A "Best of the Fest" Volume I, CD comprises song finalist by writers who attended the Nashville SongWriters Festival on Music Row. Each CD purchase includes 2 General Admission passes to the Nashville SongWriters Festival on Music Row. The 16 Award Winning songs selected to be on Volume I represents many genres. Writers did not pay to submit songs or to be on this compilation. All songs submissions went through a selection process and were field tested on listeners from the average Joe on the street to Industry professionals. Writers whose songs were nominated are paid a mechanical for each record copy produced and digital download. "It's a great album! These are undiscovered songs by previously unpublished songwriters." says Cornelius "Popcorn" Robertson festival founder. "These writers will now get a chance to display their craft to the music industry and listeners worldwide. The "Best of the Fest" Volume I is giving writers the recognition they deserve. Already several publishers and song pluggers have expressed interest in the songs on this brake out CD project." "I think is cool." Popcorn continues, "Now we have the music Industry talking to festival attendees, taking a deeper look into their song catalogs and increasing writers chances of getting cuts. The writers are really excited by all the recognition and possible inclusion in future artist projects. This is a part of what the Nashville SongWriters Festival on Music Row is all about, inspiring and reinvigorating the unsung heroes of music, the songwriter. Who knows, you may be hearing some of these songs on major radio someday. They are definitely in the running." Volume One Song Selections are..... 1. Not Afraid To Burn: Sultry Country Rock. Hot Stuff. Written by Kentucky boy Scott Stinson 2. Smile Myself To Sleep: Contemporary Country, Upbeat, Happy. Love. written by Chicagoan Robin Anderson 3. Walk'n Away With My Heart: Pop Acoustic vocal duo. Simple, clean, well written from Californian Tim Casey 4. Not Worth Miss'n: Rock/Pop/Haunting. Wicked Female attitude from Canadian favorite Tracy Williams 5. Nobody: Heavy Mandolin Bouncy Contemporary Country great harmonies. Great New Vocal sound written and sung by Scott Stinson. 6. Ain't Got It So Bad: Contemporary Country, Easy listening, Uplifting Cross over Christian possibilities or visa-versa from Fest Head Brian Edward Bell 7. Spanish Rain: Smooth Americana Blues reminiscent of Tom Petty only better? Tom move over for Craig Jackson. 8. Woman With Child A song for all you pregnant babes out their. Inspirational, Love, Country, Contemporary from Indinanian Ronald Brown 9. Queen Of My Castle: Pop female easy listening, Traditional upbeat. Crissy Wix 10. This Time: Americana Pop A hang in there "I love you," song by Craig Jackson 11. To Things Commercial Contemporary Country song. Power cords, Driving guitar licks. Well constructed song from Ronald Brown 12. Without You: Cool melody and vocal play. Americana lite jazz pop? Moving. Dax Evans 13. What I. Already Know: Traditional Female solo country with steel guitar. I hear Reba in there at times. This could be a great song for a Disney animation. Brought to you by Stacia...Stacia. Thompson 14. Under The Influence: Hot sexy "I want YOU baby!" Blues shuffle sang with feel. Grate background harmonies. Harmonica and mean fiddle. Produced to hell and back. You'll have to take a cold shower after hearing this one. All brought to you by Patrick Riley. 15. Really Do Care: Bouncy upbeat, reminiscent of the Beatles. Americana, Pop. Cool happy song from Dax Evans 16. You Can Only Follow: Folk, Catchy. Bob Dylan Trucker song. True life song. Acoustic/Harmonica. Attitude. David Greenberg Proceeds from record sales and digital distribution go to pay writers mechanical, production of "Best of the Fest" Volume II scheduled to be released this Fall and to help enhance activities of the Nashville SongWriters Festival now in its 5th year. "Best of the Fest" Volume 3 will be released in the Spring. Then the process starts again at the 2007 Nashville SongWriters Festival On Music Row June 13-17. CD holders also receive 2 General Admissions passes to attend the Nashville SongWriters Festival on Music Row and participate in the Create-A-Rounds. "We're a no fluff Fest. A gathering of music people big, little and in-between, yesterday, today, and tomorrow....from all walks of music life in a laid back atmosphere." Popcorn says. We want everyone to share ideas, talk and network amongst themselves. We all chip in and do what we can do. The Nashville SongWriters Festival is a volunteer base disorganization :)." Inquiries can be emailed to Popcorn@SongWritersFestival.com or by calling 931-296-4067 or 615-424-1491 Visit www.SongWritersFestival.com to learn more about the annual Nashville SongWriters Festival on Music Row or the "Best of the Fest" CD series. Thanks for the ear.