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Vote for the top singer-songwriter

Your vote counts

By Steven Uhles| Staff Writer

Thursday, August 07, 2008

A month ago, we asked Augusta's always-impressive community of musicians to submit compositions for The Augusta Chronicle 's sixth annual Singer-Songwriter Contest. As in year's past, the response has been overwhelming, and the talent displayed astonishing. Before the voting begins, The Augusta Chronicle would like to offer applause (and Applause, for that matter) to everyone who sent in their original tracks.

Over the next month, you can vote for your favorites. The three who receive the most votes will perform, along with three critic pick acts, at Singer-Songwriter Contest finals at Arts in the Heart of Augusta on Sept. 19. The winner receives $400 and a big box of CDs; second place receives $200; and third place receives $100.

Paper ballots must be cut out of the newspaper (no copying allowed) and mailed to Steven Uhles, 725 Broad St., Augusta, GA 30901. Ballots must be received by 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5.

You also can hear the songs and vote online at augustachronicle.com/applause. You can vote online once a day through 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5.

Reach Steven Uhles at (706) 823-3626 or steven.uhles@augustachronicle.com.

From the Thursday, August 07, 2008 edition of the Augusta Chronicle

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2008 Singer-Songwriter Contest Ballot
1) 48volt Girls of West Texas Americana rock	2) Charles August Can't Shake It Classic acoustic folk	3) Phylandria Curtis Can We Try Clubby gospel ballad


4) Drew Davis Take Me Home Acoustic gospel	5) David Doane Perfect Life Country rock	6) e-laine Le Shopping Spree Poppy pre-teen R&B


7) Allison Foster Whiskey Bottle Acoustic folk rock	8) Furman Fowler This Town Lo-fi college rock	9) Tim Garrick Beautiful Pieces Hooky electric rock


10) Ryan Gay I Don't Mind Primitive folk	11) The Grumblers Little Secret Jazzy acoustic duet	12) Will Hasson A Southern Boy Lyrical folk


13) J. Harmony Sing Me a Song Contemporary R&B	14) Gary Jay Why Can't We All Get Along Antiwar folk song	15) Jessica King Three Acoustic heartbreak ballad


16) John Krueger Miss Emaline Guitar pop	17) Language Arts Celia, I Need Ya Power pop	18) Kimberly McDonald The One Who Understands Contemporary Christian country


19) Carey Murdock Carli Soulful acoustic folk	20) The Chris Osbon Band Hold On College radio Americana	21) Paddy Next to Me Piano power ballad


22) Jim Perkins Something's Gotta Give Solo acoustic	23) Fred Perrin The Only One Gospel R&B	24) Mike Pinchot Abilene Stripped-down country


25) The Plaster Children Song For the One Indie rock	26) E.T. Quigley On the Brink Christian folk	27) Ship of Fools Unidentified Jangling guitar rock


28) Smoke Damaged 95 Low-key Americana	29) O.A. Bud Stanfield Headlining at the Haynes Classic country	30) Stone Dogs Help Me Find My Way Home Electric barroom boogie


31) Syncho Nice Endpoint New Wave-inspired rock	32) Team Lift Holiday Progressive pop	33) Scott Terry Gotta Start With Me Road-trip country


34) Wade and Erin Teston Another Day Contemporary country	35) The Burnt Bacon Show We're All Gonna Be Alright Acoustic protest duet	36) The Cat Beast Warm Seasons Rock love song


37) The Paper Clips Step Into My World Funky acoustic rock	38) Tony Thomas Amanda Acoustic ballad	39) Adam Thompson The Risk of it All Acoustic ballad


40) VirWarner Tiller Over Time Piano-based ballad	41) Robb Underwood Kiss You Tonight Acoustic love song	42) Velocity Plastic Girl Hard rock


43) Mark Starling Sense of Direction Atmospheric guitar ballad	44) Scott Wells Pretending I Don't Care Emotional rock	45) Tony Garrick That's OK Solo country