Some of the biggest country songwriters in Nashville are coming to Fluor Field in Greenville on March 26, and it’s not to watch the Drive play.
Kimberly Schlapman and Philip Sweet of Little Big Town, Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry and John Morgan, a protégé of country star Jason Aldean, will set up in the covered bar area behind first base and kick off a “Songwriters In The Round” show.
Each performer will play country radio hits like “Girl Crush,” “Pontoon,” “If I Die Young,” “Better Dig Two,” “Trouble With Heartbreak,” “If I Didn’t Love You” and some deep cuts as well. Along the way, all four will tell stories about the songs and how they were written.
And while you’re watching the show, you can grab some grub from the all-inclusive oyster roast on site, get a plate of barbecue and help yourself to an open bar.
Sounds like a great time, right? Well, it’s an even better time when you consider that this event is a fundraiser for the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation (SCGSAH). That would be a registered non-profit that raises funds for student scholarships to one of the most prestigious arts education institutions in the country.
Fundraiser at Fluor Field for SC Governor’s School
“We’re bringing some very well-known artists from the country music space,” said Amanda Herlihy, executive director of the SCGSAH, in our recent interview. “And they’re going to be putting on an intimate on that terrace at Fluor Field. It’s a smaller space, and they’re going to play songs and share stories behind these hits that we all know and love.”
And it’s all to benefit a foundation that has actually been around since the Governor’s School was built.
“The foundation started back in 1985, before the campus even existed,” Herlihy said. “It was started to support students who wanted to attend. It was started by Virginia Uldrick, and she was really adamant about having this campus be in Greenville.
“It’s been an amazing thing to see these kids who would otherwise not have these opportunities be able to have the opportunity here at the Governor’s School. And that’s really what the money from this event is meant for.”
So, to review: Cool concert, great location, good cause, more artists and musicians coming from the Upstate.
That’s music to my ears.
Want to go?
What: “Songwriters in the Round” Benefit
Where: Fluor Field in Greenville’s West End
When: March 26
Info: scgsah.org/foundation/songwriters-in-the-round
