19TH ANNUAL NSAI SONG CONTEST PRESENTED BY CMT AND MARTIN GUITARS AND STRINGSWatch the video to view the final judging period!The judging panel consisted of:
(Left to Right in video)
Chris Martin: Chairman & CEO, C.F. Martin & Co.
Craig Thatcher: Recording artist and International Clinician/Ambassador for C.F. Martin & Co.
Brett James: Grammy-Winning Songwriter/Producer
Jordan Walker: Manager, Music & Talent, CMT
John Ozier: Vice President, Creative, ole
Bart Herbison: Executive Director, NSAI
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
"Weight Of Words" - Jacob Noe, (Nashville, TN)
RUNNERS-UP
“Got It All Wrong” – John Stanislawski (Nashville, TN) / Tristan Bushman
“I Can’t Be Your Whiskey” – Mary Elizabeth Hilliar (Nashville, TN) / Jeff Hilliar
“Kitchen Table” – Joybeth Taylor (Antioch, TN) / Katrina Burgoyne / Alexander Jeffery / Josh Willcutts
“Still Shine” – Nigel Wheeler (Dallas, TX) / Colleen Francis / Ryan Lorensen
“That’s My Dad” – Matt Wilson (Marietta, GA)
“2 The Sky” – Tilden Whitfield (Pensacola, FL)
“Whiskey Wears Off” – Scott Voelkerding (Nashville, TN) / Ashley Briggs / Ceri Usmar
“Working On The Words” – Lauren Weintraub (Nashville, TN) / Josh Byrd / Christian Hale
LYRIC ONLY WINNER
“The Price Of A Song” – Michael Roth, (Rio Rancho, NM)
LYRIC ONLY RUNNER-UP
“I Guess I Must Have Blinked” – Jim Gartland, (Bloomingdale, IL)
HONORABLE MENTIONS
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" – Emily Daniels, (Brentwood, TN)
"Britches" – Matt Rogers, (Hermitage, TN)
"Hungover" – Mallory Johnson, Nashville, TN / Krystan Bellows, (Nashville TN)
"Inside This Guitar"– Joybeth Taylor, (Antioch, TN)
"My World Isn’t Turning" – Gene Rapisardi, (Brentwood, TN)
"Sun Goes Down" – Brandon Clark, (Lawrenceville, GA)
"The Answer" – Russ Parrish, (Burnsville, MN)
"Under The Weather" – Ralston Wells, (Nashville, TN) / Charlie Evischi