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Songwriting Competition

2020 Tucson Folk Festival
Stefan George Memorial Songwriting Competition

(To learn more about Stefan George, go to bottom of page.)

SATURDAY, APRIL 4:  NOON to 2 PM
JACOME PLAZA – WILDFLOWER STAGE

ANNOUNCING YOUR 10 FINALISTS!

SONGWRITING COMPETITION FINALISTS


AWARDS

1st PLACE
$100 Cash Award
Free Registration to 2021 Folk Alliance International Conference
25-Minute Set on the Jacome Plaza Stage Saturday, April 4 at 6 pm
RUNNER-UP
$50 Cash Award
3rd PLACE
TKMA T-Shirt and Cap


2020 TFF Songwriter Information Fact Sheet

Important Dates

November 1, 2019         Application acceptance opens ($25 Application Fee for all submissions)
December 15, 2019       CLOSED: Application acceptance closes
December 30, 2019      Songwriting Contest Finalists announced
January 5, 2019            Deadline for Finalist commitment to attend
April 4, 2020                 Competition Finals – Live Performances – Wildflower Stage
April 4, 2020                 Winner Performs on Plaza Stage Saturday Evening


STEFAN GEORGE

Noted for his outstanding songwriting, Stefan George had a passion for music that drove him to excel in virtually every musical endeavor he set his sights upon. And there were many, even within the confines of our so-called folk music festival where he played with so many different ensembles and configurations including the String Trotters, Arm and Hammer, White-bread, Songtower, BK Special, Four Corners, the Ditchriders and, of course, under his own name and that of his beloved partner, Lavinia White.

While Stef was already making a name for himself throughout the late 1980s and ‘90s, and often playing in primetime slots at the festival, for 20 years he could still be seen backing his mother, Emilie, usually in the hot mid-afternoon sun, whose sets were part performance and part history lesson of Eastern European folk music and traditions that she grew up with and were so much a part of her life. While it would be both difficult and redundant to add to what has already been written about Stefan, it should be noted he and Emilie were as much a part of this festival as any one or two people could be.




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. . . for enjoying our Festival and supporting our organization to keep it going all these years.  Our Festival is the only event we produce annually, and being an all-volunteer operated  501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the funds raised during the festival assist us in meeting some of our expenses in order to produce this meaningful event.  From our generous sponsors and community partners who assist us in their own unique ways throughout each festival season, to our members and donors  - thank you for helping us meet our festival budget to date.  

With the unforeseen global-to-local COVID-19 prevention measurers promoting the cancellation of this year's festival; the rearranging of all our lives comes first.  No question.  But, if you enjoy our festival, our events and/or our newsletter, AND if, and truly only if, you are able to financially help us meet unanticipated financial expenses due to the festival being cancelled, please consider becoming a TKMA Member and/or making a donation, when you can, to TKMA.  Thank you, and be well . . .

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