Reports on this round of the Rusty Wier singer/songwriter contest, 2013, will consist mostly of names and photos, with maybe more narratives as it moves into the final rounds.
For now, let it suffice to say that there are 36 of the original 60+ who tried out and the other 30+ who wanted to, but didn’t get it before closing bell. Like the preliminaries, these 36 are divided into three groups, 12 each, and will be singing in three-person song-swap mode. They are all competing against one each of the 35 others, not just those in their individual weeks.
Round 1 included, in order of appearance and basically the same order that the photos are posted, Scott Sean White, Jason Lovell, Chase Carpenter, Byron Dowd, Heath Webb, Mr. Troll, thawing Mills, Saille Branch, Greg Hargrove, Tin Man Travis, James Nored, and Tony Ramey. Judges for the week were Brett Dillon, Roger Russell, Trisha Aker, and Mary Jane Farmer.
Round 1 Week 2 will begin at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, they are all at Love & War in Texas, Plano, at the NE corner of Plano Parkway and U.s. 75. No cover charge.