Let’s keep red dirt country music alive and loud in North Texas.
We’re a non-profit that finds great country singers and players in DFW and gives them The resources, studio time, and support that they need to sell records and keep country kickin’.
Events
10th Annual Golf Tournament
Join us for a relaxed 18 holes of golf. Compete with 30 teams that will consist of: 1 of the 30 local artists’ that all have donated their time, who have been paired up with a 3 person team. Your participation will help to change one local musician’s life forever.
Date: May 4, 2025
9 AM Registration begins
11 AM Shotgun Start
Location: Resort on Eagle Mountain Lake
12345 Morris Dido Newark RD
Fort Worth, Texas 76179
Annual Afterparty
Cool off with beer, liquor, burgers, and live music featuring an all-star line-up of Texas country music’s best. Come early for upcoming artists and sticks around to see the year’s featured artist close the show.
Location: Blue Bayou
12670 Morris Dido Newark Rd
Fort Worth, TX 76179
Time: Doors open at 12 PM, Music until 12 AM
Our mission is to support the music and people that define the spirit of Texas.
In a changing music industry, the cards are stacked against local Texas artists who create real good music and do it for a living. They face steep costs that prevents some of the best play from bringing their music to life, recording an album, and building a career.
The Heart Journey Local Music Foundation believes in the power of local music to inspire, to heal and preserve our unique culture here in Texas. We can’t lose Texas country music.
We are a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donations go to artists, never to administrative costs or salaries.
The H.J. Local Music Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization created to help and support local music artists to further their careers and to support various local nonprofit organizations. The foundation raises funds through sponsors, donations, and special events. The foundation’s board holds a special meeting to nominate and then select one artist each year who will be the recipient of the H.J.L.M.F. scholarship.
What is the HJLMF Financial Scholarship?
Every year, we award a financial scholarship to one Texas artist or group. The scholarship covers expenses from recording to promotion: everything our local musicians need to kick-start their careers.
Heart Journey Local Music Foundation is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donations go to artists, never to administrative costs or salaries.
The scholarship recipient is based on a multitude of different factors. The artist selected will have the funds available via the scholarship to help them advance in their career. All proceeds go directly to the H.J. Local Music Foundation.Every year, we award a financial scholarship to one Texas artist or group. The scholarship covers expenses from recording to promotion: everything our local musicians need to kick-start their careers.
We are a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donations go to artists, never to administrative costs or salaries.
Here’s how we keep good country music going.
Donations & Sponsorships
With your support, we hand money, sponsorships, and studio time to Fort Worth’s best local and under recognized red dirt country artists.
Promotion & Advertising
We use donations to get the message out about great local artists online, on the radio, venue owners, and booking agents.
Mentorship & Knowledge
We bring established artists and new talent together, help form mentorships, and build networks of great country music players.
Meet our featured artist.
Billie Jo Jones
Every year, the board of Heart Journey Local Music Foundation selects an outstanding and underrecognized local country music artist or group to receive the generous scholarship.
This scholarship covers the cost of studio time, mastering, distribution, merchandise, and equipment.
More than fifty artists get support each year.
Together with the Heart Journey Local Music Foundation, your donations allow artists to focus on what’s important: making great music and enriching local culture.
Aaron Copeland
Sarah Hobbs
Shane Watson
Clete Bradley
Mike Webb
Brendyn Kyle
Blake Burrow
Billie Jo Jones
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Riley Gilbreath
Billy Roberts
Sponsors make all the difference.
We’re putting a call to businesses and organizations to help us in our mission and keep the best country music here where it belongs—in Texas.
There are lots of sponsorship levels available for businesses of all sizes. Please reach out and talk to us. Every dollar makes a difference.
Every Donation Counts
Your donation goes straight to local artists, funding new equipment, studio time, merchandise and promotion.