To enter:
1. Click on the Enter Here button below to purchase your entry and enter the details for each song. Entries cost $20 each.
2. Email a pdf of your song lyrics to the email address on your entry ticket. You will receive an email acknowledging your entry with a link for uploading the recording of your song(s) (MP3 only, and max. 10.6MB).
3. Support ABOTMA by joining (membership cost is $30).
If you would like more information email: abotmasongs@gmail.com
Criteria:
Entrants are required to be current members of ABOTMA (from July 1 for 2025). Become a member here
The ABOTMA Songwriting competition is on again in 2025!
The objective of the songwriting competition is to encourage artists to develop their own sound and story, and to further Bluegrass and Old-time traditions in a contemporary context.
A prize of $500 will be presented to the winner and $100 to the runner-up at the Mountaingrass Festival 2025 where they (or nominee) will have the opportunity to perform the song. The winner and runner-up also receive a season pass to the Mountaingrass festival in 2025.
The prize is offered through the generous sponsorship of Performance Advantage, a company providing HR services to small business. It's Director Suzanne Diprose will present the prizes at Mountaingrass 2025.
The competition is open from 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025
If you would like more information email: abotmasongs@gmail.com
The winners of the inaugural ABOTMA Songwriting competition in 2024 were:
First prize: Karen Lynne – Out There On The Road
Runner up: Ben Thomas - I’ll Be Going Back There Next Year.
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