2015 Song Competition Winners
Sara Motes Ashley
“Feel This Way”
www.sarahmotesashley.com
The Grand Prize Winner of the 2015 SMSWF Song Competition is Sara Motes Ashley for her pop song “Feel This Way”. Sara won $500, and Premier Demo ($625 Value) from Beaird Music Group in Nashville, TN.
The Listener’s Choice Winner is Joe Hash for his gospel/inspirational song “I Found Jesus”. Joe won $250 and a Shuree microphone from The Music Outlet in Sevierville, TN
The Categroy Winners listed below received the following Prizes.
1st Place: $125 plus a Handmade Guitar Strap by Doug McCrossin from Country Cobblers in the Gatinburg Arts and Crafts Community and 4 hours recording time from Steel Strings Productions Studios in Friendsville, TN.
2nd Place $100 and 3 hours recording time from Steel Strings Productions Studios in Friendsville, TN.
3rd Place $75 and 2 hours recording time from Steel Strings Productions Studios in Friendsville, TN
The 2015 SMSWF Song Competition Finale & Awards Show was held at the Edgewater Hotel Sat. Aug. 22nd 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
| SONG TITLE | CATEGORY | First Name | Last Name |
| Tumbleweed | 1st Place Bluegrass | Doug | Smith |
| Hard Times | 2nd Place Bluegrass | Doug | Smith |
| One Black Rock at a Time | 3rd Place Bluegrass | Jeff | McClellan |
| Bring It On | 1st Place Country | Scott | Miller |
| This Old T-shirt | 2nd Place Country | Scott | Miller |
| Nothing Outta Something | 3rd Place Country | Mitch | Townley |
| China Plates | 1st Place Folk | Jess | Chizuk |
| Bad Bad Thing | 2nd Place Folk | Sarah Motes | Ashley |
| Holdin’ On | 3rd Place Folk | Scott | Parker |
| I Found Jesus | 1st Place Gospel/Inspirational | Joe | Hash |
| God’s Carrying Me | 2nd Place Gospel/Inspirational | Scott | Miller |
| That Kind of Love | 3rd Place Gospel/Inspirational | Scott | Parker |
| It’s About Me | 1st Place Jazz/Blues | Cari | Ray |
| Blues Town | 2nd Place Jazz/Blues | Dave | Travis |
| Another Side To You | 3rd Place Jazz/Blues | Fish | Fisher |
| Feel This Way | 1st Place Pop | Sarah Motes | Ashley |
| Don’t Miss Out | 2nd Place Pop | Sarah Motes | Ashley |
| Let Love Take It From Here | 3rd Place Pop | Cyndee Gray | Harr |
| La-Z-Boy | 1st Place Lyrics Only | Sarah Motes | Ashley |
| I’ve Had Enough of You | 2nd Place Lyrics Only | Michael | Sledjeski |
| Indiana Road | 3rd Place Lyrics Only | Michael | Henchman |
2015 SMSWF Song Competition 1st Place Category Winners
L-R Scott Miller – Country, Joe Hash – Gospel/Inspirational, Sara Motes Ashley – Pop and Lyrics Only, Cari Ray – Jazz/Blues, Jess Chizuk – Folk, and Doug Smith – Bluegrass.
Click Here for 2015 Honorable Mentions