Winners Announced For Chris Austin Songwriting Contest

The Contest Participants

Winners have been announced for the 17th Annual CHRIS AUSTIN SONGWRITING CONTEST, held during MERLEFEST 2009 on APRIL 24th in WILKESBORO, NC. Three finalists were chosen for each genre, out of 840 entries received. The first place winners are:

Bluegrass Category
"Love Gone By" by CAROL HAUSNER and COLIN McCAFFREY of MONTPELIER, VT

Country Category
"Man of Few Words" by DENNIS K. DUFF of KUTTAWA, KY

Gospel Category
"Beyond the Rain" by BRINK BRINKMAN of PICKERINGTON, OH

General Category
"Unmarked Pavement" by MILES and LETHA COSTIN of RALEIGH, NC

The winners received an acoustic guitar, a check for $300, two boxes of D'ADDARIO strings and a one-year subscription to ACOUSTIC GUITAR magazine. For more info visit www.merlefest.org.

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