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2005 Songwriting Contest
 170 entries, representing an incredible outpouring of creative energy, were received in three categories for the 2005 Ship & Anchor and Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Contest. Of those, some 45 artists were chosen to move to the live performance phase. Enthusiastic audiences heard a wide variety of themes, musical genres and performance styles over 3 weekends. More than $10,000 in cash and prizes was given to the winners, courtesy of sponsors Field Law, Big Rock, Axe Music, Calton Cases, Canada Disc and Tape, Sundae Sound, The Folk Music Festival and the Ship and Anchor. Hear the winners in each category perform their song live at the Calgary Folk Music Festival, July 21-24 at Prince's Island Park.
In addition to the prizes listed below, the winners in each category will perform their winning song at the 2005 Calgary Folk Music Festival at a workshop on the Ship and Anchor Stage.
And the Winners are...
Best Song
Thérèse Lanz "Blackfoot Bones"
1st Runner Up: Jasmine Whenham "This Girl"
2nd Runner Up: Danielle French "Time to Kill"
Judges Discretionary Awards:
The wind beneath my wings award:
Heather Blush "Dance with me Dad"
Bright Eyes Award: Chris Vail "Open Book"
Big Metaphors.com award: John Wort Hannam “Wrecking Ball”
Best Song of Alberta
Mark Sadlier Brown "In the Devonian"
1st runner up: Thérèse Lanz "Blackfoot Bone"
2nd runner up: Ben Rose 'Cowtown"
Judges discretionary awards:
Made grown men cry award: Arthur WhiteOwl "Phone Call"
Best Line: The Rocky Fortune "Hot Black Blood"
Great intro and a beautiful voice: Harry Welling "Alberta & Me"
Best Newcomer Song
Jasmine Whenham "This Girl"
1st runner up: Slow Talking Walter "(A Plea To) Willie Wallace"
2nd runner up: Jesse J. Powell "The Fire Escape"
Judges' discretionary awards:
Captain Jack Sparrow Award: Erin Dutton "Jolly Roger"
Sudbury Saturday Night Award: Garnet Maalerud "Friday Night"
Best Vocabulary Award: Tanya Ritums "White Collar Sultans of Suffering"
Categories:
BEST SONG – in contemporary or traditional styles suitable for acoustic performance. Please note that pop style love songs are not a high priority. Open to established artists (that have released a CD) only.
Sponsored by The Ship and Anchor
Best Song of Alberta Finalists
Alberta and Me - Harry Welling
Alberta Is Home To Me - Geoff Kinsella
Bible Bill - Bob Remington
Blackfoot Bones - Thérèse Lanz
Blue Satin Jacket - Brock Skywalker
Cowtown - Ben Rose
Devil on Your Back - Tim Isberg
Farmer - Lori Reid
Hot Black Blood - The Rocky Fortune
In The Devonian - D.M. Sadlier-Brown
Phone Calls - Arthur WhiteOwl
Rivers and Rails - Ralph Boyd Johnson
Rumrunner - Tim Hus
Shadow Over Paradise - Bob Kochan
Taber Became A Town - Ron Simon
The Man - Joanne Stacey
The Spring of 85 - Bradley Bischoff
BEST SONG BY A NEWCOMER – Same as above only open to writers who have not released a commercial CD. The winner and runner up in this category advance to the Best Song finals.
Sponsored by Field Law
Best Newcomer Finalists
(A Plea To) Willie Wallace - Slow Talking Walter
45 Degrees - Joshua Smith
Blue Mountains - Andy Hicks
Deadbeat Blues - Jesse Rivest
Friday Night - Garnet Maalerud
Good Life - Allison Lynch
I'm A Cowboy - Harold Roemer
Jolly Roger - Erin Dutton
Leonard Cohen Style Café - Paul Wood
Nuremberg - Douglas J. Rathbun
Parking Space - Jae Fortier
Sausage Song - Radish Bastard
The Fire Escape - Jesse J. Powell
The Rodeo Game - Alan Davis
The Side Effects of Living - Ron Mason
This Girl - Jasmine Whenham
When the Rain Falls - Kiesa Ellestad
White Collar Sultans of Suffering - Tanya Ritums
Woman on a Tractor - Trina Nestibo
BEST SONG OF ALBERTA – About the people, politics, history, land, and humour - in contemporary or traditional styles suitable for acoustic performance. The winner and runner up in this category advance to the Best Song finals
Sponsored by Big Rock
Best Song Finalists
Bar JH - Marc Halun
Bury Me in a Burlap Bag (The Gardener's Song) - Paul Finkleman
Cowboy Bill - Bruce Goebel
Dance With Me, Dad - Heather Blush
If You Ask Me - Steve Bandola
My Nostalgia - Mark Stewart
Open Book - Chris Vail
Rain of Deliverance - Alex Boisselle
Small Fish - Krista Hartman
Spring and Fall - Jeff Kushner
The Peddler - Maria Dunn
Time to Kill - Danielle French
Wrecking Ball - John Wort Hannam
In The Devonian - D.M. Sadlier-Brown
(Best Song of Alberta winner)
Blackfoot Bones - Thérèse Lanz
(Best Song of Alberta 1st Runner Up)
This Girl - Jasmine Whenham
(Best Newcomer Winner)
(A Plea To) Willie Wallace - Slow Talking Walter
(Best Newcomer 1st Runner Up)
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