Plowshares Singer-songwriter Contest Results
Grand Prize: Joe Jencks (Cincinnati, OH) Runner Up: Jay Mankita (Amherst, MA)
The finals showcase was as amazing as always. Each finalist did a top notch performance, and the space is just perfect for listening to great songwriting. An intimate setting in a small venue packed with people ready to be wowed. Every performer rose to the occasion, and the fact that only two get mention is truly a disservice. Each of the finalists should be congratulated for excellence in songwriting craft and performace: Marc Douglas Berardo, Patrick Fitzsimmons, Nadine Goellner, Bill Kahler, Steve Key and Tim Robinson. These finalists made their way through three rounds of judging of 150 entries.
Host Erik Balkey reports.
We were also proud to present feature sets from last year’s winner Kate McDonnell, and invited guest Cliff Eberhardt who simply took over the room and finished the night with some great showmanship on guitar and with fantastic songs. Cliff is the whole package… a passionate performer, a world class songwriter, amazing lyricist, extremely musical, captivating and very funny. We thank the finals judges: Otto Bost of WDIY (www.acousticeclectic.com), Brian Gundersdorf of the trio We’re About Nine (www.wa9.org), and Kate McDonnell (www.katemcdonnell.com). The host venue was Plowshares (www.plowsharesmusic.org), and we thank Lucy Bonnington for allowing us to make this happen every year in such a wonderful room. The priliminary round were screened and judged by eight local Philadelphia area songwriters.
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