GERRY RAFFERTY SONGWRITING PRIZE

GERRY RAFFERTY SONGWRITING PRIZE

In memory of the late Gerry Rafferty, songwriters from Renfrewshire are being offered the opportunity to win a place at the UK Songwriting Festival, as well as the chance to showcase their winning songs at two special performances.

Burnsong in association with the UK Songwriting Festival,
Renfrewshire Council and The Year of Creative Scotland
are pleased to announce a songwriting competition in memory
of the talented and widely-respected singer-songwriter,
Gerry Rafferty, who died last year.

The competition is open to residents of Renfrewshire, the
area in which Rafferty grew up. It is open to submissions
from all genres of music.

The prize includes a place at The UK Songwriting Festival 2012
now in its 9th year, but held for the first time in Scotland (12th–17th
August).

The winner will receive mentoring from the distinguished tutors of
Bath Spa University’s Songwriting Masters degree and
Ivor Novello-nominated Snow Patrol collaborator Iain Archer, as
well as performing at two special shows on 16th & 17th August.
Gerry’s daughter, Martha Rafferty, says, “Im delighted that the legacy my Father created can go on to inspire and enable another songwriter to be given a platform for their voice to be heard. Its a long and difficult road to choose and opportunities to break through are few and
far between. Ill be listening for conviction, heart and originality- Good Luck!”

New music mogul, DJ and judge for the competition Jim Gellatly says, “It’s an honour to be asked to judge such a prestigious competition, especially in the name of a legendary figure like the late Gerry Rafferty. I’m looking forward to hearing the submissions, which I’m sure,
will prove that we continue to punch above our weight as a nation when it comes to the creative arts.”

Renfrewshires Provost Anne Hall says, "Renfrewshire has a proud musical heritage past and present and Gerry was very much a part of that tradition. His work and career showed that talent from Renfrewshire could be recognised the world over. It is a fitting tribute to him that the arts of songwriting and performance, to which he brought such a unique perspective, will be showcased in this competition. It will give another Renfrewshire native a chance to
follow his path."

To enter, songwriters must submit up to two original songs by the deadline of 6th July at 11pm. Detailed competition rules as well as submission requirements are listed below.

Competition Rules
• Applicants must be 18+ and from the Renfrewshire area.
• Applicants may submit up to 2 songs of any genre.
• Each individual song must be no more than 4 mins in length.
• Songs must be original, written by the submitting artist and contain no explicit lyrics.
• Submitted songs must be currently unreleased*
• Winner must be available to attend the songwriting week and the two performances.
Submission Requirements
• Songs should be submitted to the Burnsong SoundCloud account
(http://soundcloud.com/burnsong/dropbox)
• A contact name, phone number and postal address must be included in the
description section of the submitted song, or it will be invalid.
*For the purposes of this competition ‘unreleased’ will mean not commercially released by a
record label.
Judging

The competition will be judged by
Jim Gellatly (Clyde 1), Duglas T. Stewart (BMX Bandits),
Emma Gillespie (Emmas Imagination), Ronald Gurr (Burnsong) and Martha Rafferty
(daughter of Gerry Rafferty).

The winner will be announced during the last week of July.


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