2009 Contest
Winner: BettySoo
Photo: Jay
Mather
We'd like to thank all
250(!) entrants to 2009's Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting
Contest, and especially these excellent runners-up.
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Photo: Jay
Mather |
Ashleigh Flynn
Portland, Oregon |
If you're looking for a chance to make
your voice heard, do what these folks did and enter the next Dave Carter Memorial
Songwriting Contest at the Sisters Folk Festival.
About the Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting
Contest
An important part of the Sisters Folk Festival ,
the songwriting contest is a showcase for outstanding but under-recognized
performing songwriters.
This is a SONGWRITER'S contest, not a SONG contest. Five finalists will
vie for a $750 cash prize as the winner of the Sisters Folk Festival
Songwriting Contest.
2010 Entries will be accepted until July 31.
You may submit up to three songs. Entries will be judged on overall consistency
of quality. Finalists will be selected from the timely entries by mid-August.
The finalists perform in the songwriting contest finals at the Festival
on Saturday.
The winner will perform a short set to open the Saturday night Festival
Main Stage concert. Finalists will have other performance opportunities
at venues around Sisters throughout the weekend festival. Each finalist
will also receive two nights lodging, meal vouchers and one all-events
pass for the Festival.
SUBMITTALS WILL BE JUDGED FOR:
- ORIGINALITY AND UNIQUENESS
- SONG STRUCTURE
- PROSODY (FIT OF WORDS AND MUSIC)
- MEMORABILITY
SONGWRITING CONTEST RULES
- Submit up to three songs via Sonicbids (mailed-in submissions will not be accepted).
- Contest is open to all except members of the Sisters Folk Festival
steering committee and their families.
- Songs must be wholly original and all co-writers' names must be
provided.
- Entries must not infringe on any existing copyright or other rights
of any third party.
- By submitting songs, entrant agrees to indemnify the Sisters Folk
Festival for any liability for copyright infringement.
- Separate lyrics must be provided for each song submitted.
- Submissions close on JULY 31, entries will be reviewed and notified by August 20.
- Entry fee is $20.
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