48th Maldon Folk Festival 3 - 6 Nov '23

Maldon annual family-friendly folk festival, Victoria. Folk Irish Ceilidh bush gospel & blues music; dance, theatre, poetry, workshops, song-writing competitions

  • About>
    • Our History 1974 – …..a work in progress
    • Venue Descriptions
    • Partners
    • Directions
    • Experience the Goldfields
  • 2023 Program etc
    • 2023 Performers
    • 2023 Program etc
  • Accom
  • Awards
    • Roddy Read Songwriting Award
    • Maldon Minstrel Award

Roddy Read Songwriting Award

Entries for the Roddy Read Song Writing Award will are now closed.

Maton logoThe award is again sponsored by Maton Guitars, with a prize of a guitar and hard case. The winner will perform their winning song on the Progress Hall stage on Sunday 5th November and also be guaranteed a place in the 2024 Maldon Folk Festival. 

Contest coordinators: Trevor Shard (m) 0404 069019 and Lee Merzel (m) 0411 783532

Roddy-Read-Memorial-Songwriting-Award-terms-and-conditions

 

Previous Winners

2022   Cate Taylor “Dust and Gold”
2019    Matt Glass – ‘The Last Time’
2018    Hannah Schmidli – ‘Ellanore’
2017    Cathy Dobson – ‘Jericho Rose’
2016    Tracey Hogue – ‘Forget You Not’
2015    Peny Bohan – ‘Jonny’
2014    Ann-Maree McKee & Bernard Robertson – ‘If You’
2013    Melissa Main – ‘Black Silk’
2012    Michael Waugh – ‘Heyfield Girl’
2011    Oh Pep! – ‘Fooling Around’
2010    Lauren Lee Williams – ‘Stash Your Dreams’
2009    Tony English – ‘Leaving Liverpool’
2008    Geoff McArthur – ‘Sparkle and Shine’
2007    Rose Bygrave – ‘Erarerama’
2006    Neil Robertson – ‘Celebration’
2005    Heidi Hibberd – ‘Lyndee I Have Lost Your Number’
2004    Mark Cryle – ‘Anytime You’d Fall’
2003    Caithlin Meave – ‘Buddha and Steel’
2002    Bruce Watson – ‘Dad’s Clothes’
2001    Bek Fletcher – ‘Fly’
2000    Ben Smith – ‘One Little Black Face’
1999    Graham Dodsworth – ‘Excuse Me’
1998    Mark Jackson & Cassy Nunan – ‘I Just Received’
1997    Tiffany Eckhardt – ‘On My Knees’
1996    Geraldine Hughes – ‘Caravans’
1995    Enda Kenny – ‘My Own Road’
1994    Steve Dennis – ‘Don’t Cry for Me’
1993    Don Cowling – ‘The Ordinary Man’

 

  • Copyright Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Mailing List
  • Sitemap

© Copyright 1974- 2016 · Maldon Folk Festival Inc.· · Made with: by We Push Buttons