Cowtown Unplugged: A Songwriter's Showcase in Fort Worth, TX

Our Cowtown Unplugged headliner for the May 26th show is the brilliant Americana singer-songwriter Cleto Cordero, lead vocalist and guitarist for Flatland Cavalry (recently nominated for ACM Awards Group of the Year!) Formed in 2014 while attending Texas Tech University, Cordero and company made their presence felt within the Hub City’s songwriting circles and dancehall circuits. Banking on Cordero’s earnest pen and the band’s blend of country instrumentation, toe-tapping grooves, and earworm choruses, Flatland Cavalry quickly became a regional sensation. The band is now breaking into a gallop after years of hot trotting across Texas with the release of their third full-length album, Welcome to Countryland, in 2021 and their most recent album Wandering Star. Codero is married to Kaitlin Butts, an accomplished musician in her own right and a frequent collaborator with the band.

Our Labor Day Weekend Cowtown Unplugged headliner is none other than Texas Country Music icon Jack Ingram. Throughout a recording career that has spanned more than 20 years, Jack Ingram has maintained a reputation for uncompromising, personally charged song craft and energetic, charismatic performances, earning him prominent stature in a prestigious tradition of iconoclastic singer-songwriters. Ingram’s prior work has won him a fiercely devoted fan base as well as reams of critical acclaim, and now Midnight Motel marks a creative milestone for the veteran artist, his sound ever evolving while showcasing some of his most expressive, emotionally raw songwriting to date.

His eighth studio album, and his first since his 2009 smash Big Dreams & High Hopes, Midnight Motel features spare, stripped-down instrumental arrangements that highlight the intimacy and urgency of such new originals as “I’m Drinking Through It,” “Nothing to Fix,” “Can’t Get Any Better Than This,” and “All Over Again.” The album’s organic late-night vibe is perfectly suited to the material and brings out the emotional edge in Ingram’s deeply felt vocals.

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Opening 2024’s Cowtown Unplugged series is Grammy-nominated John Fullbright. An American singer-songwriter from Okehmah, Oklahoma, he began playing the piano at age five and got his start in the music industry as a member of Turnpike Troubadours. Fullbright released his debut studio album in 2012, From The Ground Up, which received a Grammy nomination in the category Best Americana Album. He also Americana Music Association Emerging Artist nomination and awards from ASCAP and the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. “If you can’t say it, you don’t have to,” sings John Fullbright on “Bearden 1645,” the opening track to his new record “The Liar.” The album utilizes emotional and instrumental dynamics in ways Fullbright hasn’t allowed himself to explore fully before.

Your ticket to this exclusive, live music event is a stay at Omni Fort Worth Hotel. There are two different ways to stay, play and experience an unforgettable night at Cowtown Unplugged.

If you book our Cowtown Unplugged Star Package, part of the event is a uniquely crafted dinner before the concert. Executive Sous Chef Naveesh Laul has created specially designed dinner stations just for Cowtown Unplugged.

Part of what makes Fort Worth special is our commitment to local partnerships. Learn more about the sponsors of Cowtown Unplugged.