The Bluebird Cafe

The front of The Bluebird Cafe.

The Bluebird Cafe is located in Nashville, Tennessee. Taylor performed there for the first time on November 4, 2004, when she was 14. There, she was discovered by Scott Borchetta, who eventually signed her on to his not yet created label, Big Machine Records. The two of them, at the time, had no idea that they would become as famous as they did.

Performances

Taylor performing at the cafe in 2004.

Taylor's first performance was at age 14, on November 4, 2004. She played a couple covers and some originals. She was discovered by Scott Borchetta. Her setlist included "Songs About You," "Me and Britney," and "Beautiful Eyes."

Her second performance was on March 31, 2018. She performed as a surprise with well-known, Grammy Award-winning, songwriter Craig Wiseman. She sang her songs “Shake It Off,” “Better Man," and "Love Story."

Taylor and Craig Wiseman in 2018.

This performance was filmed for the documentary Bluebird, released on November 15, 2019.

Trivia

• Taylor is one of many successful country artists to have been signed to a recording contract after having been discovered at The Bluebird Cafe; others include Garth Brooks and Faith Hill.
• Other performers and songwriters who performed at The Bluebird are LeAnn Rimes, Maren Morris, Hillary Lindsey , Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, and Big & Rich, among others.
• Two of the performers listed above helped co-write two songs from Taylor's second album, Fearless: Hillary Lindsey helped with the title track and John Rich, who worked on "The Way I Loved You."
• Keith Urban also performed at The Bluebird; Taylor opened for him during his 2009 Escape Together tour. The pair would later go on to collaborate on Tim McGraw's song "Highway Don't Care."