Red River Songwriter's Festival

If you’ve ever wanted to spend a few days in the beautiful mountains of northern New Mexico, hanging out with some of your favorite songwriters, doing a little eating, drinking, and perhaps skiing….then this event is for you.

January 22-24, 2026

Texas Red’s Red River Songwriters’ Festival was founded by Drew Kennedy, Josh Grider, Walt Wilkins, Susan Gibson, Brandy Zdan and Kelley Mickwee in 2012.

Firstly, tickets to this event will be extremely limited. We want the people who choose to attend the festival to feel like they’ve really been able to get to know the talented artists who will be taking part in our tenth annual Songwriters’ Festival. We want it to feel intimate, and we want it to be special.

There will be solo shows, duo shows, and collaborations between artists with a grande finale by the founding members. There will also be late night informal jams, early afternoon ski runs, and who knows what else. Mostly, it will be three days of music, love, friendship, food, drink, and the celebration of music and song. Join us!