Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival on October 6 & 7, 2017

[exp] [/exp]On Friday & Saturday, October 6 & 7, 2017, the Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival will take place in Alpharetta.

For two days, nationally recognized and local up-and-coming singer-songwriters will perform on multiple stages. Friday evening’s performances in downtown Alpharetta & Avalon are free. Saturday’s performances are a ticketed event in downtown Alpharetta, but it’s relatively cheap to attend the Wire & Wood Festival: Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 at the gate, & children age 12 & under are admitted free when accompanied by a paid adult.

Here’s the lineup:

Friday: The Plaza in Avalon

• 6:00 p.m.: The Mosleys
• 7:00 p.m.: Seth Walker

Friday: Main Stage at Brooke Street Park in Downtown Alpharetta

• 8:00 p.m.: Amy LaVere
• 9:20 p.m.: Jessie Albright & Foster Blues

Friday: South Main Kitchen Stage in Downtown Alpharetta

• 7:00 p.m.: Sarah Carter/Madonna Nash
• 8:00 p.m.: Davin McCoy

Friday: Ceviche Stage in Downtown Alpharetta

• 6:30 p.m.: Jennifer Simpson
• 7:30 p.m.: Robby Hecht
• 8:30: Eliot Bronson

Saturday: Main Stage at Brooke Street Park in Downtown Alpharetta

• 5:15 p.m.: AJ Ghent [j-ent]
• 6:40 p.m.: Eliot Bronson
• 8:00 p.m.: Matthew Sweet
• 9:40 p.m.: Shawn Mullins

Saturday: Street Stage in Downtown Alpharetta in Downtown Alpharetta

• 5:10 p.m.: Michelle Malone
• 6:30 p.m.: James McMurtry
• 8:30 p.m.: Allen Stone

Saturday: Ceviche Stage in Downtown Alpharetta

• 5:00 p.m.: Madonna Nash/Carly Burruss
• 6:30 p.m.: Alex Guthrie
• 8:00 p.m.: Davin McCoy

Saturday: South Main Kitchen Stage in Downtown Alpharetta

• 5:00 p.m.: The Mosleys
• 6:10 p.m.: Chasing Lovely
• 7:20 p.m.: Tommy Talton
• 8:30 p.m.: Gary Nicholson

Saturday: Smoke Jack Stage in Downtown Alpharetta

• 5:45 p.m.: Jennifer Simpson
• 7:00 p.m.: Bill Sheffield/Ross Newell
• 8:25 p.m.: ESOEBO

Free parking is available at the Alpharetta City Hall Parking Deck (2 Park Plaza off South Main Street) and at Milton Center (86 School Drive at Independence High School). Free street parking may also be available.

–Jennifer Maciejewski