyed every minute I was in Belfast. The craic was
great and a genuine welcome was apparent. To arrive in Belfast to find out that
'Mary McGee' had had radioplay and newspaper coverage and for me to be
interviewed on radio was quite an unexpected pleasure. The guest performers
definitely seemed to be enjoying themselves. Mark Selby and Tia Sillers told me
over dinner that Northern Ireland was the friendliest place they'd ever been.
This event was, to me, much more than I had expected it to be. Stars in the US
or Ireland maybe, but all these guests were very much real people and made me
feel at home. The professional quality of the guests was outstanding and the
intimacy of the workshop sessions was something I feel would be difficult to
find at other festivals. You've done us all and the City of Belfast proud. This
is an event which I'm sure will grow in stature quite soon to be one of the
major song writing events in the business.
