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Winner’s Announcement and a message from the promoter of Blooming-Tunes – Suzette Weakley

 

What a year for great songs!!  The judges had a very difficult time discerning the top entries – because 2010 was a year for some especially strong entries for Blooming-Tunes annual Song Competition.  Four judges trying to narrow down their choices to ten entries and a short honorable mention list – now that was a challenge! 

 

None the less – we have our list of winners.  I would like to thank PRO WRITER – Tirk Wilder  -Nashville TN – author of ‘Eyes of a Ranger’ – theme song from ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’, Dave McConnell – one of the originators of the Bloomington Songwriter Showcase and weekly sound engineer for that program, Kirby Thompson, (businessman, and Blooming-Tunes’ Man on the Street Judge. Kirby is also very active in - and a former Board of Director of - community radio WFHB – Bloomington IN) and last but not least – Joe Peters who wrote the top two winning entries for Blooming-Tunes 2009! Joe is a former Professor (Environment), and is involved with a Songwriting group out of northern Indiana called ‘SAMI’. These guys did a GREAT job and the CD is sure to be a work of art!

 

To those of you Songwriters who are not on this list – PLEASE take me seriously when I say that judging was extremely difficult this year and you are in great company.  You are all winners just by being a Songwriter and having the faith in your music to put it out there for people to enjoy.  Fact is;  it would have been easy to make more than one CD with the number of high quality entries for the 2010 competition we received.  As the originator and promoter of Blooming-Tunes - I personally wish to thank each and every one of your for your entries and for sharing your music with Blooming-Tunes 2010.  There were several songs that got ‘single’ votes – and to have these judges spend one of their precious votes on your song – although it may not have made the 2010 CD – is an honor.  

 

Again, thank all who entered for sharing your music with us.  I hope many of you can make it to the October 17th 2010 concert to be held at the Buskirk Chumley Theater.  As one who has entered – you will be given a guest seat at the concert.  I’ll need an RSVP at least two weeks prior to the show to insure your free ticket!  Be sure to contact me for details. 

 

Now – it is with great pleasure I give you the WINNING SONG entries for Blooming-Tunes 2010!

 

1.        Memphis Won’t Leave Me Alone – Mark Robinson / Nashville TN

2.        I Don’t Mind – Shelly Miller / Chicago Ill

3.       I Wanna Marry a Waitress – Dave Ramont / Chicago Ill

4.       You Got Me Here  - Mark LaPointe / Bloomington IN

5.       Moving On – Amanda Fletcher / West Lafayette IN

6.       Tulsa Riots – Blue Cut / Bloomington IN

7.       Black Cadillac – Tim O’Malley / Bloomington IN

8.       Kiss My Rainy Day Away – Jenn Bostic / Nashville TN

9.       The Hill Country – Monika Herzig / Bloomington IN  / (promoter’s choice)

10.   Never – Scott Freed / Nashville IN

11.   Too Far to Fall – Paul Matthew Lauck / Indianapolis IN

12.   Every Moment I don’t Seize – Raman Sachdev / Frankfort ILL

13.   October Sky – Michael Bannerman / Stratford Ontario CA

14.   Happy – Owen Stevenson / Silver Spring MA

15.   I Build Walls – Daryl Robinson / Bedford IN

 

This year, I have invited the judges (who wish to be included on the CD)  - to send me a song for inclusion in the Blooming-Tunes 2010 CD. Thus far all three ‘Songwriter Judges’ have opted to participateJ. 

Joe Peters – ‘Painting on the Edge of Disaster’

David McConnell – ‘Waitress’

Tirk Wilder – addition to be named VERY soon!