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| August 23, 2017

Gulf & Western Takes the Stage

Want to hear these tropical troubadours en masse? Here are some of the state’s music festivals that celebrate the trop rock genre.

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Sheena Brooke at Island Hopper Songwriter Fest. Photography courtesy Fort Myers-Sanibel
Island Hopper Songwriter Festival
Captiva Island, Fort Myers
Sept. 22–Oct. 1, 2017
island-hopper.fortmyers-sanibel.com
Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival
Pensacola Beach
Oct. 4–8, 2017
pensacolabeachsongfest.com
Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival
Pensacola
Nov. 9–19
frankbrownsongwriters.com
Meeting of the Minds
Key West
Nov. 1–5
phip.com/meeting
30A Songwriters Festival
Santa Rosa Beach, Rosemary Beach, Miramar Beach, Seaside
Jan. 12–15, 2018
30asongwritersfestival.com
Key West Songwriters Festival
Key West
May 9–13, 2018
keywestsongwritersfestival.com

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