This is not an open mic event. The proceedings of each night are determined around the performers, but there are some tried and true elements to this kind of event. Introductions by the host begin each concert. Writers sit in a round with each other. One writer performs his or her song, then the next writer performs, and so on.
Concerts usually last about two hours.
Guest hosts are invited to facilitate discussions between writers and audience members. The Night hosts songwriters from the surrounding community as well as those from elsewhere. We hope to lure songwriters of stature to New Orleans by providing a respectable and respected venue for the performance of acoustic music. Carrollton Station is an appropriate place for the night. Hopefully this event will give New Orleans' songwriters a stronger presence here and a place for the city to show its support for songwriters.