Originally from Cuthbert, Georgia, Cole Taylor signed a publishing deal with Universal Magic Publishing when he moved to Nashville in 2013. Since then, he has had cuts for songs he has written for Rodney Atkins and Chase Rice through Florida Georgia Line. Cole Taylor was raised on Garth Brooks, Maroon 5, Travis Tritt, and Usher, which has given him the pop-leaning sound in his country music.

In 2024, Nashville songwriter Cliff Cody returns for the sixth year to the St. Augustine Songwriters Festival, the brain child of Arlis Albritton. In just the last year, he has co-written two songs on Jesse Rice’s number one award winning Pirate Sessions 5.

Brice Long has enjoyed a successful 25-year career in music as a singer and songwriter. He is a Hopkinsville, Kentucky native who has had several cuts with artists celebrating #1 singles. Some artists include Garth Brooks, George Strait, Chris Stapleton, Hank Williams Jr., Randy Houser, Josh Turner, Reba McEntire, Gary Allan, Chris Young, Jon Pardi, and many more.

Brian Davis is from the small town of Bilboa, North Carolina. There are two styles Davis uses to convey his music. One style is a rock-filled, party-feeling, upbeat kind of country music that gets your blood pumping and your heart singing. The other style is subtle and emotional, where his baritone voice and his guitar transport you for a few minutes.

Texas native Brandon Chase has a passion for writing and playing his music.

Andy Albert is a singer and songwriter who moved to Nashville, Tennessee from Roswell, Georgia, forming part of the band Bonaventure in 2011. After a few years in the band, Albert signed a publishing deal with Downtown Music Publishing and began writing music full time. His music ranges from country to rock and pop, giving his work some diversity of sound. He's landed singles with artists such as Blake Shelton and Granger Smith and Chris Allen. Albert has written for, and had cuts with, Carrie Underwood, Dustin Lynch, Nick Fradiani, and many other artists. 

St. Augustine's Caleb Joye is a top-tier one-man band that collectively builds an energetic full-band sound from the ground up, using an assortment of diverse instrumentation, foot pedals, and vocal loops. His musical stylings consist of pop, rock and roll, contemporary country, blues, jazz, folk, top 40, and Americana. He is also known for performing the best of well-known cover songs and crowd favorites. Caleb's use of a loop pedal is vital to his overall presentation of songs. It is a device that records live sounds and then loops the progression repeatedly.

St. Augustine, Florida's I-Vibes is as island based as it gets. This original ensemble has been legendary in the music scene for almost a decade, mixing together rock and roll and reggae with their own individual influences, making their body of work extremely fascinating to absorb. The difference in genre song to song is uncanny, their on-stage "good vibe" energy translates into the audience within seconds, and their larger than life performance remains unmatched.

Burgh Brothers Band started when Barney Lee and Gary Hohman first got together in 2013. They played music for a while until Gary had to go back up to Pittsburgh. That's when Mark Evans stepped in and joined the band. In Gary's absence, Otis "PUP" Smith also joined the band as a drummer and once he came back the Burgh Brothers were a four-man band. All members are originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and are happy to call Florida home.

Davis Loose, a young singer and songwriter from St. Augustine, Florida, put together his first band: Davis and the Loose Cannons while still in high school.

Davis starting playing, writing and singing in the 6th grade, and is inspired by the classic country music, of Merle Haggard, Townes Van Zandt, Marty Stuart, Willie Nelson, and Buck Owens. Davis and the Loose Cannons play old favorites from those musical heroes as well as a growing repertoire of Davis's own songs. "We are a true boot-scootin', toe-tappin', honky-tonkin' band."