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2019 Kerrville New Folk Finalists Announced

Post published:April 16, 2019
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Thirty-two songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2019 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Chosen from among more than 500 submissions from around the world, the finalists will perform the two songs they submitted at the New Folk Concerts slated for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May 25 and 26, as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival. [To continue reading this article -- which includes a listing of all the New Folk finalists and alternates -- click on the headline.]

Entries Sought in CT Folk’s 2019 Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition

Post published:March 10, 2019
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

March 31 is the deadline for singer-songwriters to enter the 2019 Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition that is held in conjunction with the Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo. Five finalists will be invited to perform two of their submitted songs during the annual free outdoor event that takes place in New Haven’s Edgerton Park on Saturday, September 7, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. [To continue reading this article, click o he headline.]

Entry Deadline Nears for Songwriter Serenade

Post published:March 6, 2019
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Applications are being accepted through March 31 in the 2019 Songwriter Serenade competition. From among all entries received, 15 songwriters will be invited to showcase their original songs and compete for prize money at The Parish Hall in Moravia, Texas on Saturday, May 4. [To continue reading this short article, click on the headline.]

Al Johnson Performing Songwriter Contest Opens for Entries

Post published:January 11, 2019
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Entries are now being sought in the 2019 Al Johnson Performing Songwriter Contest that is held in conjunction with the annual Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival, May 17-19, in Richardson, Texas, just a few minutes north of Dallas. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

2019 Kerrville New Folk Competition Opens

Post published:December 2, 2018
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Entries are now being accepted for the 2019 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters, to be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, 2019, during the first weekend of the 48th Annual Kerrville Folk Festival in the Texas Hill Country near Austin and San Antonio. The first 800 entries postmarked or submitted online by February 28 will be judged, and 32 finalists will be named in April. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

2018 NewSong Music Contest Finalists Chosen

Post published:November 24, 2018
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Eight songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2018 NewSong Music Performance and Songwriting Competition and will showcase their talents on Saturday evening, December 15, at Isis Music Hall in Asheville, North Carolina. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Susan Cattaneo Wins Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition at 2018 Connecticut Folk Festival

Post published:September 11, 2018
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Boston-based singer-songwriter Susan Cattaneo was named the winner of the 2018 Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition following a final round featuring five artists/acts during the 13th annual Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo at New Haven’s Edgerton Park on Sept. 8. [To continue reading this article, click on he headline.]

Rocky Mtn Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase Finalists Chosen

Post published:July 10, 2018
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Ten singer-songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2018 Rocky Mtn Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase and will open the festival on August 18 as they perform on its main stage in Lyons, Colorado – a historic quarry town, 15 miles north of Boulder, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. They also will perform during in-the-round sessions in the Wildflower Pavilion on Aug. 18 and 19 – where songwriting workshops will take place throughout the weekend. [To continue reading this article -- including a listing of the ten finalists and two alternates -- click on the headline.]

Winners Named in 2018 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition

Post published:May 28, 2018
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus News - U.S. National

Six singer-songwriters have been named as winners in the 2018 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. They were chosen by a panel of judges from among 32 finalists who performed two songs each during the New Folk Concerts on May 26 and 27 as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival, an 18-day event at the Quiet Valley Ranch in the Texas Hill Country. [To continue reading this article and see the names of this year's winners, click on the headline.]

Mary Bragg

Mary Bragg Wins 2018 Songwriter Serenade Competition

Post published:May 6, 2018
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Nashville-based Americana singer-songwriter Mary Bragg has been named the first-place winner of the 2018 Songwriter Serenade Competition after showcasing two of her original songs, along with 14 other semifinalists, at Moravia Performance Hall in Moravia, Texas, during the day on Saturday, May 5. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Finalists Announced in 2018 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition

Post published:April 14, 2018
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Thirty-two songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2018 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Chosen from among more than 600 submissions from around the world, the finalists will perform their two submitted songs during the New Folk Concerts on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May 26 and 27, as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival in he Texas Hill Country. [To continue reading this article and see the listing of Kerrville New Folk finalists and alternates, click on the headline.]

Semifinalists Named in 2018 Songwriter Serenade Competition

Post published:April 3, 2018
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Fifteen songwriters have been invited to showcase their original songs and compete for prize money at the Moravia Performance Hall in Moravia, Texas, on Saturday, May 5, after being named as semifinalists in the 2018 Songwriter Serenade Competition. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]