Singer-songwriters from throughout the U.S. are invited to enter the 2020 South Florida Folk Festival’s Singer-Songwriter Competition. The submission deadline is Oct. 31, 2019. A preliminary selection committee from the local folk community will choose 12 finalists, each of whom will perform two songs live during the festival at its new location, the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds in Davie, on Saturday, Feb. 8. In addition, eight alternates also will be selected and announced in November.
Three winners selected by a panel of judges will each receive the Vic Heyman Songwriting Award – a $200 cash prize and an invitation to perform at he following year’s festival. In addition, all winners and runners-up will be afforded the opportunity to play ‘in-the-round’ during the festival’s second day on Sunday, Feb. 9.
Entries consisting of two songs may be submitted only via email. The entry fee is $25 and the songs must be original works in the acoustic, folk, indie, Americana, singer/songwriter and associated genres. Submission forms, along with more information on the competition, are available at: http://www.southfloridafolkfest.net/SFFF/-S-SCompetition-Orig.html.
The songwriting competition is co-presented by the Broward Folk Club (the nonprofit organization that sages the festival) and Reba Heyman. Along with her late husband, Vic, Reba has been an integral part of the folk community in South Florida and nationally for many years. The couple has been known for decades for their generous financial backing of folk festivals and artists. They ran a concert series in Rockville, Maryland known as Vic’s Music Corner, established scholarship funds for artists, and served on the boards for several music festivals.
In its 26h year, the South Florida Folk Festival is expected to feature more than 40 Florida-based and nationally touring artists performing and leading workshops. Applications for featured performers also will be accepted until Oct. 31 at SoFlFolkFest@gmail.com. Emails should include artists’ biographical information, websites and YouTube links. Since the Broward Folk Club also encourages participatory folk, there also will be a jam area where amateur musicians can play traditional folk and other acoustic styles of music.
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