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Finalists Named in Kerrville New Folk Competition

Post published:April 16, 2026
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Twenty-four songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2026 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Chosen from among more than 1,000 entries, the finalists will perform the two songs they submitted on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May 23 and 24, as part of the first weekend of the 54th annual Kerrville Folk Festival. Ten finalists have also been recently selected as finalists in the Al Johnson Performing Songwriter Contest. [Click on the headline to continue reading tis article.]

Erin Ash Sullivan Wins Heyman Rising Artist Award

Post published:March 23, 2026
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Erin Ash Sullivan, a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter, has been named as the winner of the 2025 Heyman Rising Artist Award. Focus Music established the award in 2022 in honor of the late Reba and Vic Heyman, two stalwart supporters of the folk music community. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article.]

Finalists Named in 2013 Wildflower! Performing Songwriter Contest

Post published:April 16, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Ten finalists have been named in the 2013 Wildflower! Performing Songwriter Contest. Each will perform two songs on the Singer Songwriter Stage during the 21st annual Wildflower! arts and music festival in Richardson, Texas, just a few minutes north of Dallas. Billed as North Texas’ largest music festival, it takes place, May 17-19. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]