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Meet Lauren St.Jane and Jeremy Ezell. Something amazing happened at the 30A Songwriter Festival 2 years ago, we will let them tell you the story. But it totally qualifies for our Valentine's Day Edition of the 30A Show.

Sainte Jane dropped by the 30A Radio Airstream studio on Sunday of the 30A Songwriter Festival main stage performances...so you MAY hear John Prine in the background. From Atlanta, GA, they have wonderful voices, truly Americana. And they performed 2 songs for us on this show.

Find them online at www.saintejane.com.

Special thanks to www.30acottages.com, YOLO Board, Presonus, and Coastal Insurance.

Sarah Potenza. If you saw her at the 2017 30A Songwriter Festival you remember that name. Sarah blew away crowds with her voice, and was a contestant on "The Voice" Season 8. Writer of Roots Rock and Roll music, Sarah dropped by the 30A Radio airstream to close out Sunday at the main SWF stage this year. Quite possibly the most unpredictable and awesome session we've had to date. Strong. Powerful. And funny as hell. Minor NSFW moments in this interview...buckle up, and enjoy today's 30A Show brought to you by www.30acottages.com.

A great session from Grand Boulevard during the 30A Songwriter Festival with local girl Kelsey Waters. Raised on 30A, Kelsey grew up in the music saturated orbit of a mother who loved to sing and a father who loved to listen. Kelsey moved to Nashville at twenty and quickly began making inroads on Music Row. She signed a publishing deal with Little Extra Music and now works with some of her songwriting idols, including Lori McKenna ("Girl Crush", "Humble & kind") & Tia Sillers ("I Hope You Dance", "There's Your Trouble", "Blue On Black”), building a growing catalog of songs that are both universal and reflective of her unique slant on life. Working on a new album, she debuted one of her songs entitled "Cool Cars" for us live in the 30A Radio airstream studios. Enjoy today's release of our latest SWF session with Kelsey Waters!

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We kick off our series of live shows from the 30A Songwriters Festival from our airstream at Grand Boulevard. Hugh Mitchell is a singer and songwriter, on things like the 30A Sticker Song, and today performs one song his dad wrote. Special thanks to Coastal Insurance, YOLOBOARD, 30A Cottages, Stinky's Fish Camp, and Presonus.

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Sunday night at The Bay Main Room we had a Radiohead-like singer surrounded by a Southern tractor pull...seriously. This set was amazing to watch, transitioning from Bridgette's #1 hit song for Jason Aldean "She's Country" and a crowd favorite "I Can See Her Ye-haw," to the voice of Jeremy Lister, and over to Ken Johnson with a great song "Slow Down Town" and his most recent song that is now on Harry Connick Jr's latest album. And, because there was country flare to the set...several arguments about Clemson beating Alabama. We left the entire set as is, it could be NSFW, you be the judge. Thanks to all three artists for letting us capture a slice of why the 30A Songwriter Festival is so special.

SPOILER!!! Don't miss the last song! WOW! Another blazing late night session at the 30A SWF with John Fullbright at The Hub 30A. We told you to go see this...so if you missed it, here is the entire set with special thanks to the band for letting us share this great set.

Extremely honored to have Kyle Jacobs drop by our Gulfstream studios and perform a song he wrote for Garth Brooks which debuted at #1...More than a Memory.

The schedule is out, and the festival is almost here. Listen to our interview with Russell Carter for some insider info on the festival, some new names this year, and must see shows. Plus information about new venues like Gulf Place and The Hub 30A. Some tickets are still available at www.30asongwriterfestival.com. Download the official festival app for Android and iPhone for the latest news and schedules.

As if having the beaches of South Walton isn't enough...we also have an amazing sport fishing and hunting area as well. So if you wanna reel in some legendary redfish, or land your own duck dynasty, Hunter Forbes with 30A Guide Serivce is your guy. So check out today's show and find out what you can hunt or fish here on 30A...and what you might encounter. Bigfoot? Listen and see.

Packed house witnessed one of New Orleans great bands right here on 30A Dec. 29th, 2016. The New Orleans Suspects played to a packed house at The Hub 30A. Great for music for family and friends. Here is the entire set live from The Hub 30A.

Band Members:

Willie Green (Neville Brothers)/Jake Eckert (Dirty Dozen)/Jeff Watkins (James Brown Band)/C.R. Gruver (Outformation)/Charlie Wooton (Royal Southern Brotherhood).

Bio:

Start with members of three of the top bands to come out of New Orleans, The Neville Brothers, The Radiators, and The Dirty Dozen - then add a saxophonist who was James Brown's horn director for 12 years, and a keyboard player with extraordinary talent, and you have The New Orleans Suspects. With well over a century of touring experience combined, this is a real band with genuine musicianship and more seasoning than any of New Orleans' greatest dishes. They have been making an enormous impact with their live performances across the country, and have established themselves as one of the brightest new lights out of the Crescent City. Funky drumbeats, greasy wailing saxophones, razor-sharp guitar playing, rollicking piano and swampy organ swells, strutting bass lines and tight vocal harmonies make this band stand above the rest. Just as the wind shifts over the Mississippi River, so does the music the band creates - strains of Dr John and the Nevilles, The Meters and Allan Toussaint, brass bands and piano legends, hot nights and sweat-soaked streets, all combine in an original way to create what is now known as The New Orleans Suspects.