2023 12 Finalists

Over 60 artists submitted songs, we highlighted 36 of them, and now there are 12 finalists.  In a random order (love spreadsheet formulas) let's listen to the 24 songs that the 2nd round judges will be listening to, and yes we are not adding ANY Comments to this post to influence you.  While we have six 2nd round judges, we will compile all fan voting as the 7th judge.  Tab form is on the bottom of this page; plus there is a ONE Click YouTube playlist for your convienience.

1) "Dog Whistle" - Mark Rubin 

2) "It's Burning" - Mark Rubin 

3) "Henrietta" - Pat Wiley

4) "April Rain" - Pat Wiley

5) "Schedule 1" - Alex Toast

6) "Evolution of the Idea" - Alex Toast

7) "Strange and Wondrous Place" - Fox & Bones

8) "House by the River" - Fox & Bones

9) "8 Hours" - Karyn Ann

10) "Consequence of Fear" - Karyn Ann

11) "Oh Chocolay" - Sons of the Never Wrong

12) "Muddy, Muddy River" - Sons of the Never Wrong

13) "Always an Almost" - Sarah King

14) "Not Worth the Whiskey" - Sarah King

15) "Texas" - Mother Banjo

16) "Water" - Mother Banjo

17) "Wendy Darling" - Samantha Grimes

18) "Done" - Samantha Grimes

19) "Bigger than in Between" - Sam Robbins

20) "Hard to Hate" - Sam Robbins

21) "Raindrop 17" - Dan Elixir

22) "Bad Luck" - Dan Elixir

23) "Two Way Street" - Annie Bacon

24) "Nothing Stays the Same" - Annie Bacon

Yes as promised above, we are adding a fan voting element.  As in any live contest there is the applause aspect; now it's you turn to clap for your favorite.  You need to print out the scoresheet; and fill out the ranking 1-12 (1 being your top selection)  Add your email, take a picture or scan it, or type it in the order of the artist and email it to : grffsongwriter@gmail.com  We understand that there will be some fan bias for your first spot, but you need to rank all 12 or we won't accept the submission.  ONLY one submission per email address.  (Yes we know this is old school, but old school ballot stuffing would take a lot of effort and remember you are 1/7th of the voting.) This fan voting through June 18th at midnight; and we're hoping to announce the finalists on Tuesday Jun 20th.  If you would rather email us by the names, please keep the in order and put your 1 -12 ranking after their name; and please listen to all the songs at least for a minute.

1) Mark Rubin 

2) Pat Wiley 

3) Alex Toast 

4) Fox & Bones 

5) Karyn Ann 

6) Sons of the Never Wrong 

7) Sarah King 

8) Mother Banjo 

9) Samantha Grimes 

10) Sam Robbins 

11) Dan Elixir 

12) Annie Bacon

And here is a ONE Click Playlist

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