▁and ▁other ▁Southern ▁cities , ▁B irmingham , ▁Atlanta , ▁Houston , ▁and ▁Little ▁Rock . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁performances ▁at ▁Nash ville ' s ▁Blue bird ▁C afé ▁were ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁Public ▁Radio ▁program ▁Play ers ▁and ▁Po ets . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁Country ▁music ▁artist , ▁Tr ish a ▁Year wood ▁recorded ▁his ▁song , ▁" L ittle ▁Her cules ," ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁Gold ▁record . ▁A ▁publishing ▁deal ▁followed , ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁artists ▁recorded ▁songs ▁written ▁or ▁co - written ▁by ▁Car oth ers , ▁including : ▁Ber k ley ▁Hart , ▁Kath y ▁Mat te a , ▁Kate ▁Mark ow itz , ▁Lor rie ▁Morgan , ▁Peter , ▁Paul ▁and ▁Mary , ▁S ons ▁Of ▁The ▁Des ert , ▁and ▁Andrea ▁Z onn , ▁to ▁name ▁a ▁few . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Car oth ers ▁moved ▁to ▁Nash ville ▁and ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁tour ▁more ▁widely ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁Other ▁notable ▁accomplish ments ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Writing ▁songs ▁for ▁an ▁ind ie ▁film ▁called ▁The ▁Cal if or ni ans , ▁including ▁the ▁title ▁track . ▁ ▁Being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁Mountain ▁Stage ▁New S ong ▁Festival ▁in ▁She ph erd st own , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Jo ining ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁NS AI ▁( N ash ville ▁Song writ ers ▁Association ▁International ) ▁song ▁camp