She has toured across Canada and the United States, playing with various artists, including rock and roll Hall of Fame member Wanda Jackson, Texas songwriter Teri Joyce, Canadian alt country sweethearts Luther Wright and the Wrongs and her own honky tonk band, The Rizdales. Tara Dunphy is an award winning singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist from London, Ontario, Canada who began playing her first instrument, the tin whistle, when she was only 3 years old. Details of both will be released soon, as well as entry requirements and contest themes. Understanding that there is always work to be done and extraordinary talent to be discovered, Bryan already plans for two more contests to launch in 2022: another local song writing search as well as a national competition. Supporting music and the arts are core to the Aeolian’s mission and to Mr. Clark Bryan, Executive & Artistic Director, Aeolian Hall We are excited to share their craft and celebrate their creativity.” “London should be proud to know that we had 162 submissions to the Aeolian’s first Annual Song writing Competition! The judges had a really challenging job with so many high quality submissions! With themes of home, love and London, the contest has cultivated a beautiful and rich repository of songs that I’m sure will make us proud to live in this UNESCO City of Music! We are thrilled to support our winners and help their careers. When the contest was created by Aeolian Executive & Artistic Director Clark Bryan, he had a vision to celebrate London’s designation as a UNESCO City of Music while cultivating London talent and providing tangible opportunities for London singer-songwriters. With the support of sponsors McFarlan-Rowlands Insurance and D&S Pianos, each song was reviewed by judges Valdy, Andrea Waase, and Tony Dekker of the Great Lake Swimmers. All three songs are available to hear on Aeolian’s webpage as well as on social media. Ingram had two songs on the judges top five. Cash prizes, recording and marketing opportunities were also awarded to Matt Martin’s for his piece “ Maple and Pine” which was awarded second prize and Stephen Ingram’s “ When I Get Back to London,” which placed third. Tara Dunphy was awarded the Grand Prize, receiving a cash award of $2000, Dunphy will also participate in a professional recording of her song “ East of Adelaide” at Aeolian’s Studios, recently installed with the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, a multitrack recording to be presented as part of the Aeolian Phoenix Sessions as well as marketing support and professional consultation related to branding and career development. If the Aeolian Song Writing Contest was a love letter to London, it was sealed with a kiss this Thursday with the live announcement of the winners on the Aeolian Hall Stage.
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