♫ Fall / Winter 2008 competition ♫

Congratulations to all of our winners!

Bill Wren billwrenmusic.com

1ST PLACE - INSTRUMENTAL

song title: Day Break
songwriter: Bill Wren / Frank Ralls

A Rare Texas Songbird Bill Wren Artist Biography The Songs of the Wren Every bird watcher is familiar with the wren- a songbird that's disseminated extensively over the Northern Hemisphere. The wren is known for the splendid t...
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1ST PLACE - ROCK

song title: Sex
songwriter: Jamie Polen

The Masonboro Boys are a dynamic quintet based out of Charlotte, NC. With a unique sound incorporating elements of a variety of musical styles, the Masonboro Boys are ready to make their mark on the Country scene. Coupling the styles of art...
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Gene Mills

1ST PLACE - COUNTRY

song title: Country Boy
songwriter: Gene Mills

Gene Mills is a songwriter, guitarist, and singer based in Richmond, Virginia. He plays acoustic Americana—folk tinged with bluegrass and country. After making a living as a solo and ensemble musician in and around Charlottesville, Virgin...
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Steve McNally

1ST PLACE - POP

song title: Open Heart Song
songwriter: Steve McNally & Ernie McNally

Steve started a family song creation team including his brother, wife, son and daughter called BeeBrothers Music. The songs are written about actual people based on their real life stories with the concept that the songs would be listenable...
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Morgan Bracy

1ST PLACE - FOLK/ACOUSTIC

song title: She Believes
songwriter: M. Bracy

Inspiration for some artists is difficult to come by, but for Morgan Bracy, inspiration comes with life; in fact, it is life. Pain, joy, love, blessings, and tragedy weave together to tell her story, thus far. It?s a tale not unlike other...
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2ND PLACE - POP

song title: Looks Are For Free
songwriter: Jeff Greeneberg and Greg Pare

Blending Power Pop hooks with Americana storytelling, 100 Year Picnic serves up delicious pop melodies and smart lyrics about the complexities of trying to live a simple life. Next door neighbors by day, record producers by night, 100 Ye...
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2ND PLACE - ROCK

song title: Possibilities
songwriter: Cody Page

See me As your protection in the Palm trees And every section of your Hot dreams As vivid. As possible. - Possibilities It’s verses like these that have come to define and inform one of L.A.’s most promising new rock b...
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2ND PLACE - INSTRUMENTAL

song title: Scott Free
songwriter: Matt Ulery

Matthew Scott Ulery is a Chicago-born bassist and composer performing since the age of 14 years. Since his first performance, Ulery has played many styles of music. These include the entire spectrum of jazz, classical, rock, pop, gospel, th...
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2ND PLACE - COUNTRY

song title: San Angelo
songwriter: Gary Bonnett

The American South Has A Long History Of Serving As A Fertile Breeding Ground For Singer/Songwriters Who Instinctively Meld The Various Musical Elements Of Their Environs. West Virginia Native, Gary Bonnett, Carries On That Tradition. Like ...
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2ND PLACE - FOLK/ACOUSTIC

song title: Diesel Moon, Marlboro Sun
songwriter: Jacob Zachary

Born on the rice fields of Jennings, LA by the west bank of the Mississippi, Jacob Zachary let down his roots in the fertile grounds of the Deep South and eventually learned of stories beneath the soil. His songs stir them out like snak...
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TOP HONORS (3rd-5th place)
folk/acoustic category

#3 - song title: Life is Fragile
songwriter: Dave Irish/Mike Doran
#4 - song title: Cheticamp
songwriter: Wall and Knight
#5 - song title: Arms of the Mountain
songwriter: Heather Werheimer

TOP HONORS (3rd-5th place)
pop category

#3 - song title: Liar
songwriter: Peter Vun Chen & Dave Smith
#4 - song title: I See You
songwriter: David Higginbotham
#5 - song title: No Small Wonder
songwriter: Susan Gabriel (Bunn)

TOP HONORS (3rd-5th place)
rock category

#3 - song title: MAMA
songwriter: Rhett May
#4 - song title: Dance in the Rain
songwriter: Bella Bogart
#5 - song title: Time is Right
songwriter: Steve Scotton

TOP HONORS (3rd-5th place)
country category

#3 - song title: Something In Betwen
songwriter: Jason MacDonald
#4 - song title: You Found Me
songwriter: Joe Romeo and George Scholz
#5 - song title: Who was that old Man
songwriter: Ed Bentley

TOP HONORS (3rd-5th place)
instrumental category

#3 - song title: Sedona Sunset
songwriter: SteveTalaga
#4 - song title: A Bicycle Built For Two
songwriter: Phil Norman
#5 - song title: Coming Home
songwriter: Bill Wren/Frank Ralls

HONORABLE MENTION - 6th-10th place

GENRE / PLACEMENT SONG TITLE SONGWRITER
#6 - country Beyond Words
Rolf Schnyder and Michael 'Max' McGee
#6 - pop Miss Jenny
Pete Kendal
#6 - instrumental Calypso Casino
Rafael
#6 - folk/acoustic Mardi Gras in the City
Chris A. Foreman
#6 - rock Killing Jar
Adrian James
#7 - country Good Kind of Small
Stephanie Pauline
#7 - pop Wasted Rain
Dani, Tony Harrell, Tyler McCulloch
#7 - instrumental Betrayal
Bill Wren/ Frank Ralls
#7 - folk/acoustic Let it Go, Brother
Todd McNeal
#7 - rock Devil in my Bed
Michael Anzilotti
#8 - country Loving You A Long Long Time
Keith Patterson
#8 - pop Come Back Home
Belote and Joyce
#8 - instrumental The Changing Years
John Barnard
#8 - folk/acoustic Blessing
Noah Budin
#8 - rock It's Alright
Rob Myers
#9 - country If You Believe
Joe Romeo
#9 - pop You and Me
Stephanie Pauline
#9 - rock Breathe
William Belote
#9 - instrumental Lazy Creek
John Barnard
#9 - folk/acoustic Breathe
Neil Benjamin
#10 - country Main Street
Jamie Polen
#10 - pop Up Comes The Sun
Daniel Nahmod
#10 - instrumental Inspiration
Adam Page
#10 - folk/acoustic From My Window
Ann Mayo Muir
#10 - rock Your Kind of Bad
Christine Caldi