Dallas Songwriters Song Contest 2024 Semifinalists

 

DSASC2024 SEMIFINALIST

AMERICANA

1. And They Danced to Embraceable You

2. Devil Rail 

3. Dodged a Bullet 

4. Fishin' on the Guff 

5. Funeral In Wichita

6. My Own Way

7. Second Chances

8. The Growing Years

9. To Stone

10. You Don't Know What You Don't Know

CHRISTIAN

1. Blood of My Son. 

2. Common Thread

3. First trip to Church   

4. Goodbye

5. In You Alone. 

6. Is that You Jesus? 

7. Pray 

8. Save Me

9. The High Pasture

10. This Little Baby 

COUNTRY

1. All I’m Hearing Is Goodbye

2. At The Heart of Love

3. ATV

4. Come On My Side

5. He Never Shrugged

6.  I Wanna Ride Horses

7. Love of a Good Man

8. Memories Find Their Way Home

9. Only The Warriors

10. Shades of Blue

11. She's Gonna Leave a Scar 

12. Something That'll Last 

13. Stand Tall 

14. Twilight Legends

15. Wedding Party

16. When You Were Loving Me

INSTRUMENTAL

1. Alone To Wonder

2. Blackest Night

3. Ma Bonnie Lass

4. Midnight Mush

5. “Song for Tim – To a Life Well-Lived”

6. Wings of freedom

LOVE SONGS/ EASY LISTENING

1. 1111

2. Broken Home Lullaby

3. Each and Every Moment

4. Fool Against Nature

5. Head Over Heels

6. I Guess We're Even Now

7. Mara

8. Mr. Moon

9. Nothing Short of Paradise

10. Second Time Around

11. Second Chances

12. Shadows In the Garden

13. That Man You Imagine

NOVELTY

1. Bass Ackwards Tonight

2. I Can't Rhyme

3. JESUS, WHEN YOU RETURN, BRING ELVIS

4. My Darling Daffodil

5. Popcorn

6. Riley and His Marching Band

7. Skip Tracer

8. Sleigh Full Of Love

9. The Door To Your Dreams

POP/ROCK

1. Breathless 

2. Celebrity

3. DikDok 

4. Dream Again 

5. Girltime

6. I’ll Never Be a Falling Star 

7. Inconvenient #3

8. Jagged Memories 

9. Just Chillin’ 

10. Last Stop for Sanity

11. Love is Real

12. Music Box

13. Nothing Good 

14.  Prey

15.  Somebody Special 

16.  The Past is not through with Me

SINGER SONGWRITER

1 Between the Raindrops 

2 Defuniak Springs 

3 Every Moment, Every Memory 

4 Fabulous Flying Machines 

5 Fun in Heaven 

6 He Never Shrugged 

7 I Knew Her When

8. I'll Never be a Falling Star 

9 Inside My Dreams 

10 Life Had Other Plans 

11 Love of a Good Man 

12 Petrified 

13 Remember Me 

14 Second Time Around 

15 She's Like a Melody 

16 Shine On 

17 Someone, Somebody 

18 Today and Tomorrow 

19 When to Say When 

20 Without Knowing the Night 

 

Semifinalist are invited to perform at the virtual Awards Program on January 18. Noon - 3. 

DALLAS S0NGWRITERS INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST 2024 NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES : DEADLINE SEPT 30

 

 Eight Song Categories    

1. Christian/Inspirational

2. Country

3. Americana/Folk/Bluegrass

4. Pop/Rock/RnB/Alternative

5. Love Songs/Easy Listening

6. Children's/Novelty

7. Singer/Songwriter (songwriter is the performer, one instrument, one vocal)

8. Instrumental

See website for

 18 and Under Young Songwriter Contest info about contest
     https://youngsongwriterscontest.blogspot.com/
     Use this separate url to enter 18 and under category on DSA website.
     https://dallassongwriters.org/young-songwriters-contest/

Multiple Winners In Each Category

Entry Fee $25

Deadline: Monday, Sept 30th

Submissions Close at Midnight. 

Enter Online 
at DSA's Song Contest Submission Partner:

Broadjam.com

To Enter Online, you Must Join Broadjam by

Receiving a Free 90 Day PROMoB Membership.

Not interested in taking advantage of the free membership on Broadjam.com, then you can enter on the DSA site here
https://dallassongwriters.org/dsa-annual-song-contest/

OR ENTER BY MAIL, 

download the contest form here.

Mail your check and entries to:

Dallas Songwriters Association

Song Contest Director

Sammons Center For The Arts

3630 Harry Hines Blvd. #20

Dallas, Texas 75219

(voicemail) 214-750-0916 x1

e-mail: DSA SONG CONTEST

MAIL IN ENTRIES MUST BE POST MARKED BY Sept 30th.

 or you can mail you entry form and CD and pay online at our DSA store with credit card or Paypal. https://dallas-songwriters-association.square.site/product/song-contest/8?cs=true

We may be the only song contest that you can still enter by mail.

Each entry is entered into the drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card.

Drawing held Nov 14!

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: Sept 30th
Drawing For $50 Amazon gift certificate: Nov 14, 2024
Semi-Finalists Announced: Nov 14, 2024
Finalists and Grand Prize Winners Announced: Jan 18, 2025

GRAND PRIZE

a Casio PX-S1000 Privia Piano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXv3ispGJDY

Grand Prize Winner, and

1st and 2nd Runner Up Receive:

1 Yr. Broadjam Primo MoB Membership

($199.95 Value) 
Includes Artist Website, 1 Yr. Hosting

and

Song Critique from Barbara McMillen, Associate Professor of Songwriting at Collin College,

recording time at Joe Musik Studio

and 2 tickets to Between The Waves Music Conference

1st Place in Each Category Receives:

$100
A 1 year Broadjam Film & TV Membership ($99.95 value) 

2nd Place in Each Category Receives:

$50
A 1 year Broadjam Film & TV Membership ($99.95 value) 

Every Winner Receives:
DSA Membership ($75.00 Value)

Judges

Rules

Need More Info?

Click Here for Song Contest FAQ -

Winners will be announced on-line

at www.dallassongwriters.org

2023 Song Contest Semifinalists and Winners

 WINNERS

YOUNG SONGWRITERS
1. Dreaming Wild by Emma James, Corpus Christi, Tx
2. Happy For You by Ava Della Pietra, Old Field, NY
3. Worst Of Times by Ava Della Pietra, Old Field, NY
HM Your Plans by Nyasia Robreno, Heartland, TX
HM I Don’t Know the Words by Braden Meek, Grapevine, Tx

AMERICANA/FOLK/BLUEGRASS,,,,,
1. My Beautiful Mistake by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA
2. When You Were Loving Me by Andrew & Elizabeth Wolf, Washington, DC
3. Bayou Sef--Dedicated to Frank Allen Swayze by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX

CHRISTIAN/INSPIRATIONAL,,,,,
1. I'd Be A Fool by Theodore Henning II, Fort Worth, TX
2. Other Side of the Wind by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA
3. The Media's at War by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX

COUNTRY,,,,,
1. Close Enough by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
2. Nothing to Do With You by Will Townsley, Arlington, TX
3. Dallas by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
HM. I Fall Apart by Renee Safier, Redondo Beach, CA

INSTRUMENTAL,,,,,
1. Song for George by Andrew Wolf, Washington, DC
2. Armadillo Blues by Theodore Henning II, Fort Worth, TX
3. Summer Daze by Lance French, Rowlett, TX

LOVE SONGS/EASY LISTENING,,,,,
1. Fade Away by M'Lynn Musgrove, Eva Honey, Dallas, TX
2. Until You Become Mine by Phil Ipsan, New York, NY
3. We Say I Love You by Kenney Noguera,  Conconully , WA

NOVELTY/CHILDRENS,,,,,
1. Hey Little Hero by Kelli Caldwell,  Portland, OR
2. Like This (A Dancing Song) by Kevin Reardon, Riverside, CT
3. The Door To Your Dreams by Mark Patterson, Plano, TX
HM. Santa Claus Got Lost by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA
HM I Got An App For That by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX

POP/ROCK/ALT/R&B,,,,,
1. Everything by Ethan Senger, Canton, GA
2. Look Away by Christy Sasser, Fairhope, AL
3. Safety Net by M'Lynn Musgrove, Eva Honey, Dallas, TX
HM Pick Up Those Pieces by Kenney Noguera,  Conconully , WA

SINGER/SONGWRITER,,,,,
1. Lonesome Is As Lonesome Does by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA
2. Life Is Hard by Eric Ramsey, Scottsdale, AZ
3. Wonderland by Trinity Reed, Plano, TX
HM Behind a Wall by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
HM Forever Drive by Jeffrey Widman, Plano, TX

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
1. Fade Away by M'Lynn Musgrove, Eva Honey, Dallas, TX
2. Country USA by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
3. 3. Safety Net by M'Lynn Musgrove, Eva Honey, Dallas, TX
HM Nothing to Do With You by Will Townsley, Arlington, TX

  Judge Roy Elkins comments: https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/p/dsa-2023-song-contest-awards-grand.html

SEMIFINALISTS

AMERICANA/FOLK/BLUEGRASS,,,,,
All That Remains by Michael R. J. Roth, Harri Wolf, Panama City, FL
Bayou Sef--Dedicated to Frank Allen Swayze by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Country USA by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
Hayride by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
My Beautiful Mistake by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA
Old Abandoned Farmhouse by Andrew Wolf, Washington, DC
Right About You by Mark "Patterson, Barney Doyle", Plano, TX
Spending Time by Don Wall, Nashville, TN
Texas in My Genes by Don Wall, Nashville, TN
When You Were Loving Me by Andrew & Elizabeth Wolf, Washington, DC

CHRISTIAN/INSPIRATIONAL,,,,,
Forever in Love by Dave Peeler, Pottstown, PA
Gratitude, Love, and Forgiveness by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
Here I Am by Matthew Mordhorst, Grapevine, TX
I Am Praying by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
I Found Jesus In a Bottle by Robert Juch, Oro Valley, AZ
I Miss Touch by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
I'd Be A Fool by Theodore Henning II, Fort Worth, TX
Miracle by Emma James, Corpus Christi, TX
Other Side of the Wind by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA
The High Pasture (In The Shadow Of The Rockies) by Mark Patterson, Plano, TX
The Media's at War by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
There Is a Way by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
To Be A Tree by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
You're Killing Me by Wayne Gathright Austin,TX

COUNTRY,,,,,
All I Wanna Do Is Dance by Tommy Patterson, Comanche, TX
Anything But This by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
Back Then by Steve Ledford, Garland, TX
Bayou Sef--Dedicated to Frank Allen Swayze by Charles,Carter, Terrell, TX
Blue Collar Man by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Bourbon Trail by Mark Patterson, Plano, TX
Close Enough by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
Dallas by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Folsom by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
I Fall Apart by Renee Safier, Redondo Beach, CA
I Still Got Enough for You by Robert Juch, Oro Valley, AZ
In Dreamland by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Lord Lay Me Down by Andrew & Elizabeth Wolf, Washington, DC
Meet Me In The Moment by Mark Patterson, Plano, TX
Millie From Oklahoma by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Nothing to Do With You by Will Townsley, Arlington, TX
Only The Warriors by Mark Patterson, Lee Parvin, Plano, TX
Proud To Call It Home by Kevin Reardon, Bobby Joe Peace", Riverside, CT
The Tunnel by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Wedding Party by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
Who do You Belong To by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Who's Lying to You About Me by Steve Ledford, Garland, TX
You’re Working For Somebody by Mark Patterson, Plano, TX

INSTRUMENTAL,,,,,
Armadillo Blues by Theodore Henning II, Fort Worth, TX
Conundrum by Conrad Swartz, Vancouver, WA
Ray Gun Ranger by Conrad Swartz, Vancouver, WA
Song for George by Andrew Wolf, Washington, DC
Summer Daze by Lance French, Rowlett, TX

LOVE SONGS/EASY LISTENING,,,,,
Again by Jill Riddiford, Dee Why, NS Wales, Australia
Dreaming Me Home (Song for Ukraine) by Andrew Wolf, Washington, DC
Fade Away by M'Lynn Musgrove, Eva Honey, Dallas, TX
I Still Got Enough for You by Robert Juch, Oro Valley, AZ
In Dreamland by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Kids On The Beach by Mark Patterson, Plano, TX
Linda Mar Girl by Mark,Patterson, Plano, TX
Strawberry Margaritas by Robert Juch, Oro Valley, AZ
There's a Whole Lot More by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Until You Become Mine by Phil Ipsan, New York, NY
We Say I Love You by Kenney Noguera,  Conconully , WA
We're a Couple by Robert Juch, Oro Valley, AZ
You're A Halo by Debra M Gussin, Los Angeles, CA

NOVELTY/CHILDRENS,,,,,
Bluebirds & Butterflies by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Dreamland by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Hey Little Hero by Kelli,Caldwell,  Portland, OR
Hit Song by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
I Got An App For That by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
In Dreamland by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Like This (A Dancing Song) by Kevin Reardon, Riverside, CT
Santa Claus Got Lost by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA
She’s A Vampire by Allan Corby, Edgewater, NJ
Tex-Mex Ex by Allan Corby, Edgewater, NJ
The Door To Your Dreams by Mark Patterson, Plano, TX

POP/ROCK/ALT/R&B,,,,,
57 Chevy by Steve Ledford Garland,TX
Ballad of Wally Funk by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Dixie & the Kidd by Kenney Noguera,  Conconully , WA
Eleven 11 by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA
Everything by Ethan Senger, Canton, GA
Fade Away by Pam & M’lynn Musgrove, Eva Honey, Dallas, TX
Fame by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Fuse 42 by Andy Hill, Redondo Beach, CA
Getting Started by Michelle Holbert, Paul Smith, Coppell, TX
He Ain't Got Diddly by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
Jagged Memories by Steve Ledford, Garland, TX
Little Miss Logical by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
Look Away by Christy Sasser, Fairhope, AL
Love And Smoke by,Scott Thoroman, Norfolk, VA
Love Me Tonight ft. Nekane by David Hardwick, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
More Blues Than I Can Use by Mark Patterson, Plano, TX
Pick Up Those Pieces by Kenney Noguera,  Conconully , WA
Safety Net by M'Lynn Musgrove, Eva Honey, Dallas, TX
She Turns To Wave Goodbye by Kenney Noguera,  Conconully , WA
The Devils Gone High Tech by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
The Media's at War by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX

SINGER/SONGWRITER,,,,,
A Thought by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
Bayou Sef--Dedicated to Frank Allen Swayze by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Behind a Wall by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
Dallas by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Dallas Tonight by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Forever Drive by Jeffrey Widman, Plano, TX
Golder by Wayne Gathright Austin TX
I'm Sorry by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
In Dreamland by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Life Is Hard by Eric Ramsey, Scottsdale, AZ
Lonesome Is As Lonesome Does by Louis Cate, Alexandria, VA
Love And Smoke by Scott Thoroman, Norfolk, VA
River Of Memories by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX
Second Chances by Andrew Wolf, Mark Reynolds, Washington, C
The Tunnel by Charles, Carter, Terrell, TX
Wonderland by Trinity Reed, Plano, TX
Zipcode by Charles Carter, Terrell, TX

YOUNG SONGWRITERS
Dreaming Wild by Emma James, Corpus Christi, Tx
Happy For You by Ava Della Pietra, Old Field, NY
Worst Of Times by Ava Della Pietra, Old Field, NY
Your Plans by Nyasia Robreno, Heartland, TX
I Don’t Know the Words by Braden Meek, Grapevine, Tx

LYRIC CONTEST WINNERS 2023
SUMMER  The Last Song  by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX
SPRING  Final Moments by Dwayne Hummel, Gig Harbor, WA
WINTER  Kingdom Come by Bill Kapac, West Wildwood, NJ 

Winner of the Drawing: Entry #138, "Again" by Jill Riddiford, Dee Why, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

Charles Carter is winner of the Charles Carter Most Nominated Songs award again this year.

Announcement of Winners at Awards Program Jan 13, 2023 on Youtube.

https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx3AUPhNG5ZXU69o9IPQlGGp7n96FRGKm_?si=aS2aqcqwlGakgM06