Songwriters in the Round

Dean Driver
Dean Driver is a singer/songwriter from Greensboro, NC. His genre-bending sound is influenced by The Beatles, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Paul Simon, and even a little classical. Cliff Eberhardt is his singer-songwriter hero. His music has a unique flavor. He brings this youthful, never-done-this-before energy to his songs, but he writes from the perspective of someone who has been around the block a few times.

Nancy Middleton
One of North Carolina’s iconic songwriters, Nancy gained national recognition with her album The Way I Do. After a successful move to Nashville, she returned home to Durham to continue her career as one of the most popular performers in the area.

Kirk Ridge
Kirk Ridge has had songs featured on NPR’s Car Talk and Belfast’s Celtic Roots Radio. His lyrics have been published in American Songwriter Magazine and he has written music for Cary Playwrights Forum productions. Kirk is performance director for Durham CenterFest and co-hosts the weekly “Pass The Hat” live music radio show on WHUP.