Folk and Bluegrass Festival - Salt Lake City

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Come one, come all – it’s the annual Susanne Millsaps Performing Songwriter Showcase.  Previous finalists have called it “a complete honor”, “a total blast”, and “the best songwriting contest around.”  We’re welcoming entries from solo singer-songwriters (sorry, no duos, trios, etc.) performing their own original music.  Finalists will be selected by a blind judging panel, with scoring based on vocal ability, instrumental ability, and songwriting.  Last year’s winner was Peter Danzig.

Ten finalists will be invited to perform Saturday, July 21, 2012 on the main stage of the 4th IAMA Free Folk and Bluegrass Festival at the magnificent Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City!   A new panel of judges composed of acoustic music professionals will be in the audience and will select the winners.  Their judging criteria will be the same as for the initial round, plus the added element of performance quality.  All performances must be solo, and instruments will be limited to what you can carry on stage; no piano will be provided.

Festival admission for main stage performances is free again this year.  The first-place winner this year will have the opportunity to perform a 30-minute-paid set on the main stage directly after the winners are announced.  (There’ll be other prizes, too; not to worry!)



More info at: http://sm-contest-entry.eventbrite.com/