The Coffee
Shop Years.
For a time, 30A Songwriter Radio had a physical home. Musicians walked through the door, sat down, talked, performed original music and became part of a community that was being documented while it happened.
30A Songwriter Radio Music & Coffee became the physical home of a project that had begun with microphones, websites and podcasts.
From a Living Room to a Coffee Shop.
30A Songwriter Radio began in 2013 as an experiment in websites, podcasting and live streaming with a simple realization: musicians, songwriters and the local music scene deserved more attention.
In 2015, that idea grew into something physical. Shannon Ireland and Josette Rhodes built 30A Songwriter Radio Music & Coffee from the floor up in a vacant unit next to Publix in South Walton County.
What had been happening through microphones and computers suddenly had a front door.
Musicians Sat Here.
Interviews, conversations, friendships and music passed through this room. The famous couch became part of the backdrop while musicians shared songs and stories that remain scattered throughout the 30A Songwriter Radio archive.
A Music Community Walked Through the Door.
Interviews, open mics, original performances and conversations turned the Coffee Shop into one of the defining chapters of 30A Songwriter Radio.
Some musicians were already established. Others were still finding audiences. The microphones didn’t care. If there was a story or an original song worth hearing, there was a place for it.
Tuesday Night Open Mic
The open-mic nights became part of the Coffee Shop’s identity and introduced musicians, songwriters and audiences to one another. Those nights also created stories that remain inside the archive today.
Stories From Those Years.
Original stories and photographs from the Coffee Shop chapter of 30A Songwriter Radio. A different selection appears as you revisit the archive.
Lawrence Bertoldi
Former sound engineer Lawrence Bertoldi turned singer songwriter stopped in 30A Songwriter Radio's Music & Coffee shop for an interview with…
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Eric Horner
Eric Horner was in our Music and Coffee shop today for an interview with Josette Rhodes, and to perform a…
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Meet Robyn Taylor
You never know who is going to pop in for an interview/performance! Robyn Taylor was in town, and happened to…
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Bryan, Chris, & Forrest!
The power trio perform at 30A Songwriter Radio's Music and Coffee Shop! Thanks Bryan Kennedy, Forrest Williams, and Chris Alvarado!…
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Guest Carson Mac
Today we were joined by a young and rising star, Carson Mac. At only 11 years old, this young man…
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Open Mic 10-29-14
Number 3 and counting! 30A Songwriter Radio’s Open Jam at Pandora’s is quickly becoming a huge draw for musicians across…
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The historical pages throughout 30A Songwriter Radio remain where they have lived for years.
This archive doesn’t replace those pages. It makes them easier to rediscover while preserving the photographs, writing, performances and history that were published when the Coffee Shop was still part of everyday life.
The Coffee Shop Revisited.
Years after the original Coffee Shop chapter, the story was revisited on 30A Songwriter Radio — another piece of the history preserved inside the original website.
The Coffee Shop Revisited
Return to one of the original stories looking back at the Coffee Shop and its place in 30A Songwriter Radio history.
There Are More Coffee Shop Memories in the Archive.
Search musicians, open mics, interviews, performances and other pieces of the Coffee Shop years preserved throughout 30A Songwriter Radio.