Our Mission
Craft. Community. Opportunity.
At Grassroots Songwriting Collaborative, we believe in the power of community. Our mission is to provide a nurturing environment for independent songwriters, artists, and producers to flourish together, create opportunities for each other, and sharpen their craft through collaboration with hit writers.
Join us in our journey of harmony, growth, and purpose.
Our Retreats
Grassroots Songwriting Collective is a retreat series and community founded by Meagan Allen and Tai Shan, two award-winning Nashville indie songwriters. Designed for seasoned artists, writers, and producers, the retreat offers a weekend of collaboration, connection, and co-writing with a hit songwriter.
The weekend begins Friday with an optional welcome dinner, followed by co-writing sessions Saturday and Sunday with different combinations of writers, producers, and artists. Each participant works once with the guest hit writer, and the retreat concludes with a short seminar and a song-sharing session, leaving participants inspired, connected, and ready to continue creating.
Bonnie Baker
Guest Hit Writer for the 2025 GRSC Country/Americana Retreat!
Bonnie Baker is the hit songwriter behind Michael Bublé’s “Everything,” Hunter Hayes’ “Invisible,” and Rascal Flatts’ “Feels Like Today.” With credits across pop, country, and film/TV, and past deals with Warner/Chappell and UMPG, she’s known for crafting songs with heart, depth, and purpose.
The Farm at Texas East
Located one hour south of Nashville city center in Lewisburg, Tennessee, The Farm at Texas East is a quiet getaway on 28.6 acres of hay fields – the perfect setting for creating and community building.
Its namesake comes from an old George Strait song, "If Dallas Was In Tennessee". In the chorus of the song, George sings, "if I could move Texas east." – that's exactly what the Allen family, proud Texas natives and owners of this land, sought to do. For the Allens, The Farm at Texas East is little piece of home – a Texas hill country experience in the hills of Tennessee.
Two houses sit on this property – The Farmhouse and The Birdhouse, separated by a small courtyard with a heated heated pool, hot tub, outdoor fireplace, outdoor kitchen, grill, and hibachi. This courtyard has plenty of comfortable outdoor seating, creating countless opportunities for sun-soaked jams and starlit conversations. Each house also features a generous living room space and full kitchen with a refrigerator, dishwasher, and (most importantly) coffee machine.
The houses are built to comfortably accommodate up to ten total guests across five bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own private bathroom, two twin beds that can be converted into one split king, and a lovely view of the farm.
Three of these bedrooms have a standard home studio recording setup, which includes a desk with studio monitors, a computer monitor, an audio interface, a midi keyboard, and a converted closet vocal booth.
All in all, The Farm at Texas East is designed to foster new lifelong friendships and encourage fresh creativity away from the unrelenting hustle of Nashville. We look forward to witnessing the magic you create here!
Our Retreat Packages
Meet Our Team
Your Retreat Coordinators (And Fellow Creatives)
