Songs for Heroes

04/10/2026

***SAVE THE DATE*** We held SFH 2024 in San Antonio, TX and have been working hard behind the scenes to plan another event out that way.

We're excited to announce that for the 2026 San Antonio Marathon (our 3rd marathon/team event), we are also adding a "virtual" way for you to join us by pledging to run/walk the distance to honor our heroes. We will also have SFH finisher medals, jerseys, and tshirts available for purchase in the near future, so stay tuned for updates on those.

For our local San Antonio past participants/supporters- we are working on a little get together/mini event during that weekend and we'd love to see you all out there.

More to come!

02/25/2026

Songs For Heroes Family- We are saddened to share the news of SFH 2025 participant (and supporter), Mary Luna Enderle's passing. She was a supporter of many veterans organizations, including Forgotten Coast K9, that provides trained service dogs to Veterans & First Responders, which she shared about during our SFH 2025 concert in Nashville last November.

The below song, "I'm Moving Forward", was the song she co-wrote with our writers Jimmy Nash and John Eason during her session. RIP Mary.

01/29/2026

*****UPDATE: The evening concert portion is being rescheduled. Emails will be sent to those who already RSVP'd******

TOMORROW! We can't wait to welcome you all to our first-ever Red River Nomad retail location! We have jewelry, clothing, oddities, food items, handcrafted goodies and more from RRN and several other local businesses. A portion of all boutique purchases benefits Songs for Heroes , our 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides music therapy for Veterans & First Responders.

We will have pastries and drinks available during the ribbon cutting ceremony and for early shoppers (while supplies last).

We will also be handing out 10% off cards for same-day or future purchase to everyone who comes by to celebrate with us (while supplies last) AND 15% off cards to ALL attendees of the evening show. ***You MUST RSVP for the evening show as we have limited seating available in-store.***

RSVP for either (or both) events: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-river-nomad-grand-opening-tickets-1981010703341?aff=oddtdtcreator

Questions? Email us: [email protected]

Vendors we carry in our store:

Ash Tree Oddities
B's Creations
Blue Lotus Botanics
Bourbon Barrel Foods
Deborah Webster Art
Honey Bee Mine Farm
littleBIG Dog Treats
LJ Studio
Miranda Chandler
Mountain Sun Creations
Red River Nomad
Salem Farms
SAMS Farm Charm
Soul Tea
Space Cowboy Coffee
Summit Sisters Coffee
Tennessee Spice Company
Tennessee Springerle
Tera Lynne Art
Woodford Reserve
+ Various candy/food from around the world!

01/23/2026

The evening before the 1st day of writes, we host a meet & greet between the songwriters and Heroes. Jimmy Nash & Julia Hatfield performed a song they wrote during SFH 2024 in San Antonio, TX with Air Force Veteran, Larissa Martinez.

Song Title: "Back From The Dark" (clip)

01/22/2026

We're excited to announce we're bringing Songs For Heroes back to Nashville in 2026 with the addition of 2 exciting NEW shows!

1) November: Songs For Heroes writing sessions, pairing 8 songwriters with 16 Veterans & First Responders to provide them with music therapy + public concert debut of songs

2) NEW for 2026: Songs For Heroes 'In The Round' is our new monthly series at Red River Nomad. These intimate, listening room-style shows will feature previous SFH songwriters as well as friends of SFH & RRN. A portion of ticket sale proceeds will benefit SFH.

3) NEW for 2026: Songs For Heroes: Unplugged (September). This will also be a listening room-style show in a larger venue with a single headliner and 'in the round'-style opening act featuring 3 local songwriters performing their originals. Event info TBA.

For all inquiries, email Diana Darr at [email protected]

12/15/2025

Red River Nomad has some incredible vendors that are now part of the boutique portion of our parent organization and we're inviting you to (virtually) shop small with us Dec 19th & 20th to check them out! Options for in-store pick-up (Mt Juliet, TN) and shipping will both be available.

More info is available in the original post.

11/13/2025

Thank you Lebanon Now for featuring SFH 2025 participant, Jason Golden's, story, that was co-written with Jimmy Nash, Julia Hatfield, and Zachary Henard. Together they wrote "The Goodest Boy You Know" as a tribute to Jason's loyal dog, Tanker.

Music reaches places words can’t. For Lebanon veteran Jason Golden, healing began with Songs For Heroes, a Nashville nonprofit that pairs veterans and first responders with professional songwriters t...