Lauderdale chats on Facebook
The live chat with Lauderdale will take place at the social media site on the official page for the contest, found at MerleFest's "Chris Austin Songwriting Contest." Fans and writers can join the chat with questions for Lauderdale about the songwriting contest and songwriting in general. In order to take part in the chat, a participant must have a Facebook account and be a "fan" of MerleFest's "Chris Austin Songwriting Contest" page.
Hosted by MerleFest 2011 and now in its 19th year, the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest is an opportunity for writers to have their original songs heard and judged by a panel of Nashville music industry professionals.
Contest entries for the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest are now being accepted via three methods: U.S. Mail (P. O. Box 121855, Nashville, TN 37212,) Sonicbids (www.sonicbids.com/chrisaustinsongwritingcontest) and American Songspace (www.americansongspace.com/contest/chrisaustinsongwriting2011.) The deadline is Feb. 18.
Net proceeds from the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest support the Wilkes Community College Chris Austin Memorial Scholarship. Since its inception the scholarship has awarded more than $35,000 to 71 deserving students. Previous winners of the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest include Gillian Welch, Tift Merritt, Michael Reno Harrell, Adrienne Young, Martha Scanlan and David Via.
More news for Jim Lauderdale
- 04/26/24: Lauderdale goes to "My Favorite Place"
- 09/15/23: Brothers Osborne, Willie Dan + Shay top release schedule
- 08/25/23: Lauderdale joins with Po' Ramblin' Boys for bluegrass disc
- 08/26/22: Andress, Marlowe, Lauderdale, Seaforth, Ludwig release new music
- 07/07/22: Lauderdale becomes a "Game Changer"
- 05/19/21: Lauderdale has "Hope"
- 01/31/20: Lauderdale releases bluegrass video
- 01/10/20: Lauderdale plans yet another release
CD reviews for Jim Lauderdale
Since the death of George Jones, Jim Lauderdale has been "The King of Broken Hearts": few have sung a hurting song as Jones did, and Lauderdale does with pain, regret and accountability dripping from every vocal inflection, a reminder of what country music could again become.
Now 37 albums into his decades spanning career, Mr. Americana returns with yet another collection of pedal steel-swamped compositions bringing comfort if only because our lives aren't quite as bleak as those ...
A little over two decades ago, singer/songwriter Kim Richey shone a light on what she described as "the Jim Lauderdale Phenomenon," the tendency for major labels to drop country artists despite critical success and proven potential. Lauderdale became the poster child for the "phenomenon" by losing his RCA contract after a Grammy nomination for his collaboration with Ralph Stanley. There's also a case to be made that "phenomenon" is too positive a word to ...
Jim Lauderdale is one of those artists who's pretty renowned amongst the famous, but not widely known to the public. In a never-say-die career (this is his 33rd album!), he did bag two Grammys and probably logged enough road miles to get to the moon. This is the "homecoming" record for the North Carolina native. He's enlisted other Tar Heel talent like Steep Canyon Rangers and Balsam Range to assist with the proceedings. And it's always a treat (first single "As A ...
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