29th annual Festival for the Eno: July 4-6, 2008

The 29th annual Festival for the Eno will take place July 4-6, 2008, and will feature over 100 performers on five stages. Organized by the Eno River Association, the Festival for the Eno is a continuation of years of celebrating the nature, history, and culture of the Eno River basin.

The Festival for the Eno is located at West Point on the Eno City Park on Roxboro Road in Durham, North Carolina. (Click here for information on festival admission, parking, directions and map.)


Visit the following NCSC members as they perform on the Chimney Stage:


Friday, July 4, 2008
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Dave Turner
www.daveturnermusic.com

Louise Bendall
www.louisebendall.com

Jon Batson
www.myspace.com/jonbatsonmusic



Saturday, July 5, 2008
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Nick Hagelin
www.myspace.com/nickhagelinmusic

Pete Leary
www.peteleary.com

William Woltz



Sunday, July 6, 2008
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Phyllis Tannerfrye
www.phyllistannerfrye.com

Jeremy Gilchrist
www.myspace.com/jeremygilchrist

James Purnell
www.myspace.com/jamiepurnell

2008 Song Contest entry forms now available

Official rules and 2008 NCSC Song Contest entry forms are now available via our website. Deadline for entry is September 30, 2008. Winners will be announced December 1.

Visit the NC Songwriters Annual Contest page here to download PDF forms.

Questions about the contest? Email contest(at)ncsongwriters.org.

We look forward to receiving your entries!

Gulf Rim Cafe Photos

Visit the Summer Songwriters Series at the Gulf Rim Cafe in Hillsborough, NC every Saturday night beginning May 31, 2008!

Gulf Rim Cafe (click for map)
111 North Churton Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919-245-0040

More information here...


From the May 31, 2008 showcase:





And the June 7, 2008 showcase:

NCSC 2008 Annual Song Contest

June 30, 2008 marks the official launch and call for entries for the 2008 North Carolina Songwriters Co-op 11th Annual Song Contest. The contest promises to capture a record number of entries this year from all over the world through Sonicbids.com. The contest is the longest running, non-genre specific song contest in North Carolina.

Official press release and all rules coming soon.

The basics:

Entrants must submit two songs on one CD via the mail or via SonicBids. Lyric sheets must be included.

All entrants must be NCSC members.

Cost for contest entry: $20 for members and $45 for new members.

Entrant must have written or co-written the song, but does not have to perform as there is no finals show.

Entrants may not have earned more than $10,000 in music royalties.

Entrants under 18 must have parental permission.

NCSC Coordinator, judges and screeners are not eligible to enter.

Entries must be received by September 30, 2008, with winners announced in November.


Read more at NCSongwriters.org.