Flat Rock Music Festival

Flat Rock, NC — An Emerging Songwriter’s Contest and Showcase and a unique and remarkable musical lineup are the hallmarks of the Flat Rock Music Festival, to be held Sept. 25-27 in scenic Flat Rock, N.C. Deadline for the 2009 Emerging Songwriter Contest submissions is August 14th, 2009.

The Emerging Songwriter’s Contest and Showcase at Flat Rock is the perfect opportunity for songwriters that desire exposure at a top music festival and are capable of performing on a festival main stage. Festival Music Director, Bob Sinclair, says. “The Finalists at our contest rival anything you will see anywhere in the US – It is always a coming our party for great new talent”. With festival and venue promoters, professional songwriters, studio personnel and other members of the music industry as our judging panel, Emerging Songwriter finalists will have the chance to perform for influential members in the regional and national music scene. In addition, studio and recording time from “In House Recording Studios” and “Four Seasons Records” will be awarded to the the top 2 winners.

Last year’s winner, Kort McCumber, gave a performance worthy of the title “Emerging Songwriter” and he demonstrated why he is an emerging force among touring songwriters. McCumber was ecstatic about winning says it has definitely put him on the radar for other national opportunities.

The Flat Rock Music Festival draws people from as far as California and Canada and has been featured on public television. It has also garnered international acclaim with magazine coverage stateside and in Germany. Prior festival headliner Sam Bush said, “This festival is perfect to give exposure to acoustic music, and for artists to be expressive”.

The festival features Americana music at three venues, musical and songwriting workshops, open mikes, jams, Kids Village with crafts, children’s parade, food and other vendors, plus camping, boating and swimming.

The Flat Rock Music Festival is held in the fall each year at 365-acre Camp Ton-a-Wandah, a family–owned summer girls’ residential camp in its 74th year, in historic Flat Rock, N.C. Featuring musical and songwriting workshops, open mikes, jams, Kids Village with crafts, children’s parade, food and other vendors, chapel service, plus camping, boating and swimming, it is open to all ages.

Deadline for the Flat Rock Music Festival Emerging Songwriter Contest submissions is August 14th, 2009. There is a $20 entry fee/song

For info and entry forms go to www.flatrockmusicfestival.com.