Dallas Songwriters Association announced the semifinalists for the 2020 Dallas Songwriters Song Contest on November 7 and called for virtual performances from the semifinalists. Over 30 artists will perform more than 40 songs over 2 Saturdays in January.
"Due to the pandemic, we've had an enormous response in entries this year, resulting in a great number of really good songs. The muse has visited our community and with time to spare, a record number of songs have been written this year," says Barbara McMillen, Founding President Emeritus.
The real treat will be the performances by the semifinalist on January 9th and 16th 12 - 3 on Facebook Live on the Dallas Songwriters Association page. "Due to the enormous response to perform, we have added another day to our Awards Program," states Song Contest Director Harry Hewlett.
Please tune in on both days to enjoy this celebration of song!
Song Name | Artist Name | Co_Writer | City | State | Country |
Americana/Folk/Bluegrass | |||||
1309 North Austin | Tommy Patterson | Comanche | TX | US | |
Bayou Sef | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Buried Gold | Michael Bloomer | Frisco | TX | US | |
Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Forty Acres | Chris Albert | Ann Dueren| | Springfield | MO. | US |
Hayride | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
I've Known All Along | SKY HIGH MUSIC LABS | Tualatin | OR | US | |
Jesus Was Here | Dan Stiles | Raytown | MO. | US | |
Just to Keep Breathin' | Michael R. J. Roth | Rio Rancho | NM | US | |
Kevin Young's Cat (A Savior Like Me) | Ireland Casteel | Grapevine | TX | US | |
Mendocino Sunrise | Ynana Rose | San Luis Obispo | CA | US | |
Miss Peggy Lee Sings the Blues | Robert Davoli | Lincoln | MA | US | |
Not A Penny For Me | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Our Turn Now | Len Seligman | SARASOTA | FL | US | |
Pistol Packin' Mama | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Rednecks, Hippies, And Queers | Chris Albert | Springfield | MO. | US | |
River Of Memories | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Sonic Or Dairy Queen | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Summer Days | Steve Jackson | Irving | TX | US | |
The Windmill Bar & Grill | Louie Cate | Alexandria | VA | US | |
Tonight the Subject is Love | Len Seligman | SARASOTA | FL | US | |
True, Helpful, and Kind | Len Seligman | Tom Kimmel | SARASOTA | FL | US |
When the Levees Fail Again | Seth Ginsburg | PLANO | TX | US | |
Where I'll Sing Tonight | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Wonder Boy | Randall Mark | El Cajon | CA | US | |
Christian/Inspirational | |||||
Coal | Matt Rogers | Hermitage | TN | US | |
Come On In The Water's Fine | Tommy Patterson | Comanche | TX | US | |
Going Home | Matthew Stemme | Clayton | NC | US | |
Goliath | JaQuay Morgan | Dallas | TX | US | |
I'm Calling On You Lord | Tim McCasland | Bloomburg | TX | US | |
In All Your Ways | Phil Ipsan | New York | NY | US | |
New Sight | Amy aAbernathy | GA | US | ||
Strong defender | Amy aAbernathy | GA | US | ||
This Little Church I Grew Up In | Tommy Patterson | Comanche | TX | US | |
With Your Love, O God | Denise Rosier | Colorado Springs | CO | US | |
You've Got To Know Somebody | John Pronk | Amarillo | TX | US | |
Your Grace Is Still Amazing To Me | Denny Mackey | Dallas | TX | US | |
Country | |||||
Arms of a Woman | Tim Ely | Peacham | VT | US | |
Bayou Sef | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Behind Bars | T. Edwin Doss | bumpass | VA | US | |
Best Man | T. Edwin Doss | bumpass | VA | US | |
Calgary | Casey Edge | Victoria | BC | CAN | |
Coal | Matt Rogers | Hermitage | TN | US | |
Dallas | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dallas Tonight | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
In Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Joined at the Heart | Louie Cate | Alexandria | VA | US | |
Mistletoin | Louie Cate | Alexandria | VA | US | |
Our Little House | Michael Bloomer | Frisco | Tx | US | |
She Never Lets Me Down | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Someone to Miss Me | Susan Odella | Virginia | MN | US | |
That's My Name | Randy Overton | Waxahachie | TX | US | |
The Balladeer | Mark Patterson | Plano | TX | US | |
The Beginning Of The End | Tommy Patterson | Comanche | TX | US | |
Way Back When | T. Edwin Doss | bumpass | VA | US | |
When The Fertilizer Hits The Ventilator | Parvin & Patterson | Plano | TX | US | |
Instrumental | |||||
Alone Again (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Atchafalaya (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Caviar Helper (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dreamz (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Etouffee (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Forever Now (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Last Bus To Hell (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
My River Of Memories (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Night On Zombie Mountain (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
On the Caravan (INSTRU) | Len Seligman | Jon Seligman | SARASOTA | FL | US |
Showdown (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
The Soldier's Widow (INSTRU) | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Love Songs/Easy Listening | |||||
By Heart | Parvin & Patterson | Plano | TX | US | |
Dallas | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Don't Ever Say Never Again | Steve Jackson | Irving | TX | US | |
Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Gold And Tears | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
If I Asked You to Dance | Kerry Kean | Kent | OH | US | |
In Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Save A Little For You | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Secrets | Ireland Casteel | Grapevine | TX | US | |
So High | Preston Ash | Dallas | TX | US | |
The Things I Didn't Do for You | Michael R. J. Roth | Eric Ramsey Jerranz | Rio Rancho | NM | US |
Til My Last Breath | John Visconti | Cary | NC | US | |
Wonder Boy | Randall Mark | El Cajon | CA | US | |
Novelty/Children | |||||
Be Happy | Randy Sauer | Hays | KS | US | |
Bluebirds & Butterflies | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Flying Disco Chicken | Randy Sauer | Hays | KS | US | |
Fried Chicken Ice Cream | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
I Got An App For That | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
In Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Lady Luck Abandoned Me | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
My Rio Grande | John Pronk | Amarillo | TX | US | |
Parking Cars on Mars | Louie Cate | Alexandria | VA | US | |
Peas Porridge | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Sunrise In The West | John Pronk | Amarillo | TX | US | |
Zipcode | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Pop/Rock/Alt/R&B | |||||
Beat It Out Of Baton Rouge | Parvin & Patterson | Plano | TX | US | |
Bluebirds & Butterflies | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Broken Promises | Ireland Casteel | Grapevine | TX | US | |
Cajun T | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dallas | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dallas Tonight | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Fear | Trey Connor | AUSTIN | Mi | US | |
Forget The Day | M'Lynn Musgrove | DALLAS | TX | US | |
I Got An App For That | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
I'll Never Set You Free | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
I'm Sorry | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
In Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Little Miss T | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Make America | Phil Ipsan | New York | NY | US | |
Maybe Tomorrow | Jose Gomez | Paul Reidy | Elmira | NY | US |
Peas Porridge | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Pistol Packin' Mama | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Pity Party | April Gregory | plano | TX | US | |
Surrender | Parvin & Patterson | Plano | TX | US | |
Take It Out on Me | Preston Ash | Dallas | TX | US | |
Word Man | Stefanie Johnson | Allentown | PA | US | |
Worth Waiting For | Susan Odella | Virginia | MN | US | |
You Got This | Allen Larson | Dallas | TX | US | |
Singer/Songwriter | |||||
Bayou Sef | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Closer Together, Farther Apart | Seth Ginsburg | Plano | TX | US | |
Colorado | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dallas | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Dallas Tonight | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Embers of the World | Seth Ginsburg | Plano | TX | US | |
Even Though Autumn's In Your Eyes | Robert Davoli | Lincoln | MA | US | |
Five Years From Today | Rek Rekerdres | Dallas | TX | US | |
Forget The Day | M'Lynn Musgrove | DALLAS | TX | US | |
Forgiveness (The Meaning Of The Cross) | Bill Martin | Dallas | TX | US | |
Ghosts | Brooke Buchanan | Dallas | TX | US | |
Goodnight Moon | Steve Jackson | Irving | TX | US | |
Huge Swig of the Now | Robert Davoli | Lincoln | MA | US | |
I'm Sorry | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
In Dreamland | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Little Miss T | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Now She's a Texas Gal! | Seth Ginsburg | PLANO | TX | US | |
People Needing People | Andrew Plan | Kristine Wriding | Dallas | TX | US |
Pity Party | April Gregory | plano | TX | US | |
Roam | Ireland Casteel | Grapevine | TX | US | |
Round the Bend | David Claerr | Garland | TX | US | |
Runnin' Through The New Brown Corn | T. Edwin Doss | bumpass | VA | US | |
The Jefferson Story | Tracy Jai | Llanelli | Wales | UK | |
Where I'll Sing Tonight | Charles Edmund Carter | Dallas | TX | US | |
Word Man | Stefanie Johnson | Allentown | PA | US | |
Workin' on a New One | Matthew Kenneth Gray | Normal | IL | US | |
Winners announced at our virtual Awards Show on Saturday, January 16, 12 - 3.
Semi-finalists are invited to perform at Performance Show on January 9, 12 - 3.
