Sisters Folk Festival - Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest

The Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest is an important part of the Sisters Folk Festival. It is a showcase for outstanding but under-recognized performing songwriters. The festival hosts a showcase for outstanding performing songwriters. This year, five finalists will perform and compete for a $750 cash prize, and will open the Festival Main Stage Concert./n/nAn important part of the Sisters Folk Festival, held in September 2011 in Sisters, Oregon, the Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest is a showcase for outstanding but under-recognized performing songwriters. Five finalists will vie for a $750 cash prize as the winner of the Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest.



The winner will perform a short set to open the Saturday night Festival Main Stage Concert, as well as an automatic invitation to the next festival as a paid performer. Finalists will have other performance opportunities at venues around Sisters throughout the weekend festival. Each finalist will also receive two nights' lodging, meal vouchers and two All Events passes for the festival.



Genres accepted include: Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Gospel, and Singer/Songwriter.


Songs must be wholly original; submissions will be judged for:

• Originality and uniqueness
  
• Song structure
  
• Prosody (fit of words to music)
  
• Memorability

Performance will be judged on ability to engage the audience, stage presence and "getting the song across." They expect the writer to perform in an acoustic format. While accompaniment is appropriate, set-up time is very limited- Don't bring a band.



Please note: This is a songwriter’s contest, not a song contest. You may submit up to three songs for one fee. The first song upload and lyric upload is required; however the other two are optional.