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Noted songwriters Gary Nicholson, Kevin Welch, Marshall Chapman and Don Henry will ring in the New Year with an in-the-round performance at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe. Nicholson has written hits for Patty Loveless, Lee Roy Parnell and Vince Gill. Welch has written tunes for Trisha Yearwood and Gary Morris and also records for Dead Reckoning Records, a label he co-owns with Kieran Kane, Harry Stinson, Tammy Rogers and Mike Henderson. Chapman has recorded her own solo projects and has written songs for Emmylou Harris and Sawyer Brown. Henry penned Kathy Mattea's award-winning song, "Where've You Been." The show will include party favors and a champagne toast at midnight.