Judith Crossley Memorial Songwriting Award

Judith Crossley Memorial Songwriting Award

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Posted 2019-08-18 by Juliet Efollow

Thu 01 Aug 2019 - Mon 30 Sep 2019


Judith Vivienne Crossley was born in the UK in 1934 and emigrated to Australia when she was in her twenties, settling in Adelaide. She was a keen singer and songwriter and quickly became a familiar face at local folk clubs and regional festivals. She enthusiastically supported songwriting competitions held in conjunction with those festivals and was passionate in her support of her adopted home.

Judith loved to encourage fledgeling songwriters, in particular, those writing about the history, places and people of her state of South Australia. Over her long life, she strongly supported SCALA (Songwriters, Composers and Lyricists Association) and the South Australian Folk Federation.

Judith died in 2014 and in her will she left a legacy to establish a songwriting competition for South Australia. This is now known as the and it is now in its fifth year. The competition has produced some well-crafted songs, with topics as diverse as murder in a country town, a lighthouse keeper's life on a small island or a tribute to the bravery of a local resident.

The songs submitted should all be original compositions, suitable for acoustic performance and must relate to South Australian places, people or events. Entry is free and an award of $500 is made to the entry deemed to be the best from a selection of 10 finalists by an independent panel of 3 judges. The judging takes place as part of the Fleurieu Folk Festival every October, in a concert where all 10 final songs are performed by their writers. In previous years, the award has been used by several of the winners to produce a CD of their original works.

It's an excellent way to put a focus on our state and to acknowledge some of the talented songwriters we have living here. Entries for the Award are now open and close on September 30th. See www.songwritingaward.org for details.



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