2012 Songwriting Contest
The results are in! Representatives of the Calgary Folk Music Festival and the Ship & Anchor Pub listened to all 300+ entries and have narrowed the field to the following songwriters who will move into the live finals. Thank you to everyone for their entries!
The winners!
Sonic Youth
First place: Katie Anderson - No Good at Games
Second place: Sarah Troy - Snow in July
Third place: Robbie Bankes - February Snow
Best performance: Luke Pretty - The Land of Dreams
Untapped Newcomer
First place: Kevin Maimann - Pretty Things
Second place: Everett Rottingham - New Device
Third place: Paige Leigh Tyson - Poplar Roots
Best performance: RapX - Chuck Norris
Beaver Tales
First place: Indio Saravanja - First Communion
Second place: Coal Creek Boys - Snow
Third place: Savk - Do, Mi, Ti, Fa, Re
Best performance: Darcy Whiteside - Albertan
Rebels and Renegades
Winner: Spencer Jo Burgess - River Union Song
Pros and Prose
First place: Joe Nolan - High as the Moon
Second place: J.R. Shore - Dayton Free
Third place: Shane Ghostkeeper - Six
Best performance: No River - Katie
Eye Candy
Winner: Ariane Mahrÿke Lemire - Je suis le genre
