We just wanted to say congrats to our friend Chad Elliot for winning the 2009 Woody Guthrie Songwriting Competition. Below is what we were able to find on the official web site located @ http://www.woodyguthrie.com/Songwriting_Competition.html
The Oklahoma
Songwriters & Composers Association, in association with The Woody Guthrie
Coalition, is proud to announce the Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival Songwriting
Competition. This international, folk-oriented songwriting contest is held
in conjunction with the 12th Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, held in Woody’s
hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma, each July. This year’s Festival dates are July
8-12, 2009.
2009
Songwriting Contest
Winners
Announced!
1st place
Chad
Elliott, Coon Rapids, Iowa
Song: "Same
Old Way"
2nd
place
Judy
Painter,
Austin, Texas
Song: "The Ghost of Billy Grey"
3rd
place
Kelly
Izzo,
Brockport, NY
Song: "Serigene"
Honorable mentions, in no particular order...
Not in any necessary order...
"Ghost Ranch", by Michael Hurwitz of Alta, Wyoming.
"Cracked Windshield", by Patti Sullivan of Conroe, Tx.
"The Grapes of Wrath", by John Wacaster of Boone, North Carolina.
"The Journey", by Judy Painter of Austin, Tx.
"Mama's House", by Rebecca Folsom of Boulder, Colorado.
"Medicine Creek", by John Nelson of Seattle, Washington.
Thanks to all those who entered, and congratulations to the winners and
honorable mentions for some well written songs.