MARION, ILLINOIS -VETERANS CONCERT SEPT 7, 2024
“Marion Stands with Veterans”:
A Free Concert to Honor Local Veterans
Tower Square / Downtown Marion (IL)
Saturday, Sept. 7 at 6:30pm
PERFORMANCES BY NASHVILLE HIT-MAKERS:
Bobby Tomberlin, Billy Whyte, Irene Kelley, Don Goodman & Steve Dean. — PLUS with additional performances by veterans from the Marion area.
Learn more here...
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FEATURED Song
Backpack - feat. HunterGirl
HunterGirl (Wolkonowski) - Founding Songwriter of "Trailblazers" Women Vet's Class
When she's not wowwing the judges on American Idol 2022 or playing to packed venues in Nashville, HunterGirl is a staff writer for Freedom Sings USA and the founding songwriter for our weekly, all-female veterans songwriting class (our "Trailblazers" Class).
Donovan Chapman
Donovan Chapman brings singer/songwriter experience with having charted four singles in the Top 60 Country Music Billboard Charts with his “House Like That” peaking at forty-two. Donovan also recorded studio albums with Curb Records and Category 5 Records.
FEATURED ALBUM
Trailblazers Album / Volume 1
LATEST NEWS
NEWS RELEASE: Lookout Valley TN -- New Songwriting Class for Veterans
This class is part of a series of free Music-Arts Therapy Classes™ designed to help veterans express themselves through music. The event will feature prominent songwriting coaches Steve Dean, known for hits like "Watching You" and "Southern Star," and Josh Wheeler, a talented singer/songwriter from Chattanooga.
NEWS: Chattanooga - Free Concert at WanderLingers - July 19
Presented by The Lyndhurst Foundation and the Robert Finley Stone Foundation in partnership with Freedom Sings USA, this event aims to support local music and music-arts programs specifically designed for Veterans. Your attendance and contributions will directly benefit those who have served our country.
"I'd flown thousands of missions in Vietnam and saved countless lives. But none had meant so much to me as the four I'd saved that night..."
Larry Taylor
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Healing through music and songwriting...
Freedom Sings USA provides songwriting and music-arts therapy programs for Veterans and Military families. Based in Nashville and Chattanooga (TN), we are now providing weekly classes, monthly workshops and touring events nationwide (live and online). Whether you're a veteran searching for a place to connect with peers, a songwriter looking to share your talents, or an organization interested in supporting our Veteran-focused mission, we invite you to get involved today. Music is Good Medicine.™
