Celebrating its tenth year, Bird Songs has established itself as a highly anticipated event showcasing Nashville’s most talented singer/songwriters. Set in the round in a relaxed and comfortable setting on the Center’s campus, this event has sold out every year.
Past performers have included Grammy nominees, chart-topping performers, and some of country music’s most promising new stars. Guests will enjoy an intimate and personal musical performance as well as a well-appointed open bar and a satisfying Lowcountry supper.
Bird Songs 2025 – Thursday May 8th & Friday May 9th
“This evening was so much fun and raised money for a very worthy cause. The birds were great, as were the food and guests. And the music was like Austin City Limits in the woods!!”
– Review from a prior attendee
Phillip Lammonds is a songwriter and talented instrumentalist from the musically rich mountains of North Carolina. From his childhood in the mountains to his time in the South Carolina Lowcountry, it was this melting pot of sounds and rhythms that formed his musical sensibilities. After college, Phillip was a founder of The Blue Dogs, a beloved and critically acclaimed bluegrass and rock inspired jam band. He then started his family in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina while working as a fishing guide, a falconer, and the co-owner of the island’s Sotheby’s real estate company. All the while, Phillip wrote songs and traveled to Nashville to pitch them. After many years, lots of miles traveled to Nashville, and cuts on major artist -Phillip moved to music city to pursue songwriting full time. He stepped onto the scene with a publishing deal from Curb Entertainment. Phillip’s songs have been recorded by artists like Hootie and the Blowfish, Josh Turner, Lee Brice, Charles Esten, Kellie Pickler, Craig Morgan, Edwin McCain, Jerrod Niemann, Mo Pitney, and Dylan Scott. After more than 15 years of writing literally hundreds of songs, in 2024 Phillip released his first solo album Cowboy Things. The Lee Brice-produced project features heartfelt, plainspoken tracks from across Lammonds’ career. He boils the big picture down to bite-sized chunks of truth with help from buddies including Brice, Darius Rucker, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Pam Tillis and actor Bill Murray.
Nicole Witt is a nationally-touring, award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for her soaring melodies and clever turns of phrase. As part of EMI Music Publishing, Curb Records, Capitol CMG, Dreamlined and Wittsong Entertainment, she has written songs for artists such as George Strait, Lee Brice, Rodney Atkins, Aaron Goodvin, Meghan Patrick, Terri Clark, Lauren Alaina, Balsam Range, Mandisa, Ellie Holcomb and many more. In 2011, Witt received the International Bluegrass Song of the Year Award for Balsam Range’s “Trains I Missed.” In 2014, she was nominated for a Dove/GMA award for Country Song of the Year. Her song Brothers of the Highway, cut by George Strait was on his CMA & Grammy winning Album of the Year, Troubadour. She has written for TV and film writing with song credits on shows like “Reign”, “American Idol” and the short film score called Black Mountain.
Witt is the founding member of the super star act Six One Five Collective. Their song “Kindness” was featured on American Idol in 2023. They just released their 11th single as the 615, a band-penned song called Doozies. They are on the Good Vibes tour in 2025 taking them all across the country. In the past 5 years Witt has played over 200 dates opening for artists like Kenny Chesney, Old Dominion, Trace Adkins, Billy Currington, Bacon Bros & many more.
Limited sponsorship opportunities are available for this unique event. Please email jim.elliott@avianconservationcenter.org for more information.
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