This event has been postponed to due inclement weather.  The benefit will be held on Friday, February 19.  More info TBA.

8pm/$5.

Brian Patrick came to us a few years ago as a solo singer-songwriter.  He slipped away for a while, and then came roaring back to win our 2009 Songwriter’s Contest with a full band at his back.

The show starts at 8pm/$5.

Listen at www.brianpatrickband.com.

8pm.  Signup at 7:30.

2010 Songwriter’s Contest

Friday, October 22  8pm

Prizes:

1^st:  $200 plus 8 hours at Packing Shed Records

www.myspace.com/packingshedrecords

2^nd: $100    3^rd:  $50

Entry Fee: $15

Cost for spectators: $5

Judges:  TBA

All entries must be received by Wednesday, October 20.

Rules & Regs:Entries must be accompanied by the entry fee and three typewritten
copies of the song lyrics, all of which MUST be received no later than
Wednesday, October 20.    Entries will not be complete until we receive
both the entry fee and the lyrics.

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–Each songwriter may submit one original song, which must be
performed live before the panel of judges on Friday, October 22.
–Songwriters may engage another musician to perform the song on their
behalf.
–The contest will be open to 30 participants, and entries will be
accepted on a first-paid, first-served basis.
–Entry fees are non-refundable after Wednesday, October 20.
–The contest will be judged according to lyrics, melody and
composition. Performance to be considered only as a tiebreaker.
–Multiple Songwriters who are members of the same band may enter
individually and still present their material as a group; however, no
more than two songs may be performed by the same band.
–Order of go will be determined according to a draw, which will be
held at 7:30pm the night of the contest. You need not be present for
the draw, but you MUST be present for whatever slot is pulled. If you
miss your slot, you forfeit your entry.

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2010 Songwriter’s Contest Entry Form
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Please send the following information, along with the $15 entry fee
and THREE typewritten copies of your lyrics to:

Rapunzel’s Songwriters’ Contest
PO Box 556
Lovingston VA 22949

Songwriter:

Title of Song:

Band/musician performing the song (if other than songwriter):

email:

Phone:

Together since 1993, Ocracoke’s Molasses Creek has toured throughout the United States, released 9 Cds and has received worldwide radio airplay.  Members of the Southern Arts Federation and award-winners from Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” they have been featured at Our State magazine’s “Best of NC,” frequently headline at ‘First Night’ Williamsburg and in 2008 opened for Garrison Keillor at East Carolina University’s concert series. This high-energy acoustic group continues to win loyal followings with their captivating stage presence, elegant harmonies, blazing instrumentals, and a quirky sense of humor.

Listen at www.molassescreek.com

Comedy Improv done in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”  Audience input and game format keeps this show fast and funny.  8pm/$5.

Trent Wagler & the Steel Wheels perform Original Americana Roots Music. Their acoustic music ranges from old time, country folk, infused with elements of gospel, blues, and rock and roll. Trent has been singing since the age of 4. He grew up Mennonite, singing four part harmonies in a family gospel quartet. His musical training since then includes punk rock, jam bands, select university choirs, traditional Arabic music, and his grandfather’s harmonica. The Steel Wheels joined Trent in January of 2005, adding a fresh sound and exciting energy to his songwriting. The Steel Wheels are Brian Dickel on Bass, Eric Brubaker on Fiddle, and Jay Lapp on Mandolin. Trent and the Steel Wheels have toured internationally and across the US. They’ve shared the stage with Robin and Linda Williams, Tim Reynolds, Marshall Crenshaw, Carrie Newcomer, Over the Rhine, John McCutcheon, and Adrienne Young & Little Sadie among others. Together Wagler and the Wheels have assembled a loyal following that appreciates the honest, deceptively simple sound, with raw emotion and strong musicianship.

The show starts at 8pm.  Listen at www.trentwagler.com