2014 Song Competition Honorable Mentions
By awarding Honorable Mentions, the SMSWF Song Competition reflects the Top Ten songs scored in each category. Top score to achieve in performance category is 60. Highest score achieved this year was 54. Top score to achieve in Lyrics Only category is 45. Highest score achieved this year in Lyrics only was 33. Finalist’s scores will not be made public until after the 2014 SMSWF Song Competition Finale and Awards Show noon Aug. 23rd at the Edgewater Hotel in Gatlinburg, TN. PUBLIC INVITED!
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| 2014 SMSWF SONG COMPETITION HONORABLE MENTIONS | |||||
| (SONGS LISTED IN WINNING ORDER REFLECTING TOP TEN SCORES ) | |||||
| BLUEGRASS HONORABLE MENTIONS | |||||
| 42 | “Mercer County” | Randall | Beggs | Summerland Key | FL |
| 42 | “Appalacha Crawl” | Dave | Travis | Durham | NC |
| 41 | “Own Worst Enemy” | Tammie Jo | Dishner | Powell | TN |
| 40 | “You Broke My Fall” | David | Lauver | Knoxville | TN |
| 39 | “Lost In The Summertime” | Tammie Jo | Dishner | Powell | TN |
| 38 | “Hanging Loose And Holding On” | Jeff | McClellan | Christiansburg | VA |
| 38 | “Shiny Shoes” | Jeff | McClellan | Christiansburg | VA |
| 38 | “I’ve Got The Moon” | Anne | Buckle | Nashville | TN |
| COUNTRY HONORABLE MENTIONS | |||||
| 49 | I Didn’t Want To Love You Anyway | Anne | Buckle | Nashville | TN |
| 48 | Scars | Mitch | Townley | Knoxville | TN |
| 48 | Am I Crazy | Anne | Buckle | Nashville | TN |
| 48 | Things That Will Stay With Me | Kendra | Nickles | Abington | VA |
| 47 | What About You | Scott | Miller | Washington | DC |
| 46 | Almost Had To Die | Scott | Miller | Washington | DC |
| 46 | Tough Times | Scott | Miller | Washington | DC |
| FOLK HONORABLE MENTIONS | |||||
| 44 | Good Things | Lee | Johnson | Boulder | CO |
| 44 | The Pluto Song (Me and Clyde) | Charlie | Katt | Knoxville | TN |
| 42 | Wright’s Corner | Gary | Hensley | Church Hill | TN |
| 42 | Without You | Joe | Beeler | Luttrell | TN |
| 41 | The Path | Robert | Bridges | Delhi | ONT |
| 40 | When Coal Mountain Crier | Fish | Fisher | Swanton | OH |
| GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL HONORABLE MENTIONS | |||||
| 41 | My Son, My Savior (Mary’s Confession) | Scott | Parker | Oliver Springs | TN |
| 40 | The Bank Of Heaven | Scott | Miller | Washington | DC |
| 39 | Mary Saw The Angels | David | Lauver | Knoxville | TN |
| 39 | Savior Of Man | Doug | Smith | Lavergne | TN |
| 38 | Emmanuel (Comfort and Joy) | Mitch | Townley | Knoxville | TN |
| 38 | Learning How To Listen | Lee | Johnson | Boulder | CO |
| 38 | It’s Hard To Stumble When You’re Down On Your Knees | Richard | Ratledge | Knoxville | TN |
| POP/ROCK HONORABLE MENTIONS | |||||
| 44 | Hooky | Sarah | Motes Ashley | Maryville | TN |
| 42 | Bringing Me Back To Life | Mitch | Townley | Knoxville | TN |
| 42 | Motherload | Jeff | Lane | Kingsport | TN |
| 42 | This Backyard’s Rockin | Sarah | Motes Ashley | Maryville | TN |
| 42 | Christmas Letter | Sarah | Motes Ashley | Maryville | TN |
| 41 | Love Must Be Blind | Steve | Laciak | Sevierville | TN |
| LYRICS ONLY HONORABLE MENTIONS | |||||
| 29 | Mountain Blood | Peter | Gilman | Cullowhee | NC |
| 29 | Christmas Letter | Sarah | Motes Ashley | Maryville | TN |
| 28 | Mama, Count Your Chickens | Peter | Gilman | Cullowhee | NC |
| 28 | Halfway Married | Sarah | Motes Ashley | Maryville | TN |
| 28 | There’s A Pill For That | Sarah | Motes Ashley | Maryville | TN |
| 28 | Rottweilers, Pitbulls And Dobermans | Mark | Stepakoff | Wellesley | MA |
| 28 | Daddy Walked Me Down The Aisle | Bruce | Carpenter | Winchester | VA |
| 28 | He’s A Mountain Man | Peter | Gilman | Cullowee | NC |
| 28 | Mountain Moonshine | Elysse | Byrd | Forysth | GA |