Rusty Wier contest, Rd 3 Wk 1 (Semi-finals)
Contestants sing Happy Birthday to Lisa Walsh
This reporter (Mary Jane) was honored to have been a judge at Sunday’s (Feb. 10) Rusty Wier Contest, now in its semi-final rounds, and so had to turn all my notes in to the contest officials. I’ve said time and time again I wouldn’t want to be a judge, because all the talent is so equal, although different from one songwriter to another… and that’s the beauty (along with the mutual ‘let’s-win’ attitude of 99.9 % of the musicians) of Texas music.
In this semi-final two-week round, all contestants must present three of their original songs and cover one Rusty Wier song. Vying were: Heath Webb, Erica Perry, Grady Yates, Greg Schroeder, Town Walsh, and Chad Purdom.
This coming week, at 4 p.m. Love & War in Texas (Plano) brings the remaining six semi-finalists to the stage: Big John Mills, Whitney O’Neil, Scott Copeland, Phil Wallace, Byron Down, and Mark Shelton. From these 12, six will moving into the finals, Feb. 24, to complete the third-annual Rusty Wier Songwriting Contest. They are all vying for prizes that include studio time at Bent Leaf Studios in Denison, a Kona guitar, a season-ticket for two to L&W’s Shiner Sunday concert series, and so much more.
Category: 2013, Love & War in Texas
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