WCS congratulates the winners of our 2008 International Song Contest

GRAND PRIZE: “Two Worlds Colliding” by Bruce Conlon, London, UK. (Rock)

2ND PRIZE: “Another Day In The Life” by Tim Miller, Dallas TX.

3RD PRIZE: “I Don’t Know A Thing” by Lucy Schwartz, Pacific Palisades, CA (Pop)

Category Winners and Honorable Mentions:

AMERICANA WINNER: “I’m Not Sorry” by Todd Beauchamp, Sherman Oaks, CA

AMERICANA Honorable Mention “The Saturday Evening Post” by Ken Peterson, Elk Grove, CA; “Been Saying Goodbye” by Ann Cummings, Mill Valley, CA; “Another Train” by Raison D’Etre, Wilder, KY; “Hide Your Eyes” by Steven P. Richards, Wilmington, NC; “Hate To Cry” by Amy Meyers, Hayward, CA; “Déjà Vu” by Stephanie Bettman, Los Angeles, CA; “Two Broken People” by Garry Segal, Hendersonville, NC; “Coffee At Midnight” by Jeff Larson, Fremont, CA; “Ain’t Nobody” by Wade Biery, Chatsworth, CA; “Sarah Stein” by Markus Rill, Wuerzburg, Germany.

BLUES WINNER: “Put A Sock In It” by Laurie Mitchell, Memphis, TN.

BLUES Honorable Mention: “Stop Your Lying” by Bryan Freeze & Jim Ashworth, Fort Worth, TX; “Wollondilly Blues” by Alex Varlow, Penrith, Australia; “When A Heart’s Got The Blues” by Ian Gall, Ashgrove, Australia; “She Is My Woman” by Ian Gall, Ashgrove, Australia; “Way Down Homeless Blues” by Steve Romig, Victoria, Australia; “Can’t Blame Her Non” by Dan Copeland,Tahoe City, CA; “If This Is Love” by Karen Hart, Venice, CA; “New Year Blues” by Brett Fenex, Santa Rosa, CA.

CHILDREN”S MUSIC WINNER: “Don’t Know What This Song Is About” by Thaddeus Rex, Chicago, IL;

CHILDREN”S MUSIC Honorable Mention: “Little Timmy Train” by Andy Z, Redwood City, CA“; “Jump On Up”, by Patty Hall, San Diego, CA; ”Don’t Be Silly” by Doctor Noize, Lone Tree, CO; “Wrinkly Knees Blues” by Patty Hall, San Diego, CA.

COUNTRY WINNER: “I’d Have Loved You Anyway” by Doug MacDonald, Madera, CA.

COUNTRY Honorable Mention: “She’s The One” by Danny Hooper, Clare, Australia; “Raindrops and Dust” by Mark Sadlowski, Kelowna, Canada; “Watch Her Fly” by Ryan Martinez, Los Angeles, CA; “My Somebody To Love” by Francesca de Valence, Brisbane, Australia; “Perfect” by Katrina Burgoyne, Brisbane, Australia; “Teardrops” by Mike Hayden, Tulsa, OK; “I’ll Follow” by Sascha Dupont, Copenhagen, Denmark; “You Can Run” by Alison Hogan, Victoria, Canada; “You Made The Rules” by Elmer ‘Slim’ Ballard, San Francisco, CA; “Pictures Of You” by Dean Furio, Cottonwood, CA; “The Storm” by Laura Bowly, Murphy’s, CA; “Cold Cold Christmas” by Karen Hart, Venice, CA.

FOLK WINNER: “Not The Way” by Justin Taylor, Johannesburg, South Africa

FOLK Honorable Mention: “Wrong Train” by Jeff Talmage, Roswell, GA; “In Her Arms’ by Ken Peterson, Elk Grove, CA; “Diamond Ridge” by Chris Hanson, Oakland, CA; “Make Love Not War” by Peter Daniel Newman, St. Johns, Canada; “Another Child” by Janet Bates, Bandon, OR: “The Tragic Life of Caleb” by Megan Slankard, San Francisco, CA; “Protoplasm Blues” by Debra Gussinn Los Angeles, CA; “Tracks” by Todd Sheridan, Alberta, Canada, “Weeks, Months, Years” by Ryan McMahon, Vancouver, Canada; “Hapless Sky” by Jeff Larson, Fremont, CA; Coal Miner’s Heart” by Scott MacLeod, Calgary, Canada; “Ghost Town” by Gregory Scherer, Santa Rosa, CA.

GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL WINNER: “Hold Me” by Laura McGreevey, Ridgefield, WA.

GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL Honorable Mention: “Anything Can Happen” by Don Coyne, Los Angeles, CA; “Where Is The Love?” by Steven S, Billings, Oshkosh, WI; “Gimme Sweet Jesus” by Shannon Ferry, San Francisco, CA; "Give Me Words" by Timothy Juillet and Jim Meadows, Surprise, AZ; “Name of Jesus” by Tonya Ware, Madison, MS; “You’re Not Alone” by Bitz Haley, Chico, CA; “Carry Me Home” by Brett Fenex, Santa Rosa, CA.

HIP HOP WINNER: “After The Storm” by Antwon King, Oxnard, CA

HIP HOP Honorable Mention: “It Is What It Is” by Stonewall Towery, Clayton, CA; “I Do” by Rahkii Holman, Oakland, CA.

HUMOROUS WINNER: “Hats” by Larry Potts, Petaluma CA

HUMOROUS Honorable Mention: “Medicine Ball” by Beth Hilton, San Jose, CA; “Blame It On Baja” by Jay Lipanovich, French Camp, CA; “ God Luv Ya, G. Dub’ya..! by Spanx T. Urquhart, Hollywood, FL; “Legacy” by Roberta Schultz, Wilder, KY; “I Confess, He Did It” by Paulº Hunnecutt, Harrison, AK; “Coffee Without Caffeine” by Stuart Rosh, San Francisco, CA.

INSTRUMENTAL WINNER: “Lembranças de um Grande Amor” by Raphael Veronese, New Canaan, NY.

INSTRUMENTAL Honorable Mention: “Beloved” by Rachael Sage, New York, NY; “Samos” by Andreas Smagadis, Thessaloniki, Greece; “Fuscia” by Edward Turton, Maryborough, Australia; “The Gathering of the Tribes” by Demetrios Katis, Pallini, Greece; “Una Vida” by Lawrence Blatt, South San Francisco, CA; “Snow” by Eric Roberts/Robert Weinstein; “Borderline Normal” by James Filkins, Traverse City, MI; “Elysian Fields” by Demetrios Katis, Pallini, Greece; “The Nutile Sonata – Here’s To Life”” by Cory Cullinan, Lone Tree, CO; “Capricho” by Beth Hilton, San Jose, CA.

JAZZ WINNER: “Some Things Get Better With Age” by Stuart Rosh, San Francisco, CA

JAZZ Honorable Mention: “Reflections In Mirrors” by Jeannieº Tanner , Chicago, IL; “Rubber Band – 70’s Cop Show Version” By Cory Combs, Mill Valley, CA; “Drink Instead” by Shay Dillon, Nevada City, CA; “Intoxicated by Her Song” by Antonia Venezia, Danville, CA and Betsy Walter, Franklin, TN.

LATIN WINNER: The Round (Bailemos nos) Natalia Pikoul, Oporto, Portugal.

MISC., WINNER “A Little Extra” by Cory Cullinan, Lone Tree, CO

MISC., Honorable Mention: : “Our Love Will Never End” by Debra Gussin and Don Grady, Los Angeles, CA; “Completely Beautiful” by Olio, Los Angeles, CA; “The Loneliest Lonely” by Mike Hyden, Tulsa, OK; “Move” by Tiffany Curtis, Nashville, TN; “Anything Can Happen” by Don Coyne, Los Angeles, CA; “Him” by Giselle Minns, Ottawa, Canada; “Troubles In Heaven” by ºLionel Ziblat, Amsterdam, Netherlands; “Someday” by Francescaº de Valence, Brisbane, Australia; “Too Low Cash Flow” by Jim Asselin, Roseville; CA , “That’s The Story” by Elizabeth Ballard, Sierra Madre, CA; “ Invisible” by Marc Tilson, San Bruno, CA.

POP WINNER: “ I Don’t Know A Thing” by Lucy Schwartz, Pacific Palisades, CA

POP Honorable Mention: “Come Around” by Michael Wittig, Broken Arrow, OK; “Bye Bye” by Camille Abordo, Riverside, CA; “Landfill” by Rachel Margaret, San Francisco, CA; “Go Out and Get It” by Lucy Schwartz, Pacific Palisades, CA; “She Is My Woman” by Ian Gall, Ashgrove, Queensland, Australia; “Gone” by Robyn Dell’Unto, Ontario, Canada; “Passenger” by Courtney Jones, Portland, OR; “Unholy Heart” by Rolf Schnyder, Grimisuat, Switzerland; “Dance Under The Moonlight” by Jacqueline Lopez, Chula Vista, CA; “Just Love You More” by Adrian Kimberlin, Birmingham, UK; “Rich Man” by Phillip Marcus, Miami, CA; “Jagged” by Leslie Hunt, Chicago, IL.

R&B WINNER: “One Day I Will” by Danny Park, Cupertino, CA

R&B Honorable Mention: “How Beautiful” by Danielle Braund, Penticton, Canada; “I Need You” by Crystal Denise Harmon/Flournoy, Hayward, CA; “How Do I get You To Yes” by Steven P. Richards, Wilmington, NC.

ROCK WINNER: “Two Worlds Colliding” by Bruce Conlon, London, UK.

ROCK Honorable Mention: “Goodbye” by David Jonelis, Los Angeles, CA; “Saving Face” by Antonio Pontarelli, Temecula CA; “Shy Girl From Orange County” by Jeffry Wynne Prince, Fair Oaks, CA; “Bad Girl” by Darcy E. Andersohn, San Jose, CA; “Revelation” by Chris Tondre, Van Nuys, CA; “Lemme Know” by Ben Hammond, Sarasota, FL; “Queen of Broken Promises” by Jared Salvatore, Needham, MA; “Liar” by Shane Scot, Bellevue, WA; “Miss You So” by David Jonelis, Los Angeles, CA; “Funky Love” by Peter Rangelov & Colette Forde, Sofia, Bulgaria.

SINGER/SONGWRITER WINNER: “Another Day In The Life” by Tim Miller, Dallas TX.

SINGER/SONGWRITER Honorable Mention: “Paper Plane” by Lucy Schwartz, Pacific Palisades, CA; “Relief” by Courtney Jones, Salem, OR; “I Pray” by Spanx T. Urquhart, Hollywood, FL; “Wonderfully” by Erika Soto, Pacific Grove, CA; “The Underdog” by Reagan Mendoza, Antioch, CA; “Man Overboard” by Tim Miller, Dallas TX; “Feel Your Heart” by Joe Clopton, Santa Rosa, CA;

WORLD WINNER: “Ay Masilan” by Vanessa Sidibe, Berkeley, CA

WORLD Honorable Mention: “Children Of The Earth” by Gordon Lustig, Napa, CA; “Gaia” by D. Craig Kaemmer, Brandon FL;