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DC Bluegrass Union Congratulates Hazel Dickens Song Contest Winners!

HAZEL DICKENS SONG CONTEST  The Hazel Dickens song contest celebrates the life and muse of one of bluegrass music's most beloved songwriters. All proceeds from the Hazel Dickens Song Contest go to the DC Bluegrass Union, a 501(c)3 nonprofit membership organization with a mission to promote bluegrass music in the greater Washington region through education and performance. Three winning songs and three honorable mentions are the highlights of the inaugural HAZEL DICKENS SONG CONTEST from the DC Bluegrass Union.

Judging the entries were: John Starling, Dudley Connell, and Dede Wyland.

1st Place: "Say What You Mean": writer Gary A. Ferguson, Alexandria, VA        Play Say What You Mean



2nd Place: "Midnight Flight": writer Nancy Cardwell Erdos, Madison, TN       Play Midnight Flight



3rd Place: "Weeds Where The Flowers Of Love Once Grew": writers David Morris, Gaithersburg, MD & Chris Dockins, Burke, VA    Play Weeds Where The Flowers Of Love Once Grew




Honorable Mention:
"Baltimore Immigrants": writer Karen Collins, Takoma Park, MD

"Tenth Day Of September": writer David Morris, Gaithersburg, ,MD

"Barre Angel 1918": writer Tracy O'Connell, Newburyport, MA

First Place winner Gary Ferguson will perform his song "Say What You Mean" on the main stage at the 5th annual DC Bluegrass Festival on February 28, 2015 at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel in Vienna, VA.

The Hazel Dickens Song Contest wishes to thank all the contestants and judges for making the contest a success. T

The Hazel Dickens song contest celebrates the life and muse of one of bluegrass music's most beloved songwriters. All proceeds from the Hazel Dickens Song Contest go to the DC Bluegrass Union, a 501(c)3 nonprofit membership organization with a mission to promote bluegrass music in the greater Washington region through education and performance.

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