Cillea Houghton
Staff Writer / Freelancer·American Songwriter
Nashville, United States, North America
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Folk · Country · BluegrassRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Cillea?
Cillea Houghton works as a staff writer / freelancer at American Songwriter and is publicly associated with folk, country and bluegrass, working into American Songwriter. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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Folk · Country · Bluegrass
Formats
Press Feature
Market
American Songwriter · United States
Pitching
Accepts pitches
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- The release story and why it fits American Songwriter.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Cillea Houghton cover?
Genres
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
Coverage
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
- Music
Market
- Nashville
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Cillea Houghton?
Cillea Houghton is a Nashville-based staff writer / freelancer associated with American Songwriter. Their published work centres on Folk, Country and Bluegrass. Coverage runs through Press Feature. The audience sits primarily in American Songwriter and United States. Genres in scope include Folk, Country and Bluegrass. Staff Writer / Freelancer · American Songwriter. Cillea Houghton works as a staff writer / freelancer with American Songwriter, based in Nashville. Cillea Houghton is staff writer / freelancer at American Songwriter, based in Nashville. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Music and Nashville, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Cillea is publicly associated with Folk, Country and Bluegrass. Reach concentrates on American Songwriter, United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Staff Writer / Freelancer. Works at: American Songwriter. Based in: Nashville, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Cillea's press feature coverage and the American Songwriter market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Staff Writer / Freelancer
- Works at
- American Songwriter
- Based in
- Nashville, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Cillea Houghton
Cillea Houghton works as staff writer / freelancer and covers Folk, Country, Bluegrass and Music. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Cillea Houghton is based in Nashville, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Cillea is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Cillea's press feature coverage and the American Songwriter market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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