Writers Night At Historic Springwater

Wednesdays are writer's night at the Springwater Supper Club, the oldest bar in the state of Tennessee. Sign up starts at 4:45pm and music begins at 5pm. Each songwriter plays 3 songs, we encourage original music but covers are welcome too. A little more about the venue itself:

Opened in 1896 originally as the official bar of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition (it's older than the full sized Parthenon replica in the park). The name has changed a number of times over the decades, most famously Norma's and the Pirate's Den.

You might know the Springwater as the second home of punk and metal in Nashville, and that's true: it's a little rough around the edges, and everyone from outlaws to misfits tend to feel welcomed. But there's also a lot of history you might not know about, and might want to become part of:

Al Capone and Jimmy Hoffa were known to frequent the establishent during prohibition, when it was a speakeasy. One songwriter by the name of "Duffy" (nicknamed to protect the almost-innocent) used to sleep on the pool table. Another world renowned writer spent many nights in his cargo van in the parking lot.

Here are just a handful of the artists who have performed on this stage: Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt, Justin Townes Earle, Guy Clark, David Olney, Hank Williams, Jr., Jack White, The Black Keys, The Drive-By Truckers, Jerry Jeff Walker, David Allen Coe, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Cole Swindell, Kix Brooks, Dierks Bentley, Marshall Chapman, Dave Cloud, Tom House, Jimmie Gray, Larry Reynolds, Harmony Korine, Pat McLaughlin, Lambchop, and Kesha.

One of the last surviving remnants of Old Nashville, this place has a hundred thousand stories to tell... but more importantly, it's waiting to become part of your story.