Monday, July 10, 2006

Songwriter coposed instrumental to Win Competition

If you had a chance to enter a song in every category, would you do it? Would you want to spread you're little golden nuggets through-out the show? Well, Wyn Drabble would. Here's a good read...

Calvin


"A Havelock North song writer is busy recording his next musical composition after winning the instrumental section of this year's Pacific Songwriting Competition.

The international competition is now in its second year and attracts musical artists from all over the world.

This year Wyn Drabble, a Hawke's Bay Today columnist and high school teacher, won first place in the instrumental section with his guitar solo Judith, named after his wife.

Mr Drabble said initially he didn't intend to write an instrumental song about his wife but on completion decided it had a beauty which captured Judith."

To finish reading the article, click the source...
http://www.hbtoday.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3691707&thesection=localnews&thesubsection
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[by Lawrence Gullery]

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Songstar Trent Tomlinson Finally Makes It

Country singer-songwriter has had a HARD 12 years before seeing any kind o success. Now, he pushes on though to the 'big time'

I always like to see success stories like these. It's truly inspiring.

Calvin



"For so many years, I had it tough as a songwriter," Tomlinson said. "I couldn't face my demons and insecurities. Once I finally started being honest with myself, the whole world opened up."

Tomlinson's songwriting themes are as rugged and real as a red dirt road. His songs are 100 percent autobiographical, he said, and they deal often with insecurities of the heart, the struggle to......."

To read full article click the source...
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll
article?AID=/20060709/LIFE/607090316/1004

[Herald-Dispatch.com]


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