Songwriters Wanted ...
>> The Burnsong Gathering 2007 Winners <<
Information about the 2007 Gathering ...
- Write a song, any song, and you could have it heard by the whole of Scotland.
The Burnsong project is pleased to announce the launch of the Burnsong Gathering 2007, a call to the people of Scotland to ‘discover the song inside’.
Selected songwriters will be chosen by a panel of expert judges to
- participate in a unique week long songwriting residential course run by leading songwriters to develop their winning song to performance level
- have their song showcased at the Big Gig on St Andrew’s night.
One of the finalists will also be invited to take part in the Burnsong Song House 2008, a five day creative residential songwriting retreat with some of the UK’s best song writers. Previous participants of the Burnsong Song House have included Karine Polwart, King Creosote, Emma Pollock, MC Soom T and Chris Difford.
Taking part
- Submissions are invited from any songwriter or co-songwriters in Scotland, of any age, from any location, and any background. For information on submissions from schools please click here.
Songs
- Your song can be in any style, genre and language or dialect but must have been written and / or composed since June 2005.
- Songs can either be wholly original or adapted – eg. new words to an existing tune or new tune to existing words. (Subject to copyright).
- Songs can be about anything and everything but we would particularly encourage songs that are inspired by the same themes that inspired Robert Burns such as: humanity, equality, the environment, comedy, identity, politics, heritage, love and friendship.
Panel
- Jeff Zycinski – Head of BBC Radio Scotland
- Stewart Cruickshank – Producer, Iain Anderson Show
- Margaret Bennett – Singer, writer and academic
- Ronnie Gurr – Music Industry Professional
- Mary Ann Kennedy – Musician and Broadcaster
- Karine Polwart – Songwriter
- Ian Ritchie – Director, City of London Festival
How to enter
- Sorry - submissions have now closed.
