From the Blues and Roots Radio website:
The International Song Contest this year was judged by an independent panel of Ten 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.
Listed below are the chosen finalists (25) in each category.
Category winners to be announced January 20th 2022. ($250 CAD Cash Prize )
Overall winner to be announced January 30th 2022 (Annual Award + $1000 CAD Cash Prize)
Local artists are bolded
Singer Songwriter (Male)
- Andre Bisson (Hamilton) - When I'm Gone
Links: Andre Bisson, More Andre Bisson Stories, Video above courtesy of Andre Bisson - Topic - Bert Deivert - Badge 623
- Bobbo Byrnes - Hold Me
- Broke Fuse - Strawberry Moon
- Daniel Cook - Take it Slow
- Danny Garrett - Make it Talk
- Duffmusiq - Ordinary Fool
- Glen MacNeil - Car Window
- Greg Hancock - Changing
- Ian David Green - Born Under a Northern Light
- Ian Roland - Beyond Words
- James Bennett - Before I Fall
- Jay Elle - She's So Fine
- Jeremy Parsons - Good Ole Days
- Kyle McKearney - Devil Water
- L.A. Moore - Reach Out
- Mark Sterling - Deep Down
- Michael Cunningham - Last Dance
- Nicholas James Thomasma - The One That Got Away
- Rob Lutes - That Bird Has My Wings
- Sam Barbour - Freedom Wheels
- Steve Warner - Grace
- String Bone - Where Do You Go
- Terry Penney - Valley Of The Whispering Pine
- Tim Isberg - Jerusalem Road
Singer Songwriter (Female)
- Laura Keating (Hamilton) - Mercy Me
Links: Laura Keating, More Laura Keating Stories, Video above courtesy of Laura Keating - Topic - Amanda Grace - Please Dear Sun
- Amy Blake - Blue
- Briar Summers - Stronger
- Elly Wininger - The Blues Never End
- Emma Gale - Enjoy Life While You Can
- Francine Honey - Hold On
- Hannah Acfield - Like Lovers Do
- I Claudia - The Elephant and You
- Ingrid Gerdes - Water Through Your Hands
- Izzy Burns - Where Did We Go Wrong
- Kate Reid - Caroline
- Kate Weekes - Sing it to the Hills
- Kim Doolittle - Poor Boy (Oh My My)
- Kim Williams Music - Fight Strong
- Liza Ohlback - bad day
- Lucie Tiger - Gasoline
- Moira Bren - Just Cars
- Nancy Dutra - I Cry
- Piper Butcher - Before The Thunder
- Rachel Walker - I Never Knew
- Rhona MacFarlane - No Rain
- Sandra Sutter - Standing People
- Terra Spencer - Feels Like Home
- Tiki Black - Colour Me Blue
Duo | Trio | Band
- Anders Drerup - Two First Kisses
- Big Little Lions - Only A Friend Like You
- Blue Moon Marquee - As I Lay Dying
- CFI Celtic Rock - The Storm
- Chris Andres Band - Scars
- Dean Owens - Land Of The Hummingbird
- Fresh Breath - World Gone Crazy
- igoodea - Late December
- Jabbour - Carling Lake
- Jason Lee McKinney Band - Paperback Novels
- JJ ROOTS - Boxcars and Memoirs
- Karen Morand and The Bosco Boys - Never Enough
- Kayulta - Take the Easy Way
- Leslie D King and The Trembling Shakes - The Standard Dream
- Linda Arseneault - Cranky Pants
- Liz Jones and Broken Windows - Stain
- Mermaid Avenue - Turn the Page
- Nesrallah Artuso Project - I Love My Girl
- Paul Saint John and the Nighthawks - Sideshow Queen
- Rambal - Give Me a Little Love
- Shock Sorrow - Lament
- Stacey McNeill and Jonathan Smith - Blood on My Hands
- The Swamp Stompers - Wishing I Had You
- The Water Runners - Point of No Return
- Wild Flight - Whiskey Talkin
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