International Song Contest 2019
The International Song Contest is judged by an independent panel of eight ( 8 ) jurors who are currently part of the Worldwide Blues & Roots Radio team, they are all active in their music communities in Canada. the USA, the UK and Australia, a number of the jurors sit on regional and national award panels in their respective countries.
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Thank you to everyone who submitted their songs to this years contest, we had a record number of entries from around the world, the quality of entries was extremely high making it a difficult task for our jurors.
Listed below are the chosen finalists ( 15 ) for each category, our eight ( 8 ) international jurors chose their top five ( 5 ) songs from this list with their final choice for each category winner.
The overall song contest winner was chosen from the three ( 3 ) winning category finalists and announced Friday, January 31st, 2020.
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Blues & Roots Radio International Song Contest 2019 Overall Winner.​
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Lynne Hanson - Higher Ground
The Blues & Roots Radio Award for international Song Of The Year 2019 winner
Lynne Hanson is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Too tough for folk and too blues influenced for country, Lynne Hanson's brand of "porch music with a little red dirt" can turn on a dime from a sunshine, blue sky ballad to a full-on thunderstorm of gritty Americana swamp from one song to the next. She's known for her high-energy, roots guitar driven live performances, whether playing solo or with her band the Good Intentions. A closet stand-up comedian, Lynne often leaves the audience howling with laughter with her between-song-banter.
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Lynne is a two-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner (2018 English Songwriter, Ensemble of the Year with The LYNNeS), a two-time Indie Acoustic Project Alt-Country album of the year winner (River of Sand 2014, Uneven Ground 2017), a past winner of the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award, and a two-time finalist in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk competition in Texas.
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Lynne has performed in venues and festivals across Canada, parts of the United States, and in Europe, had official showcases in Memphis, TN and Austin TX, has toured in support of Grammy nominated songwriters (Gretchen Peters, Steve Forbert), and opened for guitar legend Albert Lee in the UK and Canada.
2019 Category Finalists and Category Winners
Band | Duo | Trio Category Finalists
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The Rank Outsiders - Not The Girl Next Door
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​REAY - Badside​​
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Prisoner Of Noise - Ghost Road
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​Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar - Chasing Dreams
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​Northern Social - King Of Hearts
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Mermaid Avenue - Rise
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Leaf Rapids - Dear Sister
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Jennis - Sneak Past The Mirror
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Erin McCallum - Complicated Woman
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Durham County Poets Feat. Dawn Tyler Watson - Help Me To Change
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Chris Bevington Organization - 61 & 49
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Cheryl Lescom & The Tucson Choir Boys - Nobody's victim
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Charm Of Finches - Fish In The Sea
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Big Little Lions - Here We Go Again
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Autumn Breeze - Moments
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Jurors Top Five Song Choices In Alphabetical Order
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Big Little Lions - Here We Go Again
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Charm Of Finches - Fish In The Sea
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Chris Bevington Organization - 61 & 49
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Durham County Poets - Help Me To Change
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Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar - Chasing Dreams
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CATEGORY WINNER
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Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar - Chasing Dreams
Female Category Finalists
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Tina Ross - Empty ( Save It For Me )
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Sofia Talvik - Wrapped In Paper
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Sharon Goldman - Migration
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Sarah Yeo - I'm On My Way
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Sandra Sutter - Burn In Me
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Raina Krangle - My Beautiful Dear
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Marion Halliday - Rings Around Saturn
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Marina Florance - Long Way Home
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Madison Galloway - Can't buy Time
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Lynne Hanson - Higher Ground
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Loryn Taggart - In My Company
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Kim Moberg - Angels Fly
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Kae Shelby - Here I Am
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Izzy Burns - Some Day ( Dream )
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Emily Walker - Find A New Tomorrow
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Jurors Top Five Song Choices In Alphabetical Order
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Kae Shelby - Here I Am
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Lynne Hanson - Higher Ground
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Madison Galloway - Can't Buy Time
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Sofia Talvik - Wrapped In Paper
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Tina Ross - Empty ( Save It For Me )
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CATEGORY WINNER
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Lynne Hanson - Higher Ground​
Male Category Finalists
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Woody Woodburn - Better Man Today
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Willem James Cowan - Old Dog's Howl
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Ron Lindsay - Kings Of The Waves
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Phil Doleman - You Either Care Or You Don't
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Matt Zaddy - Brighter Days
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Mark Crissinger - Believe In Love
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Marcus Lazarus - Keep Coming Back For More
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Joe Edwards - Trouble
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Jimmy Ireland - The Big Tree
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Henrik Widell - Hold Your Hour ( and Have Another )
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Dom Martin - Spain To Italy
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David Scott Weaver - Galveston
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Bracken Stone - Leather Jacket
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Andre Bisson - Is This Happening
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Alex Seel - Satellites
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Jurors Top Five Song Choices In Alphabetical Order
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Alex Seel - Satellites
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Andre Bisson - Is This Happening
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Dom Martin - Spain To Italy
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Mark Crissinger - Believe In Love
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Woody Woodburn - Better Man Today
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CATEGORY WINNER
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​Andre Bisson - Is This Happening
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OVERALL WINNER 2018
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Thornetta Davis - I Believe ( Everything Gonna Be Alright )
The Blues & Roots Radio Award for international Song Of The Year 2018 winner
Thornetta Davis hails from Detroit, Michigan, USA and has been exciting and wowing audiences all over the world. Her voice is strong, commanding, melodic and smooth. She tells her stories with incredible delivery and leaves her audiences wanting more, backed by her great band of Detroit Musicians. She is the recipient of 30 Detroit Music Awards plus many other accolades, in 2015 she was crowned ' Detroits Queen Of The Blues '
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Music video for I Believe performed by Thornetta Davis. Copyright (C) Sweet Mama Records
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View all Finalists and Winners 2018
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