Texas Songwriter Series

A series of community concerts celebrating Texas songwriters

As part of the TMA's ongoing 55th anniversary celebration, the institution's Texas Songwriter Series has been reprised for this fall. Featuring three performances, each act in the series was selected with their songwriting abilities and lyricism in mind.

Hosted at True Vine Brewing Company, each concert begins at 7:00 p.m. and is free to the public.

The lineup includes:
Saturday, October 3 - Graham St. Clair Band
Saturday, November 7 - West Texas Exiles
Saturday, December 12 - Elijah Delgado

To commemorate the 2026 Texas Songwriter Series, Lubbock-based designer Dirk Fowler is producing a limited-edition letterpress poster which will be available for purchase at the concerts.

On the night of each performance, one dollar per True Vine beverage purchased from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. will be donated back to the Tyler Museum of Art.

About Graham St. Clair Band
The Graham St. Clair Band is a rising force in country music, rooted deep in the rugged spirit of West Texas. With a sound that blends raw authenticity and lyrical depth, the group channels the storytelling tradition of their homeland while carving out a fresh identity all their own. Fronted by lead vocalist and songwriter Graham St. Clair, the band draws inspiration from modern torchbearers like Flatland Cavalry, Turnpike Troubadours, and Thieving Birds—balancing heartfelt songwriting with a dynamic, roots-driven energy built to resonate both on record and on stage.

About West Texas Exiles
Featuring five musicians who grew up in El Paso, Lubbock and Amarillo, the West Texas Exiles draw upon the wide-open western reaches of the Lone Star State with a wide-ranging, Americana-centered sound. Rising from the embers of the Dirty River Boys, which Marco Gutierrez co-founded in 2009, the Austin band features a triple-threat of songwriters in Gutierrez, Daniel Davis and Colin Gilmore (son of legendary Texas troubadour Jimmie Dale Gilmore), plus seasoned bassist/producer Eric Harrison and latter-day Dirty River Boys drummer Trinidad Leal.

About Elijah Delgado
Elijah Delgado is a singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas crafting what he calls “indie rock lullabies” — a textured blend of indie rock, indie folk, and pop that pairs atmospheric guitars, intimate songwriting, and dynamic builds with warm vocals and emotional honesty.