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The 2008
MASC winners were announced at the MASC 25 Gala on January 11, 2009
Grand Prize
Overall:
"A Thing or Two" by John P. Langan (Alexandria, VA)
Second Prize
Overall:
"Crook" by Niel Nasset (Austin, TX)
Third Prize
Overall:
"Ripple" by Kate Klim (Somerville, MA)
Director's Prize:
"Kokanee Canary" by Ross Douglas (Point Roberts, WA)
Young Artist
Prize:
"Some Little Girl" by Sophia Bass (Fairfax, VA)
International Artist Prize: "Isabelle"
by Kate Lush (Sydney, Australia)
Young Artist
First Prize Overall: "Some
Little Girl" by Sophia Bass (Fairfax, VA)
Adult Contemporary
Gold:""Tell Us What You See” by Sherwin Kaufman
(New York, NY)
Silver:"818” by Kyler England
(N. Hollywood, CA)
Finalist:
"For A Moment” by Karen Karma (Kensington,
MD)
"He Crosses Her Mind” by Jay Britton
(Ashburn, VA)
"When A Tree Falls” by Jim Johnson
(Springfield, VA)
“So Far” by Chelsea Lee (McLean,
VA)
Honorable Mention:
"Give Me A Beach” by
Paige Powell (Alexandria, VA)
“What I Learned” by Donate Gardner
(Germantown, MD)
“South of the Border” by John
Mullaney (Lothian, MD)
“…But I Know” by Emm Lynch
(Alexandria, VA)
“Headlights, Stars, and Satellites (Why
Most Romantic Films Only Last Two Hours)”
by Dear Daystar (Rockville, MD)
“Legends” by Russ Downs (Arlington,
VA)
“Three O’Clock Chicago”
by Dear Daystar (Rockville, MD)
“Begging Bowl” by Robin Aura Kanegis
(Washington, DC)
“Glaze” by Robin Aura Kanegis
(Washington, DC)
“Stranger” by The Freddie Long
Band (Ijamsvile, MD)
“As I Am” by Laurie Cairns (Chandler,
AZ)
“Right One Wrong Time” by Victoria
Fuller (Chicago, IL)
Children's
Gold: "Scary for My Mama”
by Audrey Engdahl (Hyattsville, MD)
Silver: "Soapy Bubbles” by Stacey Peasley (Brookline,
MA)
Finalist:
"The Story of Thomas and Henry” by David Weaver (Silver
Spring, MD)
“Ode to the Herdmans” by Meg Baker
(Kensington, MD)
Honorable Mention:
"Swimming In the Swimming Pool” by Karl Thaler (Tunkhanncok,
PA)
“Together” by Stacey Peasley (Brookline,
MA)
“We’re Going for a Ride”
by Stacey Peasley (Brookline, MA)
“Chic Chic a Dee” by Lynne Revo-Cohen
(Reston, VA)
“The Toys of Christmas” by Meg
Baker (Kensington, MD)
Country/ Bluegrass
Gold: "A Thing or Two”
by John P. Langan (Alexandria, VA)
Silver: "That’s Me Loving You” by John P.
Langan (Alexandria, VA)
Finalist:
"New Car Smell” by Lori Kelley (Centreville, VA)
“East of Today” by Louis Cate
(Alexandria, VA)
“Dancin’ Like Teenagers Again”
by Hillary Chapman (New York, NY)
Honorable Mention:
“Oklahoma Tuxedo” by Robert Talbert (Darnestown, MD)
“Just One of Those Guys” by John
P. Langan (Alexandria, VA)
“Sometimes” by John P. Langan
(Alexandria, VA)
“Got Down” by William Baker (Washington,
DC)
“She Got Nude for a Dollar” by
Barry Fantle (Clarksburg, MD)
“Honk Your Horn for Dixie” by
T. Edwin Doss (Silver Spring, MD)
“Juicy Fruit” by T. Edwin Doss
(Silver Spring, MD)
“Professional Help” by T. Edwin
Doss (Silver Spring, MD)
“Louisiana Lady” by Jonathan Helfand
(New York, NY)
“You Left the Love Out of Loving”
by Jonathan Helfand (New York, NY)
“Picture Inside the Frame” by
Donna Marie Manzer/Laura Manzer (Broadlands, VA)
“Map In My Lap” by Bob Sima (Woodbine,
MD)
“Sweetheart Waltz” by Aaron Burdett
(Saluda, NC)
Contemporary Folk
/ Acoustic
Gold: "Jenny and I”
by William Baker (Washington, DC)
Silver: "Blowin By” by Phyllis Tanner (Myrtle
Beach, SC)
Finalist:
"Be the Missing Peace” by Lori Kelly (Centreville, VA)
“Kindness Don’t Rest Easy”
by Laura Baron (Bethesda, MD)
“Wear It Well” by Bob Sima (Woodbine,
MD)
Honorable Mention:
"Anyone But You” by Dana Wilentz (Montgomery Village,
MD)
“Black Sky” by Brooks West (Frederick,
MD)
"Pink Room” by Renee McCullough
(Washington, DC)
“Living in the San Joaquin” by
Michael Cassidy (Alexandria, VA)
“Radio Flyer” by T. Edwin Doss
(Silver Spring, MD)
“A Legacy of Love” by David Geyer
(Chevy Chase, MD)
“Born to Waste” by Mitch Barrett
(Berea, KY)
“Something Insanely Clever” by
Kristin Putchinski
“Town for Tired People” by Ross
Douglas (Point Roberts, WA)
“Shining Under the Dust” by Aaron
Burdett (Saluda, NC)
“I Still Believe” by Aaron Burdett
(Saluda, NC)
“Some Kind of Gold” by Matthew
Polonchak (Harpers Ferry, WV)
“The Wedding Guest” by John Seay
(Baltimore, MD)
“Some Other John Seay” by John
Seay (Baltimore, MD)
“North Star” by Laura Baron (Bethesda, MD)
“Now” by Dave Carroll (Waverley,
Nova Scotia)
Gospel / Inspirational /
Christian
Gold: "Where Love Lives”
by Gail Bliss & Steve Fox (N. Myrtle Beach, SC)
Silver: "Peace” by Lisa M. Fenstermacher &
Michael J. Sauri (Columbia, MD)
Finalist:
"Cover” by Matt McElravy (Lititz, PA)
“God’s Love” by Louis Cate
(Alexandria, VA)
“Pray” by Linda Howard Hiserman
(Ashburn, VA)
Honorable Mention:
"Always Near” by John Ripley
(Altamonte Springs, FL)
“Blind” by Tracy Greek (Round
Rock, TX)
“Here I Am” by Eddie Cavazos (San
Antonio, TX)
“I Imagine He Cried” by Robert
N. Talbert (Darnestown, MD)
“Just Trust” by Lisa Horan (Germantown,
MD)
“Nothing Without Love” by Allen
Paul (Cutler Bay, FL)
“Stay Awake” by Jeffrey Rodriguez
(Puerto Rico)
“The Call” by Karen Benedetto
(Congers, NY)
“Unfit and Uncleam” by Tracy Greek
(Round Rock, TX)
“You Deliver Me” by Lisa Horan
(Germantown, MD)
Instrumental
Gold: "Me and Theo”
by Duane Andrews (Newfoundland, Canada)
Silver: "Toccata” by Jordan Spivak (Nanuet, New
York)
Finalist:
"Bell Island” by Duane Andrews (Newfoundland, Canada)
“Solitude” by Chris Kennedy (Columbus,
MD)
Honorable Mention:
“Le Petit Quadrille” by Michael Hood (Philadelphia,
PA)
“Good To Me” by Meg Baker (Kensington,
MD)
Vocal Jazz
/ Blues
Gold: "Kindness Don’t
Rest Easy” by Laura Baron (Bethesda, MD)
Silver: "I Blame You! (for the smile upon my face) by
Diana McCory (Belmar)
Finalist:
"Sunny to Blue” by Lynne Revo-Cohen (Reston, VA)
“Boxcar Blues” by John Mullaney
(Lothian, MD)
“I’m Talkin’ on my Cellphone
Can Ya Hear Me Now You’re Breakin’ Up
Blues” by Jeffrey Silberberg (Olney, MD)
Honorable Mention:
"Lovers Never Rest on Sunday” by Bill Mulroney (Ashton,
VA)
“The Blue Time of Night” by Andrew
Wolf (Washington, DC)
“More Than That” by Lynne Revo-Cohen
(Reston, VA)
“Night Walk” by Maria Durgan (Herndon,
VA)
“Mr. Wrong” by Melissa Holland
(Beacon)
Open
Gold: "Kokanee Canary”
by Ross Douglas (Point Roberts, WA)
Silver: "Gimme Some” by Chris Huntington (Baltimore,
MD)
Finalist:
"Mistletoin'" by Louis Cate
(Alexandria, VA)
“Drag Your Angel Up” by Karyn Oliver (Baynesville, MD)
“He’s Coming Undone” by Lynne Revo-Cohen (Reston,
VA)
Honorable Mention:
"I Dreamed I Didn’t Love You” by Don Micallef (Clifton,
VA)
“Kindnesss Don’t Rest Easy” by Laura Baron (Bethesda,
MD)
“Red Moon Rise” by Clay Crotts (Arlington, VA)
“I Think I’m In Love With Mr. Rogers” by Jennifer
Elcano (Woodbridge, VA)
“Hanukkah Waltzing with You” by Seth Kibel & Laura
Baron (Pikesville, MD)
“Don’t Hold Back” by Jeff Dow/Jeff Calder (St
Michaels, MD)
“This Train Goes Straight” by Louis Cate (Alexandria,
VA)
“The Golden Years” by Peter Francis (Woodstock, MD)
“Jive Time Farmer” by Chris Huntington (Baltimore, MD)
“Happy New Year To You” by Karen Benedetto (Congers,
NY)
“Lost In Poland” by Kathi Kowski (Monrovia, MD)
Pop
Gold: "Ripple” by Kate Klim (Somerville,
MA)
Silver: "Some Little Girl” by Sophia Bass
(Fairfax, VA)
Finalist:
“Breathless” by Rob Bailey (Herndon, VA)
“Livin’ It Up” by Sophia Bass (Fairfax, VA)
“Edmund’s Constellation” by Dear Daystar (Rockville,
MD)
Honorable Mention:
"Turn Back Time” by Michael Giboe (New York, NY)
“Believe” by Sophia Bass (Fairfax, VA)
“More Than Life” by Sophia Bass (Fairfax, VA)
“I Miss You” by Sophia Bass (Fairfax, VA)
“I Can Feel My Heart Again” by Maria Durgan (Herndon,
VA)
“Wired” by Dear Daystar (Rockville, MD)
“Count On Me” by Jeff Sellers (Arlington, VA)
“Three O’Clock Chicago” by Dear Daystar (Rockville,
MD)
“Love is a Sacred Place” by Louis Cate (Alexandria,
VA)
“Save Me” by Adam Swink (Vienna, VA)
“Blue As Blue” by Adam Swink (Vienna, VA)
“Dear My Love” by Toshiya Ochiai (Kyoto, Japan)
“Believe It or Not’ by Tina Lundelius
(Bethesda, MD)
“Roll on Yesterday” by Kitty and
the Can Openers (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
R&B / Urban /
Rap
Gold: "Naked” by Gary Joynes (Washington,
DC)
Silver: "Where I’m At” by Dumi Ndlovu
(Springfield, VA)
Finalist:
"Sensitive Man” by Gary Joynes (Washington, DC)
“Head Up Shoulders Back” by Gary
Joynes (Washington, DC)
“One Wish (W.W.Y.D.) Duane Huckstep
(Monaca, PA)
Honorable Mention:
"Caught Up” by India Gray (Alexandria, VA)
“Be Honest with Me” by Karin Ringheim
(Arlington, VA)
Rock
Gold: "Crook” by Niel Nasset (Austin,
TX)
Silver: "Green” by Elise Major (Eldersburg,
MD)
Finalist:
"Isabelle” by Kate Lush (Sydney, Australia)
“Fire at Mann Gulch” by Eric Farmer
(Sterling, VA)
“Virginia” by Eric Weinberg (Burke,
VA)
“Red Light, Green Light, Go” by
Brett Perkins (Malmo, Sweden)
Honorable Mention:
"Icebox” by Elise Major (Eldersburg, MD)
“A Bullet for Jesus” by James
Skinner (Bethesda, MD)
“Save Yourself” by Bill Mulroney
(Ashton, MD)
“This Between” by Lisa & Paul
Fenstermacher (Columbia, MD)
“Still This Hollow Sound” by Lisa
& Paul Fenstermacher (Columbia, MD)
“Six Blocks Down” by Brian Franke
(Silver Spring, MD)
“Stop” by Clay Crotts (Arlington,
VA)
“I Found My Way” by Alex Rhoads
(Burke, VA
“Every Vein and Muscle” by Adam
Swink (Vienna, VA)
“Trust” by Will Hanza (Brooklyn,
NY)
“Build a New Town” by Dry September
(Pasadena, CA)
“Brand New Revolution” by Larry
Brewer (Madison, MI)
“Get Back Up Again” by Eric Weinberg
(Burke, VA)
“Haven’t I Seen Enough”
by Brett Perkins (Malmo, Sweden)
The Mid Atlantic Song
Contest is produced by the Songwriters' Association of Washington
(SAW). The 25th Annual MASC received 900 or so entries from contestants
regionally and from all over the world, who entered their original
songs with the hope of winning the Grand Prize of $1000. Thirty-three
judges listened to close to 1000 songs divided among eleven different
categories. They then sent their category results to the Grand Prize
Panel for top winner decisions. Winners of the contest were
honored on January 11th, and the Grand Prize winner and runners-up
announced.
The Mid-Atlantic Song
Contest recognizes up-and-coming songwriters with prizes ranging
from $1,000 cash to production of a video and CD mastering by Omega
Studios; International Folk Alliance Showcase opportunities, memberships
in TAXI, and the latest-edition Songwriter's Market books. All Gold
and Silver winners from each of the 11 categories are included on
a Winners? CD, compliments of Oasis CD
Manufacturing. Additional sponsors include Stairway East, Mary Cliff
of WAMU radio, and Siobhan Quinn Vocal Instructor.
Founded in 1979, SAW is a non-profit organization
devoted to strengthening and supporting the craft of songwriting
through its sponsorship of workshops, peer critiques and seminars
featuring songwriters, musicians, producers and other music professionals.
SAW also hosts open mic nights and showcases throughout the metropolitan
area and coordinates community service opportunities for local songwriters.
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