♫ Spring 2013 competition ♫
Congratulations to all of our winners!
To view the winners for the competition that ended 04-30-2011, click here
1ST PLACE - FOLK
song title: I Just See Yousongwriter: Tracy Newman
TRACY NEWMAN (AND THE REINFORCEMENTS) Tracy started playing guitar at 14, primarily influenced by the Kingston Trio, about which she says, “I could actually play their songs, especially Tom Dooley which had, and still has only two chords...
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1ST PLACE - INSTRUMENTAL
song title: Dying Firesongwriter: Gene Mills
Gene Mills is a songwriter, guitarist, and singer based in Richmond, Virginia. He plays acoustic Americana—folk tinged with bluegrass and country. After making a living as a solo and ensemble musician in and around Charlottesville, Virgin...
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1ST PLACE - ROCK
song title: Beautiful Thingsongwriter: JoJo Worthington
JoJo Worthington is an independent artist from Waterloo, ON known for her quirky, unique songs on the ukulele. At the age of 14, JoJo began to write songs on the guitar. She decided that her songs should be heard and so she formed a local b...
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1ST PLACE - POP
song title: Fall With Yousongwriter: Mikaela Kahn
Mikaela is a soulful 23-year old singer-songwriter and pianist originally from Seattle, Washington. She draws audiences in to her performances with her commanding voice, engaging personality and imaginative song interpretations combining po...
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1ST PLACE - AMERICANA/COUNTRY
song title: I'm Still Heresongwriter: Tim Settle
"Music is as much a part of me as my blood, and my bones". Tim Settle is a Christian Singer/songwriter from Sandy Ridge, NC. He began writing songs 10 years ago, and started preforming them live shortly after. He has released two albu...
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2ND PLACE - POP
song title: Made of Starssongwriter: Dave Tough, DeAnna Moore, Aaron Krause
Dave Tough (www.taxi.com/davetough) is a Nashville-based songwriter and producer/engineer. He has written and produced songs in major motion pictures, most recently Seth Rogen's mall cop comedy "Observe and Report", and training films and c...
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2ND PLACE - ROCK
song title: I Hate Birdssongwriter: Dave Tough, DeAnna Moore, Sarah Majors
Dave Tough (www.taxi.com/davetough) is a Nashville-based songwriter and producer/engineer. He has written and produced songs in major motion pictures, most recently Seth Rogen's mall cop comedy "Observe and Report", and training films and c...
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2ND PLACE - INSTRUMENTAL
song title: Le Carrouselsongwriter: Reentko
Reentko, born in 1979 is a guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist. His music is a distinctive blend of unorthodox, self-developed percussive playing techniques covering a wide range of styles. He also features as a percussionist in s...
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2ND PLACE - AMERICANA/COUNTRY
song title: You Got The Heatsongwriter: Blankley/Wainright
Terry is a Canadian Roots Musician,Producer and Writer.He has received multiple award nominations as a Singer/Keyboardist ,played on countless recordings and is the current DRMS Male Vocalist of the year. Keys,Blues,Jazz, Vocal, Rock, Adul...
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2ND PLACE - FOLK
song title: Leaving Familiarsongwriter: Michael Theodore
Michael Theodore is a singer/songwriter/musician who has been working in and around the Toronto area for several years. He has established a reputation for himself as a hard working, crowd pleasing, energetic performer, much in the ilk of B...
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TOP HONORS (3rd-5th place)
americana/country category
#3 - song title: Johnny
songwriter: Julie Kathryn, Felix McTeigue
#4 - song title: It's Snowin'
songwriter: Lenny Solomon
#5 - song title: Hey There Romeo
songwriter: Elizabeth Feins
TOP HONORS (3rd-5th place)
instrumental category
#3 - song title: Like Autumn Rain
songwriter: Reentko
#4 - song title: Steam
songwriter: Jamie Ousley
#5 - song title: 296.2
songwriter: Alfred Henderson III
TOP HONORS (3rd-5th place)
folk category
#3 - song title: Leave No Trace
songwriter: Hillary Reynolds, Trevor Jarvis, Jeff Hale, Benjamin Kopf
#4 - song title: Hearts
songwriter: JoJo Worthington
#5 - song title: You Don't Know My Heart
songwriter: Aaron Gabriel
TOP HONORS (3rd-5th place)
rock category
#3 - song title: Let It Go (The Jam Song)
songwriter: Dave Tough, DeAnna Moore, Cameron Morgan
#4 - song title: It Turns
songwriter: Dave Tough, Adam Crossley, Bill Dilugi
#5 - song title: Already After
songwriter: drumfish
TOP HONORS (3rd-5th place)
pop category
#3 - song title: Cosmology
songwriter: Capers Simmons
#4 - song title: Daydreaming
songwriter: CHAN CHUN YIN
#5 - song title: I've Moved On
songwriter: Darren Ockert
HONORABLE MENTION - 6th-10th place
| GENRE / PLACEMENT | SONG TITLE | SONGWRITER |
|---|---|---|
| #6 - rock | The Devil and His Due Regard | Dan Charness |
| #6 - folk | Happy | Janelle MacKay |
| #6 - instrumental | A LOVE SONG TO MY SAILOR | Ann Mayo Muir |
| #6 - pop | The Rain From London | Darren Ockert |
| #6 - americana/country | Whiskey In Winter | Hillary Reynolds |
| #7 - pop | I'm Still Wishing | Sophie Morgan Howarth |
| #7 - rock | I Am | drumfish |
| #7 - folk | Light A Candle Angelina | Patrice Webb |
| #7 - instrumental | What I Want Not | Jane Miller |
| #7 - americana/country | Thriving | Gene Mills |
| #8 - rock | I'll Be Back | Dan Charness |
| #8 - instrumental | RATHBONES TWO STEP | JOHN O'CONNELL |
| #8 - pop | What Does It Take? | Rebecca McGarry |
| #8 - folk | White Stallion | Michael Theodore |
| #8 - americana/country | Table Nine | Tracy Newman |
| #9 - instrumental | Egberto and Sonia | Jane Miller |
| #9 - americana/country | Intoxicated | Donovan Tucker |
| #9 - folk | Amadeus | JoJo Worthington |
| #9 - pop | The Energy's good | Jillian Strauss |
| #9 - rock | In God We Trust (live version) | Jessica Kion, Courtney Swain |
| #10 - instrumental | Dogs In Paradise | Charlie Hill |
| #10 - rock | Red Giant | Billy Frank, Russ Frank, Geoff LaForge, Yousaf Mir, Frank Mauro |
| #10 - americana/country | Pick Up the Pieces | Sydney Cubit |
| #10 - folk | Wind of Fairy | Andreas Jordan |
| #10 - pop | Forget You | Michael Anzilotti |