You're Invited To: Jordan Harvey & Friends

The Nash News is excited to host an artist takeover writer's round with up-and-comer Jordan Harvey & his friends on Thursday, April 13th from 6-9 p.m. at Assembly Food Hall in downtown Nashville. Artists playing include Harvey, HunterGirl, Drew Kennedy, Madeline Merlo, Nicole Croteau, Tyler Dial, Kaylin Roberson, Kevin Bard, and Adam Hambrick. Get to know the artists and their music below!

Jordan Harvey

Growing up in rural, blue-collar Scotland, experiencing the Scottish version of the lifestyle represented in most Country songs, Jordan Harvey lived and breathed Country music, dreaming about one day commanding a stage. Taking a leap of faith, believing he could make his dream a reality, Harvey moved across the pond and began immediately cutting his teeth playing the graveyard shift at some of Nashville’s most popular honky tonks. Eventually joining the band King Calaway, he gained invaluable experience opening for icon Garth Brooks and performing on national TV shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Late Show with James Corden, TODAY, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and the internationally acclaimed show Neighbours. Knowing it was time to strike out on his own, the Caledonian Cowboy just made his solo debut with the deeply personal, incredibly catchy “Alabama Girl” that sent him viral on TikTok and the infectiously sweet follow-up “I Will.” Next up, the multi-instrumentalist (piano, drums, guitar) channels his natural charisma and immeasurable stage presence into his upcoming tour dates and his solo debut EP It Is What It Is.

HunterGirl

A Tennessee native, singer/songwriter HunterGirl has been performing since she was three years old and writing songs since she was 9. In her early teens, she performed at venues across the United States, competed in singing competitions, and won the 2014 Texaco Country Showdown. After graduating high school, she moved to Nashville and immediately started playing gigs at Nashville’s most famous venues including Tootsie’s, Rippy’s, Jason Aldean’s Bar, The Listening Room, and HonkyTonk Central, winning songwriting contests such as “Nash Next” and the prestigious “Nashville Songwriter Association International” in her spare time. Due to having family members who served in the military, HunterGirl holds a deep admiration for our Country’s armed forces and tenaciously works with many veteran organizations, where she uses music therapy to transform veterans’ stories into songs. She’s shared the stage with Country superstars Old Dominion, Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, Alan Jackson, Lainey Wilson, Trace Adkins, Charlie Daniels, Sara Evans and more. Last year, she competed on American Idol, where the “country singer with a bright future” (Hollywood Life) delivered standout performances that Taste of Country called “impressive,” “shining,” “chill-worthy,” and “glowing,” winning the hearts of millions across the country.

Drew Kennedy

Drew Kennedy has devoted his life to writing and performing his songs his way. With a catalog nine albums deep, one novel penned, and two annual music festivals created-- (the Red River Songwriters’ Festival and the Marathon Songwriters Festival), Kennedy has done more than build a strong career. He has reimagined what it means to be a songwriter, both artistically and entrepreneurially. Billboard Magazine, No Depression, CMT, American Songwriter, and Cowboys and Indians Magazine have praised his efforts. His always expanding circle of collaborators includes Patrick Droney, Lori McKenna, Walt Wilkins, Matraca Berg, Jeff Hanna, Travis Meadows, Sean McConnell, Susan Gibson, Josh Grider, and others, while Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Patty Loveless and Jason Eady, Droney, McKenna, Wilkins, Grider and more have recorded his songs. “You can’t wait for someone to give you the green light,” Kennedy says. “You have to take ownership of what you’re doing and make it happen for yourself. It’s not a right to get to do this. It’s a privilege. You can’t take that for granted.”

Madeline Merlo

Award-winning songwriter and “rising Country star” (Country Now) Madeline Merlo “has long made a career by telling big emotional stories in the span of 3 minute or so songs” (American Songwriter). Now, after scoring impressive Canadian radio play and winning the Canadian Country Music Association’s Rising Star Award (and being nominated twice for Female Artist of the Year), the “breakout talent” (American Songwriter) just released a super-charged new song “Same Car” along with her spirited four-track EPSlide viaBBRMusic Group / Wheelhouse Records. Produced by Zach Crowell (Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Dustin Lynch) and backed by iridescent beats, Merlo’s collection of songs — all co-written by Merlo — deliver powerful female stories, from budding romances, to growing up, to the lessons learned in between. Winner of the season 2 premiere of the NBC songwriting reality TV series Songland, the Canadian songstress’ captivating track “Champagne Night,” recorded and released by Lady A, went on to be a three-week No. 1 song on US Country radio and earned her the 2021 Canadian Country Music Association Award for Songwriter of the Year.

Nicole Croteau

Nicole Croteau is a singer/songwriter based in Nashville, TN. Growing up in a small town in Montana, she grew a love for country music and storytelling. While falling in love with writing for the first time at the age of 13, she took 3rd place in the Colgate Country Showdown and then went on to sign a record deal at the age of 19 with an LA-based label. For the past 6 years, she has been focused primarily on songwriting in the country music industry in Nashville. More recently Nicole has started exploring her career as an artist again and is getting ready to release original music.

Tyler Dial

For singer-songwriter Tyler Dial, left of center is how he has always felt – listening to country music growing up in Arizona, but wearing “faded Chuck Taylors” instead of cowboy boots, loving The Eagles and The Rolling Stones as much as George Strait and Garth Brooks. Tyler had been raised on music, with his father a concert promoter. Tyler learned to play his dad’s guitar strumming along to “Tequila Sunrise” and “Wild Horses,” as well as the hits he heard on country radio. A galvanizing experience was when Tyler’s mom took him as a kid to a Keith Urban concert – another early inspiration for what would become his “little bit country, little bit rock’n’roll” sensibility. His new album Electric West is slated for a July 14th release.

Kaylin Roberson

Raleigh native, Kaylin Roberson is making a huge imprint on the country music scene. Since her first release in 2020, “Out of My Town”, which made its way to the top 10 in the NSAI Songwriter’s Contest and was featured on 94.7 QDR’s Homegrown Country show, she has accumulated over 2 million streams on Spotify and has had numerous videos featured on CMT.com. Kaylin’s musical inspiration comes from a wide variety of country artists like Faith Hill, Lady A, HARDY, and Kacey Musgraves. Recently, she has opened up for artists like Chris Janson, Jon Pardi, and Rae Lynn.

Kevin Bard

Kevin Bard is a singer-songwriter and producer. He's written songs for a variety of artists across multiple genres including Dan + Shay, Fitz and The Tantrums, Casadee Pope, Cody Simpson, Jordan Harvey, and We The Kings. He also helped pen "Just The Way" for Parmalee and Blanco Brown; the song is RIAA-certified platinum and went No. 1 on country radio.

Adam Hambrick

Capitol Records Nashville / Buena Vista Records’ Adam Hambrick grew up in between Mississippi and Arkansas, influenced by artists such as Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, John Mayer, and Foo Fighters. From an early age, Adam’s musical roots were grounded in the church singing hymns with his family, where his dad was a Baptist pastor and his mom played piano. After graduating from the University of Central Arkansas, the singer-songwriter made an appearance on Good Morning Arkansas where fellow Arkansas native and country star Justin Moore happened to be watching and was impressed by Adam’s unique voice and distinctive songs. Soon after, Justin’s producer Jeremy Stover reached out opening the door for Adam to move to Nashville and pursue music full-time. Adam has written a multitude of songs and had numerous cuts for other artists including Miranda Lambert and Eli Young Band, as well as, No. 1 hits for Dan + Shay (“How Not To”) and Justin Moore (“Somebody Else Will”). Adam has continued to hone his songwriting and vocal skills, while performing live with artists including Brett Young, Jordan Davis, LANCO, and more. Adam released his debut single “Rockin’ All Night Long” along with his new track and official music video “Forever Ain’t Long Enough.” He is currently in the studio working on his debut album with producers Andrew DeRoberts (James Blunt, Miley Cyrus) and Paul DiGiovanni (Blake Shelton, Jordan Davis).

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