Dallas Songwriters Association announces the semifinalists for the 2020 Dallas Songwriters Song Contest. Due to the pandemic, we've had an enormous response in entries this year, resulting in a great number of really good songs. The muse has visited our community and with time to spare, a record number of songs have been written this year. The real treat will be the performances on January 9th and 16th 12 - 3 on Facebook Live 0n our Dallas Songwriters Association page.
Song Name | Artist Name | Co_Writer | City | State | Country |
Americana/Folk/Bluegrass | |||||
1309 North Austin | Tommy Patterson | Comanche | TX | US | |
Bayou Sef | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Buried Gold | Michael Bloomer | Frisco | TX | US | |
Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Forty Acres | Chris Albert | Ann Dueren| | Springfield | MO. | US |
Hayride | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
I've Known All Along | SKY HIGH MUSIC LABS | Tualatin | OR | US | |
Jesus Was Here | Dan Stiles | Raytown | MO. | US | |
Just to Keep Breathin' | Michael R. J. Roth | Rio Rancho | NM | US | |
Kevin Young's Cat (A Savior Like Me) | Ireland Casteel | Grapevine | TX | US | |
Mendocino Sunrise | Ynana Rose | San Luis Obispo | CA | US | |
Miss Peggy Lee Sings the Blues | Robert Davoli | Lincoln | MA | US | |
Not A Penny For Me | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Our Turn Now | Len Seligman | SARASOTA | FL | US | |
Pistol Packin' Mama | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Rednecks, Hippies, And Queers | Chris Albert | Springfield | MO. | US | |
River Of Memories | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Sonic Or Dairy Queen | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Summer Days | Steve Jackson | Irving | TX | US | |
The Windmill Bar & Grill | Louie Cate | Alexandria | VA | US | |
Tonight the Subject is Love | Len Seligman | SARASOTA | FL | US | |
True, Helpful, and Kind | Len Seligman | Tom Kimmel | SARASOTA | FL | US |
When the Levees Fail Again | Seth Ginsburg | PLANO | TX | US | |
Where I'll Sing Tonight | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Wonder Boy | Randall Mark | El Cajon | CA | US | |
Christian/Inspirational | |||||
Coal | Matt Rogers | Hermitage | TN | US | |
Come On In The Water's Fine | Tommy Patterson | Comanche | TX | US | |
Going Home | Matthew Stemme | Clayton | NC | US | |
Goliath | JaQuay Morgan | Dallas | TX | US | |
I'm Calling On You Lord | Tim McCasland | Bloomburg | TX | US | |
In All Your Ways | Phil Ipsan | New York | NY | US | |
New Sight | Amy aAbernathy | GA | US | ||
Strong defender | Amy aAbernathy | GA | US | ||
This Little Church I Grew Up In | Tommy Patterson | Comanche | TX | US | |
With Your Love, O God | Denise Rosier | Colorado Springs | CO | US | |
You've Got To Know Somebody | John Pronk | Amarillo | TX | US | |
Your Grace Is Still Amazing To Me | Denny Mackey | Dallas | TX | US | |
Country | |||||
Arms of a Woman | Tim Ely | Peacham | VT | US | |
Bayou Sef | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Behind Bars | T. Edwin Doss | bumpass | VA | US | |
Best Man | T. Edwin Doss | bumpass | VA | US | |
Calgary | Casey Edge | Victoria | BC | CAN | |
Coal | Matt Rogers | Hermitage | TN | US | |
Dallas | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dallas Tonight | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
In Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Joined at the Heart | Louie Cate | Alexandria | VA | US | |
Mistletoin | Louie Cate | Alexandria | VA | US | |
Our Little House | Michael Bloomer | Frisco | Tx | US | |
She Never Lets Me Down | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Someone to Miss Me | Susan Odella | Virginia | MN | US | |
That's My Name | Randy Overton | Waxahachie | TX | US | |
The Balladeer | Mark Patterson | Plano | TX | US | |
The Beginning Of The End | Tommy Patterson | Comanche | TX | US | |
Way Back When | T. Edwin Doss | bumpass | VA | US | |
When The Fertilizer Hits The Ventilator | Parvin & Patterson | Plano | TX | US | |
Instrumental | |||||
Alone Again (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Atchafalaya (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Caviar Helper (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dreamz (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Etouffee (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Forever Now (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Last Bus To Hell (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
My River Of Memories (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Night On Zombie Mountain (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
On the Caravan (INSTRU) | Len Seligman | Jon Seligman | SARASOTA | FL | US |
Showdown (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
The Soldier's Widow (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Love Songs/Easy Listening | |||||
By Heart | Parvin & Patterson | Plano | TX | US | |
Dallas | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Don't Ever Say Never Again | Steve Jackson | Irving | TX | US | |
Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Gold And Tears | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
If I Asked You to Dance | Kerry Kean | Kent | OH | US | |
In Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Save A Little For You | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Secrets | Ireland Casteel | Grapevine | TX | US | |
So High | Preston Ash | Dallas | TX | US | |
The Things I Didn't Do for You | Michael R. J. Roth | Eric Ramsey Jerranz | Rio Rancho | NM | US |
Til My Last Breath | John Visconti | Cary | NC | US | |
Wonder Boy | Randall Mark | El Cajon | CA | US | |
Novelty/Children | |||||
Be Happy | Randy Sauer | Hays | KS | US | |
Bluebirds & Butterflies | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Flying Disco Chicken | Randy Sauer | Hays | KS | US | |
Fried Chicken Ice Cream | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
I Got An App For That | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
In Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Lady Luck Abandoned Me | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
My Rio Grande | John Pronk | Amarillo | TX | US | |
Parking Cars on Mars | Louie Cate | Alexandria | VA | US | |
Peas Porridge | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Sunrise In The West | John Pronk | Amarillo | TX | US | |
Zipcode | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Pop/Rock/Alt/R&B | |||||
Beat It Out Of Baton Rouge | Parvin & Patterson | Plano | TX | US | |
Bluebirds & Butterflies | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Broken Promises | Ireland Casteel | Grapevine | TX | US | |
Cajun T | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dallas | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dallas Tonight | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Fear | Trey Connor | AUSTIN | Mi | US | |
Forget The Day | M'Lynn Musgrove | DALLAS | TX | US | |
I Got An App For That | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
I'll Never Set You Free | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
I'm Sorry | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
In Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Little Miss T | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Make America | Phil Ipsan | New York | NY | US | |
Maybe Tomorrow | Jose Gomez | Paul Reidy | Elmira | NY | US |
Peas Porridge | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Pistol Packin' Mama | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Pity Party | April Gregory | plano | TX | US | |
Surrender | Parvin & Patterson | Plano | TX | US | |
Take It Out on Me | Preston Ash | Dallas | TX | US | |
Word Man | Stefanie Johnson | Allentown | PA | US | |
Worth Waiting For | Susan Odella | Virginia | MN | US | |
You Got This | Allen Larson | Dallas | TX | US | |
Singer/Songwriter | |||||
Bayou Sef | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Closer Together, Farther Apart | Seth Ginsburg | Plano | TX | US | |
Colorado | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dallas | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dallas Tonight | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Embers of the World | Seth Ginsburg | Plano | TX | US | |
Even Though Autumn's In Your Eyes | Robert Davoli | Lincoln | MA | US | |
Five Years From Today | Rek Rekerdres | Dallas | TX | US | |
Forget The Day | M'Lynn Musgrove | DALLAS | TX | US | |
Forgiveness (The Meaning Of The Cross) | Bill Martin | Dallas | TX | US | |
Ghosts | Brooke Buchanan | Dallas | TX | US | |
Goodnight Moon | Steve Jackson | Irving | TX | US | |
Huge Swig of the Now | Robert Davoli | Lincoln | MA | US | |
I'm Sorry | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
In Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Little Miss T | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Now She's a Texas Gal! | Seth Ginsburg | PLANO | TX | US | |
People Needing People | Andrew Plan | Kristine Wriding | Dallas | TX | US |
Pity Party | April Gregory | plano | TX | US | |
Roam | Ireland Casteel | Grapevine | TX | US | |
Round the Bend | David Claerr | Garland | TX | US | |
Runnin' Through The New Brown Corn | T. Edwin Doss | bumpass | VA | US | |
The Jefferson Story | Tracy Jai | Llanelli | Wales | UK | |
Where I'll Sing Tonight | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Word Man | Stefanie Johnson | Allentown | PA | US | |
Workin' on a New One | Matthew Kenneth Gray | Normal | IL | US | |
Winners announced at our virtual Awards Show on Saturday, January 16, 12 - 3.
Semi-finalists are invited to perform at Performance Show on January 9, 12 - 3.