“HALL OF FAME WRITER”

Matraca Berg is a Nashville living legend who has been penning Music City hits for nearly 4 decades. Matraca, who is a Nashville Songwriting Hall of Fame member, has written for the who’s who of country music with two of her most successful songs being the Kenny Chesney smash “You & Tequila” and the radio classic “Strawberry Wine”.

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“NORTH CAROLINA SOUL”

Seth Walker is a SIP Napa 1st timer who is definitely not a newcomer to anyone who has kept an eye (OR EAR) on the Americana music scene over the past 30 years. Seth has released 10 studio albums, toured the world & even written a book… so we at SIP cannot wait to have him with us for the 2025 SIP NAPA

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“ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS”

Kim Richey has one of the most angelic voices in all of music. Kim, who is both an accomplished songwriter & artist, found major label Music City success in the 1990’s on the legendary Lost Highway Records with songs such as “I’m Alright” and “Those Words We Said”. Kim’s voice can also be heard on two of Americana music’s most beloved songs in Radney Foster’s “Nobody Wins” and Ryan Adams’ “Come Pick Me Up”.

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“LIFE LONG TROUBADOUR”

SIP 1st TIMER SHAWN MULLINS HAS LONG BEEN ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS IN THE GAME. SHAWN IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS GRAMMY NOMINATED WORLD WIDE HIT “LULLABY”, BUT HIS REAL GIFT IS ON STAGE WITH JUST HIS ROAD WORN VOCALS AND AN OLD GUITAR, WHICH MAKES HIM A PERFECT FIT FOR SIP.

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“MUSIC CITY MUSIC MAN”

TALENTED SONGWRITER, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST AND PRODUCER CHRIS GELBUDA IS A LONG TIME MEMBER OF THE SIP FAMILY THAT WE ARE ALWAYS HONORED TO HAVE IN ANY SIP LINE UP. CHRIS HAS WRITTEN SONGS FOR LADY A, DARIUS RUCKER, MEGHAN TRAINER AND MANY MANY MORE, BUT HE IS AT HIS BEST WITH JUST A GUITAR SINGING HIS VERSIONS OF THE SONGS OTHERS HAVE HELPED MAKE FAMOUS.

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“LONG TALL TEXAN”

DJANGO WALKER IS AN ALL TIME SIP FAVORITE WHO HAS PENNED SONGS FOR NOT ONLY HIMSELF BUT FOR JIMMY BUFFETT, ALABAMA & PAT GREEN. DJANGO IS A LIFE LONG TEXAS TOURING TROUBADOUR WHO’S QUICK WIT AND ENDearing STAGE PRESENCE CAN WIN OVER ANY CROWD, ANY TIME, ANYWHERE. A SIP WITH DJANGO IN THE LINE UP IS ALWAYS A BETTER SIP.

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“ACCLAIMED AMERICANA SONGBIRD”

Texas Born Nashville based songbird Lauren Jenkins is one of Americana’s rising stars. Lauren, who is a headlining act of her own in Europe, has also toured with folks like Lady A & even Willie Nelson. LJ has been a long time member of the SIP Family (she is after all married to SIP’s Patrick Davis) and we could not be happier for her growing success & being a big part of SIP NAPA 2025

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“SIP’S FEARLESS LEADER”

Singer-Songwriter, Artist & SIP Founder Patrick Davis has a long track record of songwriting success with over 70 songs recorded by artist ranging from Jimmy Buffett & Darius Rucker to Guy Clark & Robert Randolph. PD spends most of his time these days touring himself as the leader of his 11 piece touring powerhouse “Patrick Davis & His Midnight Choir”, but at each SIP you can still hear Patrick with just an acoustic guitar singing & telling the stories behind his songs like “Something Bout a Boat”, “Six String Dreams”, “L-O-V-E” & many more from his latest album, “Carolina When I Die”.

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“ALL MUSIC, ALL THE TIME”

Kristan Bush is best known for being one half of Grammy winning country duo Sugarland, but the truth is Sugarland is only a fraction of the music KB writes, records, produces and tours behind. Kristian’s successes include countless hits with the aforementioned Sugarland, a auccessful solo career, a couple of incredible touring bands & production credits for Megan Moroney, Little Big Town and even SIP’s Lauren Jenkins.

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“WHAT A VOICE”

Nashville's James Otto is a Music City legend as both a singer & songwriter thanks to his decade plus track record of producing hits as both. As a songwriter James has written hits for Jamey Johnson ("In Color"), Zac Brown Band ("No Hurry") & Chris Janson ("Holding Her") while as an artist James has found radio success with songs like "Just Got Started Lovin' You", "Groovy Little Summer Song" & more.

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“2 time grammy winner”

First time Sip’er Gretchen Peters is a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame writer. Peters has accumulated accolades as a songwriter for artists as diverse as Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, The Neville Brothers, Patty Loveless, George Strait, Bryan Adams and Faith Hill. we couldn’t be more excited to welcome Gretchen to the SIP family!

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"LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN THROUGH YOUR SOUL"

CHANNING IS ONE OF MUSIC CITY'S MOST ORIGINAL & TALENTED SINGER-SONGWRITERS. CHANNING'S DEBUT ALBUM (PRODUCED BY GRAMMY WINNING DAVE COBB) PROVES HE IS A MUSICAL FORCE WITH A VOICE THAT WOULD MAKE THE OUTLAW HEROES OF COUNTRY MUSIC PROUD AND LYRICS THAT WOULD MAKE THE GREATEST AMERICAN POETS TAKE NOTE. CHANNING'S SONGS INCLUDE "BLACK JESUS", "BLUES COMIN' ON", "TRAIN WRECK", AND MANY MORE

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