Thom Shepherd Presents The Songwriters w/ special guests Shawn Camp, Phil O’Donnell
August 27, 20256:30 PM
Join hit songwriter and Country troubadour Thom Sheperd as he hosts an evening of storytelling and songwriting with special guests Shawn Camp and Phil O’Donnell.
Doors – 6:30 pm
Show – 7:30 pm
Join hit songwriter and Country troubadour Thom Sheperd as he hosts an evening of storytelling and songwriting with special guests Shawn Camp and Phil O’Donnell.
Thom Shepherd
A storyteller with a six-string soul. A hit songwriter and Country troubadour, he’s known for shining a spotlight on the stories behind the songs — from heartfelt YouTube interviews to powerful live performances. With his signature red guitar and a career shaped by resilience, including vocal surgery and cancer treatments, Thom turns life’s toughest moments into connection and community.
Part artist, part entrepreneur, all heart.
A veteran of Nashville’s Music Row, he is the writer of five #1 singles including “Redneck Yacht Club,” “Riding with Private Malone,” and “My Texas.” He’s the writer of over 10 radio singles, two Grammy nominated songs, and has had over 100 songs recorded by Blake Shelton, George Jones, Pat Green, Kevin Fowler, Easton Corbin, Montgomery Gentry, Craig Morgan, Colt Ford, and many more.
Thom is currently a songwriter, video host, and content creator at 8 Track Entertainment in Nashville.
After years of touring all over the country, Thom and his wife, artist Coley McCabe, have settled in Mount Juliet, TN. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and spent his high school years in Virginia before moving to Nashville in 1993 after graduating from George Mason University.
Shawn Camp
Some careers can be described with a couple of words, but Shawn Camp’s isn’t one of them. A bold and distinctive singer, a songwriter who’s provided material for artists ranging from Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury and Ricky Skaggs to Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn and Brooks & Dunn, with hits such as “Two Pina Coladas” (Garth Brooks), “Nobody But Me” (Blake Shelton), “Would You Go With Me” (Josh Turner), “River Of Love” (George Strait), and Billy Currington’s hit single “Love Done Gone”.
Along with being a hit writer, he is a gifted multi-instrumentalist who’s played as a touring/recording musician with everyone from Jerry Reed, Trisha Yearwood, Shelby Lynn, and Alan Jackson to the Osborne Brothers, Guy Clark and John Prine.
Camp also co-produced a compilation tribute album for his friend and hero Guy Clark, which was #1 on the Americana Charts for several weeks in the spring of 2012, and voted Americana Album Of The Year 2012.
Then Shawn co-produced and won the Grammy for Folk Album Of The Year 2013 for Guy Clark’s “My Favorite Picture Of You”.
Camp’s music sprawls across the lines that divide Country, Americana, Bluegrass and roots Rock. His solo records, The self titled SHAWN CAMP (Warner Bros), Lucky Silver Dollar, Fireball and 1994, further prove Camp to be one of Nashville’s most unique talents.
He is also the lead singer for The Earls Of Leicester, an all acoustic band that consists of legendary Bluegrass musicians Jerry Douglas, Jeff White, Daniel Kimbro, Charlie Cushman and Johnny Warren.
The Earls Of Leicester won the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album 2015 Then, The Earls Of Leicester made a huge sweep at The International Bluegrass Music Association’s IBMA Awards Show winning, Entertainer Of The Year Album Of The Year Instrumental Group Of The Year Gospel Recorded Performance Of The Year with Shawn Camp – Male Vocalist Of The Year & Jerry Douglas – Dobro Player Of The Year
In 2016 the Earls were awarded IBMA’s Entertainer of the year in 2016 & 2017 and Shawn Male Vocalist of the Year in 2017.
Any time day or night, he is either writing songs, performing shows, or recording. His life’s work, speaks for itself.
Phil O’Donnell
A Canada native, made his first trip to Nashville in 1983 and began developing his skills as a songwriter. Officially making the move in 1994, O’Donnell worked as a musician, playing guitar with many artists including Craig Morgan, Jeff Carson, Kevin Denney, Johnny Lee, and Sherrie Austin.
O’Donnell’s songwriting credits include George Strait’s 60th No. 1 “Give It All We Got Tonight,” No. 1 single, “Back When I Knew It Al,l” recorded by Montgomery Gentry, “Love Remembers,” “I Got You,” and “More Trucks Than Cars”(Craig Morgan), “Tougher Than Nails” (Joe Diffie), “Fore She Was Mama,” “She Won’t Be Lonely Long” (Clay Walker), Darryl Worley, “Sounds Like Life to Me.” He has also had songs cut by Blake Shelton, Rodney Atkins, Randy Travis, Darius Rucker, Parmalee, Josh Thompson, Justin Moore, Tate Stevens, Scotty McCreery, Brad Paisley, Trace Atkins, Mark Chestnut, Tracy Byrd, Billy Ray Cyrus, Travis Tritt, Gretchin Wilson, Trent Willman, Andy Griggs, Neal M’Coy, Tracy Lawerence, Sammy Kershaw and many others.
In addition to having a successful career as a songwriter, O’Donnell also has served as producer for artists such as Craig Morgan, Josh Thompson, Keith Anderson, Matt Mason, Justin McBride, Chris Janson, Mark Wills, Tara Oram, Jason Blaine, High Valley, Steve Richard, Davisson Bros. Band. Among his many production credits is the six-week No. 1 country hit, “That’s What I Love About Sunday” (Craig Morgan), which was the most played country song of 2005.