Songwriters Ellen Britton, W.T. Davidson and Henry Hipkens will perform Feb. 16 at the Balsam Mountain Inn during its Songwriters in the road event.

The Balsam Mountain Inn began its Songwriters in the Round series 15 years ago, and modeled it after similar performances at Nashville’s Bluebird Café. Balsam’s performers are most often the Nashville-area songwriters who pen lyrics performed by country and western stars. Many performances feature Grammy and CMA award winners, and all include writers of many top-ranked songs.

Well-known for his modern standards, Hipkens is a Nashville songwriter whose songs have appeared on more than 50 CDs, including recordings by Pam Tillis, Tim O’Brien, Maura O’Connell, Claire Lynch, Robin and Linda Williams, Maryann Price and Trout Fishing in America. He ...