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Songwriter Competition Showcase

presented by Starkville Area Arts Council

Calling all songwriters!

This competition caters to the music side of CDAF! Singers and songwriters go head-to-head for a chance to perform live at #CDAF2023. 

The Top 10 applicants will be selected to compete in the live performance Showcase at Dave's Dark Horse Tavern. Top 3 winners of the Showcase will be invited to perform at #CDAF2023 in a shared time slot on the West Stage! (Plus, in the past, various winners from this competition have been hired to play at SAAC's annual fundraiser Forks & Corks). 

Applications are available on the Applications Tab!

2022 Showcase Winners

August 26, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Dave's Dark Horse Tavern
 410 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr E, Starkville, MS 39759

Announcing the Winners of the #CDAF2023 Singer Songwriter Competition Showcase sponsored by The Del Rendon Foundation!

1st Place: Ben Stone
2nd Place: Andrew Brister
3rd Place: Micah Smith

A huge thank you to our other Songwriters of the night, and our Judges: Bill Thurlow of Lazer 96.1FM, Hayden Delacroy AKA Trinity Devine, and Alan Aldridge of Porch Talk. A GIANT thank you to Dave's Dark Horse Tavern for hosting the Showcase again and to Georgia Love Graham for arranging this annual event!

These Top 3 will be performing in a Reception at @Starkville Area Arts Council on September 8 from 5:30-7 pm, as well as the East Stage on September 23 at the Cotton District Arts Festival.
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2022 Showcase Winners

1st Place - Kaciny Emile
2nd Place - Owen Anderson
3rd Place - Kolt Hudson
Crowd Favorite - Soulchile Dynamite
Top 3 winners of the Showcase are be invited to perform at #CDAF2022 in a shared time slot on the West Stage! (See button below for schedule!)
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2019 Showcase Winners

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      • Songwriter Competition Showcase
      • East Stage
      • West Stage
      • South Stage
    • Taste of Starkville
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      • Artisans' Index
    • Children's Village
    • International Village
    • Juried Art Competition >
      • 2022 Juried Art Competition Online
    • Pet Parade
    • Writers' Village
    • Gone (For Now), But Not Forgotten >
      • Student Art Competition
  • Applications
  • Sponsors & Volunteers