Six songwriters have been named as winners in the 2011 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Mai Bloomfield (Venice, CA), Megan Burtt (Denver, CO), David Moss (Austin, TX), Cassie Peterson (Nashville, TN), Grace Pettis (Harrisonburg, VA) and AJ Roach (Brooklyn, NY) were selected by a panel of judges from among 32 finalists who performed two songs each during the New Folk Concerts on May 28 and 29 as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival, an 18-day event that continues through Sunday, June 12, at the Quiet Valley Ranch in the Texas Hill Country.

In addition to cash honorariums and other prizes, the six have the opportunity to perform on the festival’s Threadgill Theater as part of a Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Winners Concert on Sunday afternoon, June 5.

Now in its 40th year and geared towards singer-songwriters of various musical styles and their fans, the Kerrville Folk Festival is the longest continuously running festival of its kind in North America. In addition to concerts each evening, Kerrville features “Ballad Tree” song-sharing sessions, campfire jam sessions, concerts and activities for children, organized canoe trips on the Guadelupe River and Hill Country bike rides, a professional development program for teachers, as well as a three-day songwriters school and instrumental workshops. For a complete festival schedule and additional information, visit www.kerrville-music.com.

An article listing all of the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Finalists was posted on AcousticMusicScene.com on April 14 and is archived in the Awards & Contests and Festival Focus sections.