Youth Talent Competition
Our 2010 Youth Talent Competition Winner is Minnie and Ella Jordan. Be sure to catch their main stage performance at the 2011 festival!
Minnie and Ella are sisters living on a farm near Coupland, Texas, with a menagerie of animals that includes ducks, cats, ponies, a dog and a donkey. Minnie’s been playing violin since she was five, and Ella started just before she turned four. When they’re not playing their fiddles, they enjoy reading, playing outside, and riding their ponies!
Overview
The purpose of the Youth Talent Competition is to encourage a new generation of Americana roots musicians by offering performance opportunities and exposure at the festival.
Guidelines
Who is eligible. Musicians 18 years old and younger. Bands or vocal groups (maximum of five members per group) and solo acts are eligible.
What to Bring. A maximum performance set of 15 minutes. Songs should be in the Americana roots music tradition — bluegrass, country, blues, gospel or traditional. Only acoustic instruments are permitted — no amplifiers, electronics or drum sets.
Competition will take place on the Old Settler’s Bluebonnet Stage.
Entry Information
Contest Fee There is no additional fee to register for the contest. Please note that festival ticket rules apply — kids 13 and over are charged the same fee as adults. Each participant must be accompanied by a paying adult. All guidelines are subject to change without prior notice.
Entry Limit. The number of contestants will be limited to 12 (a band or vocal group is considered one contestant). Entries will no longer be accepted after the first 12 qualified applicants and 3 alternates have been selected.
A decision will be made no later than March 1st as to who will perform in the Youth Talent Contest
To Apply, please fill out our Youth Talent Application .
Prizes
A team of professional artists will select three winners — judges’ decisions are final:
First Place: $200, 45-minute showcase spot on the following year’s festival, a 30-minute show on Saturday, professional feedback on contest performance and special mention from the Hill Country stage.
Second Place: $100, professional feedback on contest performance and special mention from the Hill Country Stage.
Third Place: $50, professional feedback on contest performance and special mention from the Hill Country Stage.
Each contestant receives an Old Settler’s Music Festival Youth Competition certificate of appreciation.
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The Line Up
Patty Griffin with special guest Buddy Miller, The Joe Ely Band, Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys, Ruthie Foster, 7 Walkers featuring Bill Kreutzmann & Papa Mali, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Buddy Miller, New Monsoon, The Gourds, Jimmy LaFave, Fred Eaglesmith, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, The Travelin' McCourys, Blue Highway, The Lee Boys, Brave Combo, Mindy Smith, Band of Heathens, Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven, The Infamous Stringdusters, Bearfoot, Solas, Green Mountain Grass, The Jitterbug Vipers, Flounders without Eyes, The Trishas, The Special Consensus, Elizabeth Cook, The Wronglers, The Giving Tree Band, Dirtfoot, John Fullbright, The Rockin' Gospel Project, Ruby Jane, Sarah Mueller.
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