The Lake Martin Songwriters Festival will feature 16 songwriters from across the Southeast, including Tallapoosa County native Chad Wilson, at 10 venues over five days with an appearance by super fan Dale Karl. Wilson also will debut his new song Viva Lake Martin during the festival, said Tallapoosa County Tourism Director Sandra Fuller.
Fuller and Wilson brainstormed the idea of the Lake Martin Songwriters Festival after a songwriters’ retreat Wilson held at the lake earlier this year.
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