We now have some of these very cool T-shirts in stock. They are 100% cotton, locally printed and will look 100% fabulous on you! We’ve decided to sell merchandise for the first time this year, to raise a bit of cash to help towards song contest costs. We don’t make any money from the Song …
We’re very excited to introduce to you the first ten acts taking part in this year’s contest. Listen to the songs below and see if you can work out: Which songwriter is currently living and performing in New York? Which songwriter is also a well-known children’s author and illustrator? Which singer has an album out …
We are now open for submissions for 2021! Please check the contest rules before entering. You can submit your song here. Submissions will close in August, when voting will take place to decide the finalists (dates TBC). So pick up your guitar, hurdy gurdy, omnichord – whatever you fancy – and get writing!
We’ve totted up all the scores from the public and we now have our fifteen finalists, as revealed yesterday at the end of the Junior Final. Our finalists, ordered by song number, are: Song 11. Global Warming by 3.0L Capri AKA Phil JonesSong 16. Westward Ho by The PeekiesSong 17. This is a Broadcast by …
Well done to 7 year old Cleo, whose beautiful song ‘We Used to be Besties’ claimed the title of Stroud Song Contest Junior Winner 2020 last night. You can watch Cleo’s beautiful ballad below. We hope Cleo will keep writing and performing in the future. We’d love to hear more of her songs. Thanks to …
Oh my very goodness! We have reached our closing date and we have an incredible 49 songs going forward into the competition! We will update soon with details of how it’s going to work this year. But for now we just want to say a big thank you to everyone who has taken the trouble …
The bank holiday weekend has been very fruitful and we’re now up to 18 songs! Head over to the entries 2020 page to listen to heartwarming reflections on local life; a tale of perestroika; a message from outer space; harmonious folk and driving rock. We love all the songs and are so thrilled to be …
Welcome back to our town’s very own song contest. Last year’s contest was so much fun. We adored receiving song submissions and getting to know and love all of the songs. After a strange year so far, we’re sorely in need of another dose of Stroud’s musical magic. And so we invite you again to …