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The 22nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (2005)

Winners for the MASC 22

Grand Prize:
"Spin Like a Top," Susan Greenbaum (Richmond, VA)
Second Place Overall:
"You Are My Holiday," Susan Greenbaum (Richmond, VA)
Third Place Overall:
"Contradictions," Dwayne "Storm the Unpredictable" Henry (Gaithersburg, MD)

Young Artist Winners
Grand Prize:
"Serendipity," Margot MacDonald (Arlington, VA)
Second Place Overall:
"If I Fall," Katie Trotta (Indianapolis, IN)
Third Place Overall:
"Starve Me," Yasmine White (Chapel Hill, NC)

Adult Contemporary
Gold: "Sun's Gonna Shine," Eric Weinberg (Burke, VA)
Silver: "Supernova," Louie Cate (Alexandria, VA)
Finalists:
"Everything But You," Susan Greenbaum (Richmond, VA)
"Celestial Dance," Cletus Kennelly (Silver Spring, MD)
"Angels in America," Susan Greenbaum (Richmond, VA)
Honorable Mention:
"Funeral," Susan Greenbaum (Richmond, VA)
"When You See Me," Holly Cross Vagley (McLean, VA)
"Angela Dawson," Bill Mulroney (Ashton, MD)
"Long Ago," Sean Wiggins (Los Angeles, CA)
"With You," Holly Cross Vagley (McLean, VA)
"Songs to Hang on Stars," Mary Susan Twohy (Washington, DC)
"Dream Giver," Vanessa Florez (Playa Del Rey, CA)
"An Angel's Come to Town," Bill Mulroney (Ashton, MD)
"Too Far," Billy Coulter (Takoma Park, MD)
"Something Phil Dirt Said," Bill Mulroney (Ashton, MD)

Children's
Gold:
"The Mooses' Two-Step," Zoe Mulford (Greenbelt, MD)
Silver:
"We Work it Out," Lauren Mayer (San Mateo, CA)
Finalists:
"After the Lullaby," Ray Scudero (Vienna, VA)
"The Scientific Method (to the Madness)," Lori Bell (Placentia, CA)
"Sleep Well Tonight," Melisa Gibson (Nashville, TN)
Honorable Mention:
"Lullaby, Hushaby," Carol Gaylor (Fairfax, VA)
" I Think I Can," Kenny Woods (Warren, NJ)

Country/Bluegrass
Gold:
"Someone You Loved," John Langan and Chuck Smith (Alexandria, VA)
Silver:
"Four Strong Hands," Iain Campbell Smith (Washington, DC)
Finalists:
"Lucky Man," Mack Bailey and Rachel Levy (Denver, CO)
"One Thing Missing," Greg Valente and Leigh Ann Agee (Greenville, SC)
"Angel Wings," Eddie Sutphin (Pulaski, VA)
Honorable Mention:
"Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde," Linda Howard Hiserman (Oak Hill, VA)
"Sun's Gonna Shine," Eric Weinberg (Burke, VA)
"Man You Used to Be," Bill Mulroney (Ashton, MD)
"Rumors," Karen Collins (Takoma Park, MD)
"She Rode the Bull," John Langan, Chuck Smith (Alexandria, VA)
"Supernova," Louie Cate (Alexandria, VA)
"Quarterback of Hoover High," Eddie Sutphin and Andrew Gregory (Pulaski, VA)
"Now It Won't Be Long," Jim Johnson (Springfield, VA)
"You Never Break Even With Love," Louie Cate (Alexandria, VA)

Folk/Acoustic
Gold:
"Undertow," Cletus Kennelly (Silver Spring, MD)
Silver:
"Domino," Lori Kelley and Richard Engdahl (Centreville, VA)
Finalists:
"God Knows," Joe Giacoio (Somerset, NJ)
"Four More Years?" Lea Jones (Sparks, MD)
"In The Park," Ned Massey (Brooklyn, NY)
Honorable Mention:
"Ride," Lori Kelley (Centreville, VA)
"This Life," Susan Greenbaum (Richmond, VA)
"Celestial Dance," Cletus Kennelly (Silver Spring, MD)
"Dorothy and Scarecrow," Russ Rentler (Emmaus, PA)
"Walter Mitty," Cletus Kennelly (Silver Spring, MD)
"Sun's Gonna Shine," Eric Weinberg (Burke, VA)
"You Don't Know Nothin'," Danielle Miraglia (Malden, MA)
"Leavings," Cletus Kennelly (Silver Spring, MD)
"Willow Tree," Wendy Seligman (Silver Spring, MD)
"In the Dark," Kathryn Mostov (Seattle, WA)
"Too Much of a Good Thing," Greg Vickers (Reston, VA)
"Harbor," Marc Douglas Berardo (Pawcatuck, CT)
"Love Strings," Stella Schindler (Washington, DC)
"Teach Me to Stay," Brian Maddox (Frederick, MD)
"Too Young to Sing the Blues," Arum Rae Valkonen (Lexington, VA)
"Waltzing With You," Jesse Palidofsky (Takoma Park, MD)
"I Need Mercy (a Million Times a Day)," Jesse Palidofsky (Silver Spring, MD)
"Guantanamo," Stephen R. Coffee (Falls Church, VA)
"Small Body Blonde," Arlon Bennett (Princeton, NJ)
"Vivir, No Puedo Vivir," Hector M. Vazquez (New York, NY)
"Big Fish Blues," S. dhruva Stephenson (Frostburg, MD)
"Window Seat," Wil Maring (Murphysboro, IL)
"Little Things," Courtney McManus Chris Gunoskey, and Greg Federico (New Monmouth, NJ)
"Slow River," Gina DeSimone (Silver Spring, MD)
"Laundry Man Blues," Laura Baron (Bethesda, MD)

Gospel/Inspirational
Gold:
"Mirror, Mirror," John Watilo (Lewisville, TX)
Silver:
"Compass," Tracy Greek (Austin, TX)
Finalists:
"Messenger," Holly Cross Vagley (McLean, VA)
"Wait on Me," Tracy Greek Austin, TX)
"Why Not Try Jesus," Holly Cross Vagley (McLean, VA)
Honorable Mention:
"You Are There," Holly Cross Vagley (McLean, VA)
"Send Down Your Healing Water," Jesse Palidofsky (Takoma Park, MD)
"King of Kings," Tracy Greek (Austin, TX)
"Invisible," Holly Cross Vagley (McLean, VA)
"Fear Not," Kim McDaniel Neil Ebanks, and Norris L. Williams (Burbank, CA)
"God Knows," Joe Giacoio (Somerset, NJ)
"One," Karen Benedetto (New York, NY)
"When You See Me," Holly Cross Vagley (McLean, VA)
"When the Rain Comes Down," Holly Cross Vagley (McLean, VA)

Jazz/Blues/Instrumental
Gold:
"Forza Blu," Peter Paulsen (West Chester, PA)
Silver:
"Where There's A Will, There's A Waltz," Seth Kibel (Pikesville, MD)
Finalists:
"Pacific Coast Highway," Greg Federico (Titusville, NJ)
"The Magician's Birthday," Carol Wood (Lake Charles, LA)
"Find An Out," Richard Walton D. Meer, J. Yoffee, E. Robertson, and A. Davidsen (Ellicott City, MD)
Honorable Mention:
"Laundry Man Blues," Laura Baron (Bethesda, MD)
"Cable TV," Doug Sedgwick (Reston, VA)

Rock/Alternative
Gold:
"Disconnected," Billy Coulter (Takoma Park, MD)
Silver:
"Pure Speculation," Jacob Hope (Leesburg, VA)
Finalists:
"Kiss My Atmosphere," Eric Fraley and Kevin Fisher (Encino, CA)
"Tell Me," Rob Flowers and Chris Rossbach (Ashburn, VA)
"This Bag is Not a Toy," Rob Flowers (Ashburn, VA)
Honorable Mention:
"Rainbow," Danny Kastner SD Neigher (West Hollywood, CA)
"Make It," Jeff Campagna (Arlington, VA)
"I'm Ready Now," Eric Fraley (Encino, CA)
"Strange Way," Carol Gaylor (Fairfax, VA)
"It Happens to the Rest of Us," Jacob Hope (Leesburg, VA)
"Pet Your Dog," Louis Yoelin (Los Angeles, CA)
"Beautiful People," Jeff Campagna (Arlington, VA)

Pop
Gold:
"Spin Like a Top," Susan Greenbaum (Richmond, VA)
Silver:
"Pandora's Box," Byron Zanos (Cliffside Park, NJ)
Finalists:
"Like Champagne," Kate Salisbury (Bristol, UK)
" Las Vegas," Emily Henry (Alexandria, VA)
"Why?" Manny Rivero (Montreux, Switzerland)
Honorable Mention:
"First Kiss," Angela Taylor and (Jack) Eric Lewis (Baltimore, MD)
"Quick to Decide," Jeff Campagna and Pete Paraschos (Arlington, VA)
"Everything But You," Susan Greenbaum (Richmond, VA)
"Listen to the Moon," Hannsjoerg Scheid (Seattle, WA)
"Beginning of the End," Brian Maddox (Frederick, MD)
"Crush," Angela Taylor," (Baltimore, MD)
"Here Be Kings," Michael Petrich (Valencia, CA)
"My Podium Kiss-Kiss Girl," Dan Grove (Reston, VA)

R&B/Rap/Hiphop/Dance/Urban/Go-Go
Gold:
"Contradictions," Dwayne "Storm the Unpredictable" Henry (Gaithersburg, MD)
Silver:
"Be the One," Sonya Lorelle (Norfolk, VA)
Finalists:
"Stop Lyin," Dwayne "Storm the Unpredictable" Henry (Gaithersburg, MD)
"Free," Jay Park (Los Angeles, CA)
"Hello," Charlene DeShazer and Lionel Greene (Rockville, MD)
Honorable Mention:
"Miles 2003," Andrew Stewart (Bethesda, MD)
"Your World," Deon Cleancutt Clark (Temple Hills, MD)

Open
Gold:
"You Are My Holiday," Susan Greenbaum (Richmond, VA)
Silver:
"When You Fall," Lynne Revo-Cohen and Danielle Westphal (Reston, VA)
Finalists:
"Thank You for Calling PizzaCo," Stephen R. Coffee (Falls Church, VA)
"Laundry Man Blues," Laura Baron (Bethesda, MD)
"O Tiny Child," Doris MacDonald and Sharon Dennis (Fairfax, VA)
"My Podium Kiss-Kiss Girl," Dan Grove (Reston, VA)
Honorable Mention:
"Freedom's Call," Bill Mulroney (Ashton, MD)
"I Need Mercy (A Million Times a Day)," Jesse Palidofsky (Takoma Park, MD)
"Tilt-a-Whirl Girl," S. dhruva Stephenson (Frostburg, MD)
"Too Much of a Good Thing," Greg Vickers (Reston, VA)
"The Granny Song," Jan Seides (Austin, TX)
"My Inner Bitch," Lauren Mayer (San Mateo, CA)
"Hormone Hell," Lauren Mayer (San Mateo, CA)

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