2011 Song Competition Results
Belfast Nashville Songwriters® Competition 2011
Once again we held our annual song competition through sonicbids.com and had fabulous entries from all over the world. There were five finalists with one overall winner, Jarrod Dickenson from Austin Texas who decided to use his $1000 cash prize to attend February’s songwriter festival here in Belfast. The five finalists were also offered entry to all of the festival concerts and our annual music industry conference ‘2011 Song Writing Convention’
Full results:
Winning Song; ‘Walking in Central Park’ by Jarrod Dickenson
www.jarroddickenson.com
Four Runners Up;
‘Just Thought of You’ by Jackson Wells www.jacksonwells.net
‘Leafy Lane’ by Paul Murphy www.myspace.com/paulmurphysings
‘Noise’ by Jesse Terry www.jesseterrymusic.com
‘Goodbye Amsterdam’ by Rachael Harrington www.thebandroom.co.uk/harrington
Blog by Jarrod Dickenson from Texas USA....
As many of you know, I was fortunate enough to win a song writing competition which gave me the opportunity to travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland to perform in the 7th Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival. I had a feeling this week would be a lot of fun, but I had no idea just how amazing it would end up being. From the very first day of the festival I knew it would be a special event. I was introduced to the music of so many fantastic Irish artists such as Foy Vance, Gareth Dunlop, and more. I got to see the lovely Nanci Griffith perform several times in very intimate environments. I got to meet, and swap songs with some of the most talented singers and songwriters in the world. But more than anything else, I made so many wonderful new friends this week. I am still absolutely reeling from the response that I received from the kind folks of Ireland. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all of your kind words, and your support. Thank you so much for a fantastic week. I cannot wait to come back to Ireland to see you all again. Jarrod Dickenson, Texas USA
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