Green Hills
The Bluebird Cafe
Listening Room · 4104 Hillsboro Pike
Amy Kurland opened it June 3, 1982, with money from her grandmother, in a strip mall five miles from downtown. Music was an afterthought. It became the most important songwriter stage in America.
The in-the-round format started in 1984, when Don Schlitz and Tom Schuyler moved to the center of the floor so the audience couldn't talk as easily. The no-talking rule came next, and the crowd enforced it, not management. Garth Brooks got his record deal here in 1987 after Capitol exec Lynn Schults saw him play and pulled him into the kitchen. Scott Borchetta saw a 15-year-old Taylor Swift perform here and signed her as Big Machine's founding artist.
Kurland sold to the Nashville Songwriters Association in 2008. She called it 'more of a donation than a corporate sale.' A hundred seats in a strip mall in Green Hills, and it has changed more careers than most buildings in this city.
Upcoming events at The Bluebird Cafe (41)
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Fri Oct 9 · 6:00 PM
In The Row with Lacy Green, Adam Wright & Thomm Jutz
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Sat Oct 10 · 6:00 PM
In The Round with Caroline Watkins & friends
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Sun Oct 11 · 6:00 PM
Sunday Spotlight with Claire Kelly; Presented by Southbound Tequila
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Sun Oct 11 · 8:00 PM
Writers Night hosted by Steve Goodie
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
Also plays 2 other dates, through Sun Oct 25
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Mon Oct 12 · 6:00 PM
Open Mic hosted by Barbara Cloyd
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
Also plays 2 other dates, through Mon Oct 26
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Mon Oct 12 · 9:00 PM
Blue Monday with Kevin McKendree, George Sluppick, Steve Mackey & Yates McKendree
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
Also plays 2 other dates, through Mon Oct 26
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Tue Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
In The Round with David G. Smith, Amelia White & Kevin Gordon
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MusicSinger-Songwriter
Wed Oct 14 · 6:00 PM
SESAC Presents: In The Round with Kasey Tyndall, Harper Grace & Aaron Gillespie
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Thu Oct 15 · 6:00 PM
LP Creative Presents: In The Round with Lindsey Fish, Marla Morris, Rachel Summers & Nell Maynard
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Thu Oct 15 · 9:00 PM
In The Round with Jeff Middleton & friends
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MusicFolk / Americana
Sat Oct 17 · 6:00 PM
In The Row with Brian Sutherland & friends
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MusicSinger-Songwriter
Sun Oct 18 · 6:00 PM
Sunday Spotlight with Abe Partridge; Presented by Southbound Tequila
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Sun Oct 18 · 8:00 PM
Writers Night hosted by Steve Goodie
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
Also plays 2 other dates, through Sun Oct 25
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Mon Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Open Mic hosted by Barbara Cloyd
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
Also plays 2 other dates, through Mon Oct 26
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Mon Oct 19 · 9:00 PM
Blue Monday with Kevin McKendree, George Sluppick, Steve Mackey & Yates McKendree
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
Also plays 2 other dates, through Mon Oct 26
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Tue Oct 20 · 9:00 PM
PRE-SALE: In The Round with Kashus Culpepper & friends
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MusicSinger-Songwriter
Wed Oct 21 · 9:00 PM
PRE-SALE: In The Round with Mat Kearney & friends
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Thu Oct 22 · 9:00 PM
In The Round with Steve Bogard, Deric Ruttan & friends
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Fri Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
In The Row with Vinnie Paolizzi, Rob Snyder, Becca Rae & Meg McRee
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Fri Oct 23 · 9:00 PM
An Evening with Garrison Starr & Kristy Lee
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Sun Oct 25 · 6:00 PM
Sunday Spotlight with Brian Mackey; Presented by Southbound Tequila
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Sun Oct 25 · 8:00 PM
Writers Night hosted by Steve Goodie
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
Also plays 2 other dates, through Sun Oct 25
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Mon Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
Open Mic hosted by Barbara Cloyd
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
Also plays 2 other dates, through Mon Oct 26
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Mon Oct 26 · 9:00 PM
Blue Monday with Kevin McKendree, George Sluppick, Steve Mackey & Yates McKendree
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
Also plays 2 other dates, through Mon Oct 26
MusicPop
Wed Oct 28 · 9:00 PM
In The Round with CJ Solar & friends; A benefit for ARISTEVI Foundation
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills
MusicSinger-Songwriter
Sat Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
In The Round with JT Harding, Thomason & Marv Green
The Bluebird Cafe · Green Hills