Six songwriters have been named as winners in the 2010 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Kate Klim (Boston, MA), Kim Richardson (Mountain Home, AR), Andy Gullahorn (Nashville, TN), Dan Colehour (Nashville, TN), Jon Brooks (King City, ON, Canada) and Michael Troy (Fall River, MA) were selected by a panel of judges from among 32 finalists who performed two songs each during the New Folk Concerts on May 29 and 30 as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival that continues through June 13 at the Quiet Valley Ranch in the Texas Hill Country.
In addition to cash honorariums and other prizes, the six were afforded the opportunity to perform on the festival’s Threadgill Stage as part of a Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Winners Concert on Sunday afternoon, June 6.
Geared towards singer-songwriters of various musical styles and their fans, the Kerrville Folk Festival is the longest continuously running festival of its kind in North America. In addition to concerts each evening, Kerrville features “Ballad Tree” song-sharing sessions, campfire jam sessions, concerts and activities for children, organized canoe trips on the Guadelupe River, Hill Country bike rides, and a professional development program for teachers, as well as a three-day songwriters school and instrumental workshops.
More information on the festival, which is now in its 39th year, is available at www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com. An article listing the 32 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Finalists was posted on AcousticMusicScene.com on April 15 and is archived in the Awards & Contests and Festival Focus sections.
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