Dallas Songwriters 2021 Song Contest Semifinalists -

 DSA SONG CONTEST 2021 - SEMIFINALISTS (11/8/2021)

AMERICANA/BLUEGRASS

57 Chevy by Robert J Conaway, Windsor, MA

Bayou Sef by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Beautiful Mess by Bob Divoli, Lincoln, MA

California by John Mason, Dallas, Tx

Dreamland by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Farewell to Maggie Valley by Dan Weber, Richardson, TX

Gone Gone Gone by Michael RJ Roth, Eric Ramsey, Rio Rancho, NM

Hayride by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Heaven or Hell by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

It’s a Long, Long Road by Thomas Burns, Madison, WI

King of the interstate by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Miss Peggy Lee Sings the Blues by Bob Divoli, Lincoln, MA

Secondhand by Eric Ramsey, Scottsdale, AZ

Sonic or Dairy Queen by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

The Tunnel by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Weight of a Dream by Michael RJ Roth, Harry Wolf, Rio Rancho, NM

When I Look Into Your Eyes by Melinda Starnes, Augusta, GA

You Make Me Wanna Dance by Dan Weber, Lynn McCracken, Richardson, TX

CHRISTIAN/INSPIRATIONAL

Best Work On Wood by T. Edwin Doss, Silver Spring, MD

Dear Jesus by Shelly Lee, Jackson, MI

He Wants You Back by Rich Kollenberg, Lincoln, CA

Half My Hearts In Heaven by Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA

Home by Kenny Favero, McKinney, TX

My Amazing Grace by Debra M Gussin, Los Angeles, CA

One Rich Man by T. Edwin Doss, Robert Gann, Silver Spring, MD

The Promise by Jim Aitken, Kilmarnock, Scotland

Dear Jesus by Shelly Lee, Jackson, MI

COUNTRY

A Hard Refrain by Bobby Caputo, Lake Oswego, OR

Bayou Sef by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Blue Coller Man by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Colorado by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Comin’ Home To You by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Cowboy Bootie Call by Diane Kelley, McEwen, TN

Dallas Tonight by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Date With An Angel by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Don’t Go Making Promises by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Dream Land by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

I’m Sorry by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

In Dream Land by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Kiss Me In The Kitchen by David Hardwick, Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Whittle by T. Edwin Doss, Silver Spring, MD

INSTRUMENTAL

Alone Again by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Come Sundown by Andre Kerek, Miami, FL

Farewell My Angel by Andre Kerek, Miami, FL

Last Bus To Hell by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Night On Zombie Mountain by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Pads by Lance French, Rowlett, Tx

Re-Discovery by Noreen Inglesi, Cranston, RI

The Devils Willing by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

The Soldiers Widow by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Where Is She Now by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

LOVE SONGS & EASY LISTENING

Baby You're Gone by Steve Jackson, Irving, TX

Bluebirds and Butterflies by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Crazy by Steve Jackson, Irving, TX

Dallas by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Dreamland by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Farewell My Angel by Andre Kerek, Miami, FL

Lover's Rendezvous by T. Edwin Doss, Silver Spring, MD

Over the Moon Over You by Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA

Save a Little For You by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Still in Love With You by T. Edwin Doss, Silver Spring, MD

That Man You Imagine by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX

NOVELTY/CHILDREN

Bluebirds and Butterflies by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

I Got an App for That by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

I Hate Jazz by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX

In Dreamland by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

King of the Interstate by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

My Dad, My Dog, and Me by Karel Daniels, Miami, FL

My Wish List by Debra Gussin, Dale Effren, Los Angeles, CA

Peas Porridge by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Slay Me With Your Eyes by Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA

The Smilers by Kelli Caldwell, Portland, OR

POP/ROCK/ALT/R&B

Comin Home To You by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Dallas by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Dreamland by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Except You by Thomas Marshall, Toronto, Ont/CAN

I Knew Her When She Wasn’t All That by Wayne Gathright, Austin, TX

Miss The Heat by Debra Gussin, Stacy Hogan, Los Angeles, CA

She Takes Me by Anthony Recchia, Bellmore, NY

Start Again by Phil Ipsan, New York, NY

Summer Days by Halim & Jamil Muhammad, DeSoto, TX

Tidal Wave by Colton Tapp, Gordon Pagoda, St Paul, TX

We Pray Love Never Ends by Stonewall Towery, Clayton, CA

Wicked Web by Steve Jackson, Irving, TX

Zip Code by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

SINGER/SONGWRITER

Daddy Had a Bad Day by Bob Divoli, Lincoln, MA

Dallas by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Hey Now by Warren Hein, San Jose, CA

Magic of Music by Randall Mark, El Cajon, CA

Shahre Adamha by Amir Hossei Nouri, Tehran, Iran

The Speed of Life by Steve Jackson, Irving, TX

These Are the Days by Steve Jackson, Irving, TX

Tidal Wave by Colton Tapp, Gordon Pagoda, St Paul, TX

Transistor Radio by Bob Divoli, Lincoln, MA

White Dream by Amir Hossei Nouri, Tehran, Iran

Zip Code by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

Winners announced at Awards Program on January 15, 2022. Program will be via Zoom streamed to Dallas Songwriters Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/dallassongwriters 

Semifinalists invited to perform via Zoom. Contact Harry Hewlett.

Dallas Songwriters 2020 Song Contest Semi-Finalists Announced

 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.