Coal River Songwriters Festival
MAY 4 - 9, 2026
ST. Albans, West VIrginia
Thank YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
About the Coal River Songwriters Music Festival
St. Albans Live Music Scene
At the point where the Coal River meets the Kanawha, stories have always found their way to St. Albans. The Coal River Songwriters Festival carries that tradition forward—bringing together local talent and artists from across the region for a weekend of raw, original music on Main Street. This isn’t background noise. It’s songs with something to say, played in the kind of spaces where every word lands and every note matters.
2026 Festival SCHEDULE
4
MAY
Heavenly Heritage Winery
Ty McClanahan | Tony Harrah | Eric Robbins
Main Street
5
MAY
SONGWRITERS STAGE
Andrew Adkins | Ron Sowell
813 PENN
6
MAY
OPEN MIC AT THE TAP
VARIOUS LOCAL SINGER / SONGWRITERS
Main Street
7
MAY
OPEN MIC aT COAL RIVER COFFEE
VARIOUS LOCAL SINGER / SONGWRITERS
Main Street
8
MAY
LIVE ON WWSA RADIO 96.9
Travis Vandal | Jeremy Cook | Heather Fain | Jesse Pritt | Terry Willis | Karl Behrens | Gary Bennett | Andy Spradling | Roger Rabalais | Robin Kessinger | Ringo Miller | Matt Malinoski | Robert Wilson | Nolan Collins | Megan Lerose
Matt Thomas | Schaefer Ball | John Bowles | Dan Beach | John Harrison | Joe Bird
6th Avenue
9
MAY
ALBAN ARTS CENTER
Luke Johnson | Ed Light and Pete Ottaviano | Sean Richardson | Matt Green | John Hale II & John Hale III | Gavin Mounts | Makenna Hope | Max McCoy | Chet Lowther | Carrie Hockett | Mike Bennett | Sam Eplin | Cadence Stephens | Julien Aklei
House Band: Bill Tyler Fellows | Marcus Gibbs | Dan Beach | Bryan Roberts
Hosted by: James Townsend | Joe Bird | Chris Sutton
