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

When Kelly Willis, Melissa Carper and Brennen Leigh – three accomplished singer-songwriters who have forged their own unique lanes in country music – joined forces as a power trio, there was no more appropriate moniker than Wonder Women of Country. At the end of 2021, after serendipitously sharing bills separately several times, Willis approached Leigh and Carper about teaming up and playing some shows together. Wanting more than your standard songwriter-in-the-round arrangement, the three learned each other's songs to create a more integrated, band approach. Those first few shows together were so much fun and so well-received that they decided to continue. Wonder Women of Country have discovered that, together, their own individual superpowers come alive. With Leigh playing lead guitar and mandolin, Carper on upright bass, and Willis playing rhythm guitar, they support each other's distinctive original material with beautiful three-part harmonies.

Their six-song EP, Wonder Women of Country: Willis, Carper, Leigh, was recorded at Bismeaux on the Hill in Austin, TX in December of 2023. It features two songs by each artist, including a couple of Carper/Leigh co-writes, and one reimagined John Prine tune. Each track captures the magic these three create night after night on the road. Wonder Women of Country are the super heroes we've all been waiting for, and we are thrilled to welcome them to the Cowtown Unplugged stage on Labor Day Weekend!

We can’t wait to welcome Sunny Sweeney to the stage for the September 1 Cowtown Unplugged concert! Sunny is a genre-bending, songwriting spitfire who has spent equal time in the rich musical traditions of Texas and Tennessee. Born and raised in Texas, her music was noticed after college and her first album “Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame” debuted in 2007. That was only the beginning, as her following albums, “From a Table Away” (2011) and “Provoked” (2014) topped the American country charts, and her critically acclaimed 2017 “Trophy” album topped both the American folk and independent albums charts. In 2023, Sunny’s fifth studio album “Married Alone” was released. Co-produced by beloved Texas musician Paul Cauthen and Texas Gentlemen’s ringleader Beau Bedford, “Married Alone” is Sunny’s finest work yet, bringing together confessional songwriting, image-rich narratives and no shortage of sonic surprises for a loosely conceptual album about loss and healing.