WINNERS OF THE 19th ANNUAL MID-ATLANTIC SONGWRITING CONTEST

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Dwayne Henry, Oxon Hill, MD, performing as "Storm the Unpredictable" pictured right with a fellow musician. Storm was the Grand Prize Winner for his song "Get Your Weight Up" (Gold, Rap, Hip Hop, Urban Category) and Silver Winner in the same category for "Darker the Berry"

Dwayne Henry, Oxon Hill, MD, "Storm the Unpredictable" - Grand Prize Winner for his song "Get Your Weight Up"

Janice Fitzgerald, Maplewood, NJ, Winner, Accepts 2nd Prize Overall (Gold Winner - Gospel, Contemporary Christian, Inspirational Gold Winner) for her song "Simple Wonders"

Devon Copley, New York, NY, Gold Winner, Rock Category, for his song "The Wreck of You and Me" and Silver Winner, Pop, R&B Category, for his song "The Girl Who Breaks"

Laura Craig DeLong, Darling, MS, Gospel, Contemporary Christian,
Inspirational, Silver Winner, performs "When I Fall"

SAW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Linda Hiserman
(SAW Board of Directors)

SAW thanks all those who entered the 19th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. In the past few months, judges have listened carefully to all entries. Those who attended our gala at the Hard Rock Cafe on November 24, 2002, had the great pleasure of hearing the songs first hand by the songwriters and musicians performing the songs themselves. As always, the contest is the culmination of many months of hard work on the part of judges, volunteers and most of all, the participants of the contest.

Norma Byron
Contest Director

GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
Get Your Weight Up (Big Girl Anthem), Dwayne F. Henry (Oxon Hill, MD)

SECOND PLACE OVERALL:
Simple Wonders, Janice Fitzgerald (Maplewood, NJ)

GOSPEL
GOLD: Simple Wonders, Janice Fitzgerald (Maplewood, NJ)
SILVER: When I Fall, Laura A. Craig Delong (Darling, MS)

Finalists:
The Days are Long (But the Years are Short), Mindy Damon (El Cajon, CA)
My Heart Took a Picture of Jesus, Steve Bryant (Chester Springs, PA)
A Prayer From Your Soul, Louie Cate (Alexandria, VA) Co-writer: Gene Carrington
Roots and Wings, Laura A. Craig Delong (Darling, MS)
Everlasting Love, Chris Holmes (Seat Pleasant, MD)

POP / R&B
GOLD: Keepers of Our Souls, Blake Althen (Arlington, VA), Co-writer: Paula Bellenoit
SILVER: The Girl Who Breaks, Devon Copley (New York, NY)

Finalists:
Fly Away Home, Mary Ann Redmond (Great Falls, VA)
Cradle of Love, Will Hopkins (Washington, DC)
Girl #3, Devon Copley (New York, NY)
Scratch My Back, Nancy O'Donnell (Riva, MD) Co-writer: Curt Kaltsukis
Silence of the Days, Laura A. Craig DeLong (Darling, MS)
Consider it Done, Louie Cate (Alexandria, VA) Co-writer: Gene Carrington
Love's Long Ride, Mary Beth DePompa (Centreville,VA)
Feel Good Friday, Steve Sparks (Manassas, VA)
Get Along, Scott Joffe (Fairfax, VA)
Silly Ho, Delaney Collins (Minneapolis, MN)
Tattoos & Lucky Charms, Eric Weinberg (Washington, DC)

HIP HOP / DANCE / URBAN
GOLD: Get Your Weight Up (Big Girl Anthem), Dwayne F. Henry (Oxon Hill, MD)
SILVER: Darker the Berry, Dwayne F. Henry (Oxon Hill, MD)

Finalists:
Sayers and Sinners, Dwandell Noye (Niagara Falls, NY)
1,000 Degreez, Dwandell Noye (Niagara Falls, NY)

OPEN
GOLD: 12-24 I Don't Need Mistletoe, Louie Cate (Alexandria, VA) Co-writer: Gene Carrington
SILVER: Night of the Living Dead, Steve Quelet (Cinnaminson, NJ)

Finalists:
Looking Up (3 Days in September), Cletus Kennelly (Rockville, MD)
1,000 Degreez, Dwandell Noye (Niagara Falls, NY)
Buy Me Some Things, Mary Beth DePompa (Centreville, VA) Co-writer: Ashley Miller
Roots and Wings, Laura A. Craig DeLong (Darling, MS)
We Will Stand Together, Laura Baron (Rockville, MD)
Exodus, Eric Waters (Annandale, VA)
Ozzie Osbourne Barbershop Quartet, Jim Hoehn (Brookfield, WI)

LATIN / WORLD / REGGAE
GOLD: Time Passes, Johnny Artis (Woodbridge, VA)
SILVER: Exodus, Eric Waters (Annandale, VA)

Finalists:
Hip Hop Hoo Rai, The Amazing Assaf (London, England)
Jon Wane, Jeff Archer (Millersville, MD) Co-writer: Mike Zampi

FOLK
GOLD: Gargoyle, Brady Earnhart (Keezletown, VA)
SILVER: Next Big Thing, Thomas Roue (Mercersburg, PA)

Finalists:
Celestial Dance, Cletus Kennelly (Rockville, MD)
Stock, Zoe Mulford (College Park, MD)
Lonely Skeleton, Steve Quelet (Cinnaminson, NJ)
A Union Story, Steve Quelet (Cinnaminson, NJ)
The Earth Had Been Painted Blue, Stephen C. Nuckolls (Richmond, VA)
After You, Brady Earnhart (Keezletown, VA)

ROCK
GOLD: The Wreck of You and Me, Devon Copley (New York, NY)
SILVER: Paradise Lullaby, Mark T. Pfaff (Baltimore, MD)

Finalists:
Keepers of Our Souls, Blake Althen (Arlington, VA) Co-writer: Paula Bellenoit
9-11 (Here with Me), Scott Joffe (Fairfax, VA)
Virginia, Eric Weinberg (Washington, DC)
Give and Take, John Grim (Arlington, VA)
Cherry on Patrol, Lisa M. Engelken (San Francisco, CA)

COUNTRY
GOLD: Mom, She's Looking at Me, David Miller (Purcelville, VA) Co-writer: Shawn Klaiber
SILVER: No One Else I'd Rather Be, Will Hopkins (Washington, DC)

Finalists:
A Rebel and a Rose, Tedd Swormstedt (Cincinnati, OH)
If It Looks Like Love, Marjorie Reeves (Nashville, TN) Co-writer: Mario Martin
Remember, Louie Cate (Alexandria, VA) Co-writer: Gene Carrington
What Do You Think About those Yankees?, Roberta Crowder (Mariposa, CA)

ADULT CONTEMPORARY / SOFT ROCK
GOLD: What I Don't Tell You, Patti Witten (Ithaca, NY)
SILVER: St. Patrick's Day, Willem Dicke (Washington, DC)

Finalists:
When it Snows, Terri Griffin (Greencastle, PA)
Already Gone, Jessie Montague (Catskill, NY)
Eldorado, Sam Shaber (New York, NY)
Cowboy, Jessie Montague (Catskill, NY)
The Gift of Goodbye, Will Hopkins (Washington, DC)
Living A Lie, Maria Berg (New Orleans, LA)
Killing by Number, Roya Vakili (Rockville, MD)
Ontario, Meredith Thompson (Somerville, MA) Co-writer: Chris Thompson
Admit It, Patti Witten (Ithaca, NY)
You Affect Me, Patrice Moerman (Bethesda, MD)
New York Rainy Day, David Patillo (New York, NY)
I Will Wait, Terri Griffin (Greencastle, PA)

CHILDREN'S
GOLD: Yellow Bicycle, Billy Byron (Cambridge, MA)
SILVER: Noah's Big Big Boat, Mindy Damon (El Cajon, CA)

Finalists:
Iggy the Ugly Iguana, Don Bridges (Centreville, VA) Co-writer: Bobbi Bliss
Fireflies in a Jar, Frank Dieter (Roanoke, VA)
Icky Pooh, Allan Armenta (Santa Maria, CA)
Song About the Moon, Joe Thompson (Annapolis, MD)