Barnegie Hall Comes to Saltbox Inn

Barnegie Hall Comes to Saltbox InnWCTE announces an exciting concert on October 1 at the Saltbox Inn featuring singer songwriter Verlon
Thompson, host of the new PBS hit series Barnegie Hall, and Grammy Award-winning music artist
Shawn Camp. Guests will enjoy a live performance from this duo while hearing first-hand what has
inspired them to write and perform hit songs. Light desserts, wine and beer are included in the ticket
price.

Shawn Camp is an accomplished musician that performs both country and Americana music and has
appeared on episode 5 of Barnegie Hall which aired on PBS in July. Camp has found success in
songwriting and co-writing hit songs for many country music artists, including the #1 hit single “Two
Pina Coladas” from Garth Brooks’ album, Sevens. Other hit songs include “How Long Gone” by Brooks
& Dunn, “Nobody But Me” by Blake Shelton, and “Would You Go With Me” by Josh Turner. In 2006,
Camp was nominated as Songwriter of the Year by the Society of the Preservation of Bluegrass Music.
Camp won Album of the Year in 2012 at the American Music Awards for his co-production with Tamara
Saviano of “This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark,” then a Grammy Award in 2014 for his
production of Guy Clark’s album “My Favorite Picture of You.” This was his second Grammy
nomination for Best Folk Album of the Year. Camp continues to write and record new material.
Verlon Thompson, host of the new PBS hit series Barnegie Hall produced by his wife Demetria
Kalodimos, is an American singer songwriter and guitarist. Thompson partnered with American folk
singing legend Guy Clark for many years writing, recording and performing. Thompson is known for his
broad range of hit songs performed by many notable musicians such as Randy Travis’ “Don’t Take Your
Love Away From Me”, Kenny Rogers’ “If I Were You”, Trisha Yearwood’s “You Say You Will”, Jimmy
Buffett’s and Alan Jackson’s “Boats to Build”, and Guy Clark’s “The Guitar” which was nominated for a
Grammy in 2009.

WCTE hosted a similar performance in April at the Leslie Town where Darrell Scott, Verlon Thompson,
David Kent, Ethen Ballenger and Ellen Britton performed at the WCTE Annual Dinner. “I’m proud to
bring this level of talent who are excited about coming to Cookeville and performing,” says Avery
Hutchins, director of development at WCTE. “It’s because of WCTE and a community that appreciates
great music that these performers want to come out and showcase their art of music in the Upper
Cumberland.”
Tickets are $40 and are now on sale. For ticket information visit wcte.org.