Country music co-writes?

[Chinagraf]

Hey y'all, recently I've been developing a bit of a hankerin to do some co-writing with country artists. My main background is dance music. I have a decent pedigree as a writer (I co wrote a number one on the US Billboard Dance charts last year) but all my contacts are dance/electronic types.
I'm not looking to change my direction, just something I'd like to start doing a bit of as more of a love thing rather than money. My dad was a country muso in the states, so I grew up on the stuff.
I've checked out the CMA site and a few others but thought maybe someone here might know of a few other forums or communities. I talking about the more contemporary type country music but really anything to do with the scene here would be interesting.
Thanks,

Andy

[Martin]

about a month late for Tamworth! Coulda walked around dropping cards in everyones guitar cases...

seriously though, i met a few young-ish country artists at a gig recently and while the old school country 'style' some of their crossover bluegrass stuff is just unreal... i didn't think any young city folk played 'country'

listen to some nickel creek, chris thile, sean watkins and punch brothers for some inspiration

its the number 1 style of music i can't play but totally envy the speed of their flatpicking, its like shredding for the gentle folk

[Chinagraf]

Hey Marty, how's it goin up there..finished yet? Yeah we actually have a young blugrass band that play at my local now and then. Not really my thing but amazing skill involved in some of their playin. I just keep thinking of the movie Deliverence.

[jkhuri44]

*makes pig squeeling sounds

[Chinagraf]

Soooooweee

[Martin]

Its all working! Had an all day job tuesday on the Xynergi, one or two crashes here and there but generally pretty stable and sounds great... quite a few music jobs since the start of the year so its either been that or soldering patchbays

we get phone lines next week... (only took 4 months!)