From the website
The International Song Contest this year was judged by an independent panel of 10 jurors who are currently part of the Worldwide Blues & Roots Radio team, they are all active in their music communities in Canada, USA, Europe and Australia, a number of the jurors sit on regional and national award panels in their respective countries.
Thank you to everyone who submitted their songs to this years contest, we had a record number of entries from around the world, the quality of entries was extremely high making it a difficult task for our jurors.
Category Winners To Be Announced January 25th 2023 - ($250 CAD Cash Prize )
Overall Winner To Be Announced January 30th 2023 - (Annual Award + $250 CAD Category + $750 CAD Overall = Total Cash Prize $1000)
Listed below are the chosen finalists in each category.
Click here for the category winners.
Duo | Trio | Band
- Andre Bisson Band (Hamilton) - The Ballad Of Lucy Stone
Links: Andre Bisson, More Andre Bisson Stories, Video above courtesy of André Bisson - Topic - Pete Temple & The Cornerstones (Kitchener) - What is The Blues
Links: Pete Temple, More Pete Temple Stories, Video above courtesy of Various Artists - Topic - Andrew Bate & Chloe Gorman - Flowers On My Grave
- Andres Roots feat Lorete Medne - Solitaire
- Andres Roots feat Louie Digman - Alligator Blues
- Emma Gale - Love Got The Better Of Me
- igoodea - Winter Sun
- Jeff Plankenhorn - Piece Of Cake (feat. Emily Gimble)
- Jeff Plankenhorn - Trouble Find Me
- John Duer & the Blues Freaks - Baby, Wont You Come Back Home
- Matt Storch & The Miles Between (Goerich) - 18 Wheels
- Mermaid Avenue - Prisoner
- Mist & Wing - Country Mile
- Pamela Ward & Paul Cherrington - Sail On By
- Robert Hill & SJ - Maybe You Will Someday
- Rusty Creek - Hello Old Friend
- Smiling Jack Smith - Nowhere To Go But Up
- Stacey MacNeil & Jonathon Smith - Lies
- Sun-Pinned Leaves - Monterey Bay
- Vince Vanguard - Broken Bones
- Laura Keating (Hamilton) - Blue Water
Links: Laura Keating, More Laura Keating Stories, Video above courtesy of Laura Keating - Topic - Madison Galloway (Fergus) - The River
Links: Madison Galloway, More Madison Galloway Stories, Video above courtesy of Madison Galloway - Topic - Ashley Puckett - Anchor
- Ashley Puckett - Tequila
- Christina Hutt - I Should Have Changed
- Christina Hutt - Thought You'd Always Be My Man
- Emma Gale - She'll Never Be Me
- Emily Brown - Weren't There
- Evelyn Laurie - My Scottish Heart
- I, Claudia - The Envy Of Kings
- Izzy Burns - Bandaids On Bruises
- Izzy Burns - Guessing Game
- Lucie Tiger - Burn It Down
- Melissa Jane Carroll - Where Are You Chris
- Mia Kelly - Garden Through The War
- Ruth Hazelton - Aphelion
- Shirley Jackson - Before It's Over
- Ingrid Gerdes - Red Bird
- Ingrid Gerdes - The Weight Of Blood
- Isobel Thatcher - Wings
- Andre Bisson (Hamilton) - Down The Line
Links: Andre Bisson, More Andre Bisson Stories, Video above courtesy of André Bisson - Topic - Cormac O Caoimh - When My Kids Grow Too Old To Hold Hands
- Cory M. Coons - Freedom Road
- Daniel Cook - Lucky
- Dougal - Beat Up Old Ford
- Ian David Green - White Sand, Black Star
- Jason Baker - The Dream Of Peace
- Joel Brogon - Little Warbler
- Jeff Plankenhorn - Bird On The 9th
- Kayulta (Solo) - Anither Wey (fae thi steamhaimer)
- Kenny MacDonald - Don't You Be A Stranger
- Keyon Harris - The Devil
- Mark LeCornu - Sunflower
- Matt Storch - Wish Upon A Star
- Oatpod - Sense Of Place
- Smiling Jack Smith - New Shoes Blues
- SOHM - In The Morning
- Sun King Rising - No. 6 Magnolia Avenue
- Victor Nesrallah - The Train Don't Stop Here No More
- Vince Vanguard - Let Me Go
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