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For Immediate Release
Hazel Dickens Song Contest Accepting Entries
October 1, 2014 – Washington, DC – The Hazel Dickens Song Contest launched today paying tribute to one of bluegrass music's most beloved songwriters. The first-place winner is invited to play his or her song on the main stage at the DC Bluegrass Festival in Vienna, VA, February 28, 2015.
From hardscrabble beginnings in West Virginia coal country in 1935, Dickens moved to Baltimore, MD, as a young woman to find factory work and quickly connected with local musicians. She started performing throughout the Baltimore/Washington region and was soon recognized for her singular mountain singing style and her gift with a lyric. Hazel wrote of coal miners, unionization, hard times, feminism and much more. She died in 2011.
The contest category is bluegrass, including gospel. Entry fee is $30 per song and all entries must be received by January 1, 2015. First, second and third-place winners receive cash prizes and will be announced on February 7, 2015. Entry rules, prizes and judging information can be found at www. DCBU.org/songcontest.htm.
"We wanted to honor Hazel's legacy with a song contest that focuses on bluegrass music," said DC Bluegrass Union President Randy Barrett. "We hope it will become a prime opportunity for songwriters to show their craft and become better known."
All proceeds from the Hazel Dickens Song Contest help fund the DC Bluegrass Union. DCBU is a 501(c)3 nonprofit membership organization with a mission to promote bluegrass music in the greater Washington region through education and performance.
Info: Randy Barrett
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