| 2006 Contest Winners |
Chris Austin Songwriting Contest (1172 Entries) |
BLUEGRASS CATEGORY |
COUNTRY CATEGORY |
GOSPEL CATEGORY |
GENERAL CATEGORY |
1st Place:
“Rita Mae” by Connie Leigh, Newport, AR |
1st Place:
“Losing Faith” by Audrey Auld Mezera, Stinson Beach, CA |
1st Place:
“Hallelujah Time” by John Milroy and C.J. Milroy, Ferndale, MI
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1st Place:
“Short Time Here” by Scott Pearce, Winterville, NC |
2nd Place:
“Guns, Coins, Jewelry & 2nd Hand Hearts” by Timmy Massey and Rick Pardue, State Road, NC |
2nd Place:
“Light at the End of the Bottle” by Megan Laurie, Lubbock, TX |
2nd Place:
“Truth Cries Out” by Mary James with Dan Barker, Lakeside, CA |
2nd Place:
“Under My Skin” by Maura Fogarty, Bronx, NY |
3rd Place:
“That’s As Close to Lonesome” by Jimmy Moore, Marlboro, NJ |
3rd Place:
“12 Gauge Education” by Wake Eastman, Polk Shelton, Jay Cook, and Jill Gilliam, Hamptonville, NC |
3rd Place:
“A Little Deeper” by Paul Kelly with Salvador Guida, Jr., Santa Fe, NM |
3rd Place:
“Rather Have Sooner” by Billy Deiz, Portland, OR |
| Doc Watson Guitar Championship |
1st Place:
Brandon Davis, Independence, VA |
2nd Place:
Tony Watt, Nashville, TN |
3rd Place:
John Creech, Fayetteville, NC
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| Merle Watson Bluegrass Banjo Championship |
1st Place:
Jody Hughes, Marietta, GA |
2nd Place:
Eric Hardin, Warrensville, NC |
3rd Place:
Seth Taylor, Bryson City, NC |
| MerleFest Mandolin Contest |
1st Place:
Rebecca Lovell, Calhoun, GA
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2nd Place:
Dominick Leslie, Evergreen, CO |
3rd Place:
Nick Keen, East Bend, NC |
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