Dallas Songwriters 2017 Song Contest Semi Finalists

SEMI FINALISTS

Americana
America I Miss You by Clark Ford Aimes, IA
Are There Hillbilly Bands In Heaven by Kevin Hale, Brentwood, TN
I’m Finally Going Home by Kevin Hale, Brentwood, Tn
Never by Ireland    Casteel, Grapevine,TX
Hard To Let You Go    by Nancy Line, Clifton, Virginia

Christian/Inspirational
A Cross On A Hill by Carol Montag, Cedar Rapids, IA
Addiction by Ireland    Casteel, Grapevine, TX
Come Unto Me by Kevin Hale,    Brentwood, TN
Give Me Grace by Jane Fallon, Brookline, NH
I Paid For Your Sins On Calvary by Kevin Hale, Brentwood, TN
Jesus Pick Me Up by Nancy    Line, Clifton, Virginia
Searching For Hope by Alexis Tapp, Wylie, Texas
Butterfly    by Shonna Stallworth, Dallas,TX
Hallelujah Moment by Susan Odella, Virginia MN
Hang On by Susan Odella, Virginia, MN
Heaven Had A Phone by Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
Hope Rising by Derrick Floyd, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Moving Mountains by D.B. Rielly,    NY, NY
Our Time by Debra M Gussin, Los Angeles CA

Country
Behind Bars by T. Edwin Doss, Silver Springs, MD
Blue Collar Man by Charles Carter, Dallas, TX
Bottled Promises by Hayley McDaniel, Jody Stewart Regner, Kerry Meacham, Denton, TX
Colorado by Charles Carter, Dallas, TX
Corn  Bread by Don Wall, Dallas, Tx
Cowboy Hats and Daisy Dukes by Andrew Loraditch, Arlington,TX
DALLAS by  Charles Carter, Dallas, TX
Disappear For The Weekend by James Baker, Amarillo, TX
Hearts The Speaks by Jayne Sachs, Trotwood, OH
I Think Her Name Was Conchita by Alex Stuart, Phoenix, AZ
Little Hearts Break Too by Gregory Thoroman, Clint Davis, Coronado, CA
Save A Little For Me by Charles Carter, Dallas, TX
Something About Trains by Candy    Kattenburg, Nancy Line, Martinez, CA
Stuck     by Mark Patterson,    Lee Parvin, Bobert Tassi, Plano, TX
Take Me Home by Serges    Himbaza, Irving, TX
Texas Crude by Ross Miller,    Randy Crenshaw, Newton, MA
That Look In Your Eyes by James Baker, Amarillo, TX
The First Time by James    Baker, Amarillo, TX
Toys by Roy Williams, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
What Did I Do by Howard Delnick, Orleans, Ontario, Canada
 When Horses Were Better Than Boys by Jeff Moxcey, Waterville, ME

Instrumental
Going To Dallas by Franz Groll, Cologne, Germany
Leslie G by Roy Ash, Canton, TX
Mixit Roy by Ash, Canton    TX
Putting Together    by Roy Ash    , Canton, TX
Saxy Business by Roy    Ash, Canton,TX
Treacherous Trip To The Top     by Alexis Tapp, Wylie, Texas

Love
Dream With You by Ireland Casteel, Grapevine,TX
Even If It Hurts by Gladys Padron, Miami, FL
If It Mattered by Jane Fallon, Brookline, NH
Just A Summer Fling, by Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
Just To Be With You     by Denise Rosier, Colorado Springs, CO
Let’s all In Lovesick by Ross Miller    , Newton, MA
Valentine by Kari Tieger, Providence, RI

Novelty/Children's
You're Wrong    by T. Edwin Doss, Silver Springs, MD
Dinosaur Rag by BJ     Whitfield, Dallas,Tx
I married a Squirrel by    Nancy Line    , Clifton, Virginia
I Was A Dinosaur     by BJ Whitfield, Dallas,Tx
I'm A Honey Bee by Marv Conan, NY, NY
In Dreamland    by Charles Carter, Dallas, TX
Livin The Life by BJ Whitfield, Dallas,Tx
Muddin In A Truck by Randy Sauer, Hays, KS
Rescue Dog by Ross Miller, Randy Crenshaw, Newton, MA
Tamborine Star by Randy Sauer, Hays, KS
Texas Crude by Ross Miller, Randy Crenshaw, Newton, MA
That’s What I Like About You by BJ Whitfield, Dallas,Tx

Pop
Dance On The Ocean by Al Lumbreras, Carrollton, TX
Freedom by Robb Smith, Laguna Beach, CA
Get Me Out of My Head by Daniel Griffin, Lake View Terrace, CA
Heart and Soul by Thomas Kinney    , Red Wing, MN
I See Again by Jacquelyn Schwartz, Dallas, TX
I Will Never Set You Free by Charles Carter, Dallas, TX
It Just Gets Better by Al Lumbreras, Carrollton, TX
Little Miss Tby Charles Carter, Dallas, TX
Lose It by Daniel Griffin, Lake View Terrace, CA
Love Song by Casimiro Castro, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Maybe Tomorrow by Jose Gomez, NY, NY
One Foot On Your Doorstep by Renee Safier, Andy Hill & Hard Rain, Los Angeles, CA
Only Once by Ireland Casteel, Grapevine,TX
Pistol Packin' Mama by Charles Carter, Dallas, TX
Santa Cruz by Steven Ford, Dallas,TX
Taxman by Steven Ford, Dallas,TX
The State I'm In by Steven Ford, Dallas,TX
U So Mean Nothing 2 Me by Debra M Gussin, Los Angeles, CA
Waiting on a Train by Renee Safier, Andy Hill & Hard Rain, Los Angeles, CA
Worst Addiction by John Friday, Bonita Springs, Fl

Singer Songwriter
Darkness Falls by Michael Ryan, Clifton, VA
Dear Me by Hayley McDaniel, Jody Stewart Regner, Denton,TX
Fais Do Do by Michael Ryan, Clifton, VAHow It Feels by Michael Ryan, Clifton, VA
Just  Like That by Denise Rosier, Colorado Springs, CO
Life Beneath The Rust by Michael Ryan, Clifton, VA
Never by Ireland Casteel, Grapevine,TX
Say Anything by Megan Sullivan, Arlington, Tx
Tension Leave This Town by Megan Sullivan, Arlington, Tx
These Two Hands by Michael Ryan, Clifton, VA
Winter by Erin Clum, Nashville, TN
Wren    by Cameron Coiro, McKinney, TX

SemiFinalist are invited to perform at the Awards Dinner on Friday, December 8, 6:30 at the Sons of Hermann Hall, Dallas, Tx

2017 SONG CONTEST NOW CLOSED

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)

8. Instrumental

Multiple Winners In Each Category

Entry Fee $25

Deadline: Extended to Monday, Oct 2nd, 2017

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.

OR ON DSA'S WEBSITE

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

2013 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.

Each entry is entered into the drawing for an IPOD

Drawing held Oct 10!

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: Extended to Oct 2, 2017
Drawing For Free Ipod: Oct 10, 2017
Semi-Finalists Announced: Nov 7, 2017
Finalists and Grand Prize Winners Announced: Dec 8, 2017

GRAND PRIZE

a Casio PX-350 Privia Piano

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

Additional Prizes

1st Runner Up Receives:

1 Day of FREE high quality recording on one song,  and a night in

Merlin's Cabin at RIVER SOUNDS on the Llano River in the Texas Hill Country.

2nd Runner Up Receives:

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

and recording time at Joe Musik Studio

1st and 2nd Place in Each Category Receives:

$50
A 1 year Broadjam MoB Membership ($49.95 value)

Every Winner Receives:
DSA Membership ($50.00 Value)

Judges

Rules

Need More Info?

Click Here for Song Contest FAQ -

Winners will be announced on-line

at www.dallassongwriters.org

2016 WINNERS

Click on title for a link to play the song.

AMERICANA

1. Two Trains by Renee Saffier, Andy Hill and Hard Rain, LA, CA

2. Just Can't Drown a Broken Heart by Jared LoStracco, Nacogdoches, TX

3. My Unsung Hero by DeDe Wedekind, Houston, TX

CHRISTIAN

1. Hearts Wide Open by Michael R. J. Roth, Arlington, VA

2. It Could Be You by Robert Graham, Toronto, Can.

3. Praise You by Rick Babb, Dallas, TX        

COUNTRY

1. Still Enough by Tim Sharp, Tomball, TX 

2. Pills by Tim Sharp, Tomball, TX 

3. Wanted Man by Christopher Sjostrom, Bedford, TX

LOVE / EASY LISTENING

1. The Warmth of Your Love by Don Coyne, LA, CA

2. Let My Heart Take It From Here by Randy Overton, Waxahachie, TX

3. Sanctuary by Natanee Paris, Agoura Hills, Ca

INSTRUMENTAL

1. Shoot Out by Conrad Swartz, Vancouver, WA

2. Aural Therapy by Al Marcy, Downers Grove, IL

3. Enchanted Kingdom by Bill Wren and Frank Ralls, Port Aransas, TX

NOVELTY / CHILDRENS

1. Grow Up by Lauren Paley, Lauren Paley, Cedar Hill, Tx (email)

2. Cool To Be Kind by Randy Sauer, Hays, KS (email)

3. The Christmas Song No One Knows by Renee Saffier, Andy Hill and Hard Rain, LA, CA

3. Roly Poly With You by Rick Babb, Dallas, TX

HM Eenie Meenie by Ireland Casteel, Grapevine, TX    (email)

HM Dreamland by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

POP

1. INSIGNIFICANT OTHER by Andy Hill, Renee Safier and Hard Rain, LA, CA

2. BREAK ME OPEN by Debra Gussin, Brian Bell, Luther Russell, LA, CA

3. SUNRISE by Pamela Olivia, Santa Clarita, CA 

HM FOR A REASON by Richie Smith, Richardson, TX

SINGER SONGWRITER

1. SMALL TOWN MASQUERADE by Haley McDaniel, Denton, TX

2. CLEANSING RAIN by Jared LoStracco, Nacogdoches, TX

3. HALLELUYAH TODAY by Denise Rosier, Lake Forest, CA

HM SOFT PLACE TO FALL by Debra Gussin, Jonathan Bluth, LA, CA

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

1. Enchanted Kingdom by Bill Wren and Frank Ralls, Port Aransas, TX

2. Just Can't Drown a Broken Heart by Jared LoStracco, Nacogdoches, TX

3. CLEANSING RAIN by Jared LoStracco, Nacogdoches, TX

Read Grand Prize Judge Roy Elkins Comments

WINNER OF THE IPOD

Jeffery Moore, Baton Rouge, LA  His entry, This Love, #102 was drawn.

DSA Song Contest Awards Dinner

Coming Tuesday December 13, 7PM,  at Sons of Hermann Hall. Semifinalists performing at the Awards Dinner. RSVP here.
https://dallassongwriters.org/event/2nd-tuesday-monthly-dsa-meeting-2016-12-13-2/2016-12-13/