2015 Song Competition Winners
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.
2015 SMSWF Song Competition 1st Place Winners
L-R Scott Miller, Joe Hash, Sara Motes Ashley, Cari Ray, Jess Chizuk, and Doug Smith
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
Click here for Honorable Mentions
| 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 |