David Morris is an award-winning songwriter (first place, Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest, 2016; second place 2015) and a five-time performer in IBMA's Songwriter Showcase. His songs, including two number ones in 2016, have been recorded by Dave Adkins, Valerie Smith, Circa Blue, Kevin Prater and others. Dave is a songwriting instructor at Common Ground on the Hill in Maryland and studied music publishing, licensing and copyright law at Berklee College of Music's online campus.