12/9/04 Songwriter events

JOSHUA IRWIN. Irish-inflected folk-rock singer-songwriter. 9:30pm, PM Cafe, free.

BILL LLOYD, RUSTY YOUNG, MARSHALL CHAPMAN and DANNY FLOWERS. A stellar and unconventional in-the-round featuring former Foster & Lloyd member and Nashville power-pop pioneer Bill Lloyd; founding Poco member Young; Chapman, who has written for Emmylou and Jimmy Buffett and shared the stage with everyone from John Prine to the Ramones; and Flowers, best known for his classic hit Tulsa Time. 9pm, Bluebird Cafe, $10. Also, DANI CARROLL, KELLY ARCHER, DANIELLE PECK and SARA CHURCH, 6:30pm, free

PAM BELFORD, RICHARD FLEMING, ADAM HILL and MICHAEL LUSK. What a cool concept. All four of these songwriters are staffers at Nashville Public Library, so why not put on a show at their beautiful workplace? Belford has penned some big ones, including a No. 1 hit for George Strait. Fleming has scored cuts with the Box Tops, Koko Taylor and George Thorogood. Hill has been receiving high praise for his challenging, dark Americana album, Willingness. And Lusk is a seasoned session vet who has been writing for and producing numerous Nashville artists. 6:30pm, Nashville Public Library (Downtown), free.

GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION UNSIGNED WRITERS NIGHT. With host CHRIS RICE spotlighting former winners of GMA’s talent competitions from Music in the Rockies and GMA Academy. 7pm, Curb Cafe, Belmont University, free.