By Michael Kornfeld
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In addition to Murphy, the following individuals were recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting in the Contemporary Acoustic/Folk category: Noelle Price for “Pontchartrain Prayer Flags” (an unreleased track that can currently be heard on her website), Adam Levy and Amber Rubarth for “Washing Day” (the title track of Levy’s latest CD also was a first-place winner for lyrics in the International Songwriting Competition), Kerri Lee Smith for “Dog Shake That Squirrel” (that can currently be heard on her MySpace page), and Jeff Talmadge for “Scrapbook” (from his 2007 CoraZong release At least that much was True).
Sponsored by the Songwriters Resource Network, the Great American Song Contest is open to amateur and semi-professional songwriters whose entries are evaluated by music industry professionals based on the song, not the performance or quality of the recording. Criteria used in judging include creative and engaging lyrics, effective and memorable melodies, and the overall success of the songwriting technique.
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