(*NOTE: THIS WEBSITE HAS INFO FOR THE 2011 DEL RIO SONG CONTEST, HELD ON OCT. 23, 2011.
PLANS FOR THE 2012 CONTEST ARE UNDERWAY. SEND COMMENTS & QUESTIONS TO drca37727@gmail.com )
Songwriting and Performance Competition Open to All
Win up to $1000:
$500 - Judges' Choice, $500 - Audience Favorite
*****************************************************************
~ Del Rio, Tennessee ~
Del Rio,Tennessee, 1986 - French Broad River in the foreground.
MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING and their deep forests rule the countryside. Narrow streams and roads wander through to the broad river and the highway. The people live in little clusters along the way, or in remote hollows and, lately, on isolated ridges. They've come since the American Revolution, working farms and the abundant woodlands; many generations. Family matters most, and the various churches, and the lifelong neighbors. The righteous, the sinful, all of the several shades of humankind here seem to share a sense of belonging in a special place.
MUSIC REVEALS the matters of the heart, and music has always been a big portion of the essence of being here. Gospel and traditional music, country, rock, and bluegrass are all played here, and let's not forget Grace Moore, born in Slabtown, who went on to sing the lead at the Metropolitan Opera.
SEND US YOUR SONGS, natives and newcomers, friends and acquaintances, and anyone else who can understand what it must mean to dwell in Del Rio; a song you've already written might be appropriate.
We'll bring it all together at Del Rio Days, in the glorious month of October.
***********************************************************************
CONTEST RULES:
>Ten song entries will be selected by a panel of professional musicians for performance at the Del Rio Days Song Contest Show at 2:00 PM, October 23, 2011, at the Jones Nature Center in Del Rio. The judges will also select the winner of the $500 Judges' Choice Award. Songs must be performed in order to qualify for awards; the winner will be announced at the conclusion of the show. Writers can designate other musicians to perform their entries. The winner of the $500 Audience Favorite Award will be designated according to the response of the audience to each performer after all songs have been performed.
>Songs will be evaluated by the judge's panel for quality and originality of music (melody and composition) and lyrics (if any; instrumental-only entries are acceptable), and relevance to Del Rio Tennessee. Songs must not exceed 5 minutes in length.
>Each entry must include an entry form, a lyric sheet (words only), and the song on a CD (preferred), MP3 file or link to an online site such as youtube, or a cassette. All submitted material (recordings, sheets, and forms) will become property of the Del Rio Community Association (DRCA), and cannot be returned. Each entry must also include a non-refundable check or M.O. for $10 payable to DRCA; additional entries by the same writer must include an additional $5 per song, plus entry form and lyric sheet.. Contest organizers are not responsible for lost, late, or damaged entries.
>All entries must be received by October 1, 2011. Ten finalists will be announced on or about October 7. Arrangements will be made to include all finalist's songs on a CD to be sold at Del Rio Days; each finalist will receive a copy. Contestants agree to the use of their songs for later promotion of Del Rio Days.
>Prizes will be awarded jointly to all authors. Taxes and any division of prizes will be the responsibility of the winners. Entrants and their collaborators will retain full rights to all work submitted.
>Mail entries to Song Contest, DRCA, P.O. Box 24, Del Rio TN 37727.
>Entry form: click on Entry Form at upper right; also available at the Marie Ellison Memorial Library and the Fox Den in Del Rio, and at Strings & Things in Newport TN.
>Website: http://www.delriosongcontest.com/
>For more info, email: drca37727@gmail.com or call 423 487 3161.
MUSIC REVEALS the matters of the heart, and music has always been a big portion of the essence of being here. Gospel and traditional music, country, rock, and bluegrass are all played here, and let's not forget Grace Moore, born in Slabtown, who went on to sing the lead at the Metropolitan Opera.
SEND US YOUR SONGS, natives and newcomers, friends and acquaintances, and anyone else who can understand what it must mean to dwell in Del Rio; a song you've already written might be appropriate.
We'll bring it all together at Del Rio Days, in the glorious month of October.
***********************************************************************
CONTEST RULES:
>Ten song entries will be selected by a panel of professional musicians for performance at the Del Rio Days Song Contest Show at 2:00 PM, October 23, 2011, at the Jones Nature Center in Del Rio. The judges will also select the winner of the $500 Judges' Choice Award. Songs must be performed in order to qualify for awards; the winner will be announced at the conclusion of the show. Writers can designate other musicians to perform their entries. The winner of the $500 Audience Favorite Award will be designated according to the response of the audience to each performer after all songs have been performed.
>Songs will be evaluated by the judge's panel for quality and originality of music (melody and composition) and lyrics (if any; instrumental-only entries are acceptable), and relevance to Del Rio Tennessee. Songs must not exceed 5 minutes in length.
>Each entry must include an entry form, a lyric sheet (words only), and the song on a CD (preferred), MP3 file or link to an online site such as youtube, or a cassette. All submitted material (recordings, sheets, and forms) will become property of the Del Rio Community Association (DRCA), and cannot be returned. Each entry must also include a non-refundable check or M.O. for $10 payable to DRCA; additional entries by the same writer must include an additional $5 per song, plus entry form and lyric sheet.. Contest organizers are not responsible for lost, late, or damaged entries.
>All entries must be received by October 1, 2011. Ten finalists will be announced on or about October 7. Arrangements will be made to include all finalist's songs on a CD to be sold at Del Rio Days; each finalist will receive a copy. Contestants agree to the use of their songs for later promotion of Del Rio Days.
>Prizes will be awarded jointly to all authors. Taxes and any division of prizes will be the responsibility of the winners. Entrants and their collaborators will retain full rights to all work submitted.
>Mail entries to Song Contest, DRCA, P.O. Box 24, Del Rio TN 37727.
>Entry form: click on Entry Form at upper right; also available at the Marie Ellison Memorial Library and the Fox Den in Del Rio, and at Strings & Things in Newport TN.
>Website: http://www.delriosongcontest.com/
>For more info, email: drca37727@gmail.com or call 423 487 3161.
Bluegrass jam at Del Rio Days, ca. 1995
- website design, text and photos by michael sledjeski
google18877ffd0de06dac.html
