The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) is pleased to announce the
grand prize winners of the 16th annual Songs From the Heart songwriting
competition, sponsored by Galaxie, Your Musical Universe. Nearly 200
submissions were received this year and the judging was difficult. Ontario
songwriters are masters of their craft as shown by the long list of
incredibly gifted past winners of the Songs From the Heart competition.

The 2010 OCFF Songs From the Heart winners are:

Galaxie Rising Star Award - English: Ambre McLean for "Me, My Heart, And The
Moon" http://www.ambremclean.com

Galaxie Rising Star Award - French: Louis-Philippe Robillard for "Le
Pommier" http://www.louisphilipperobillard.com/

Runners-up will be announced this fall, at the same time as the Colleen
Peterson Award winner.

Galaxie, Your Musical Universe, is proudly committed to supporting emerging
Canadian music talent through its Galaxie Rising Stars Program. The
objective of this program is to help provide opportunities for up-and-coming
musicians in all genres by providing showcase opportunities, monetary awards
and potential airplay on the Galaxie channels. Since its inception in 2000,
over 750 artists have directly benefitted from the Program.

The Galaxie music service is available in over 8 million homes across the
country. 45 music channels programmed by experts in a variety of genres. No
ads, no talk, just great music. www.galaxie.ca
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The grand prize winners each receive a Galaxie Rising Star Award of $1000.00
and an opportunity to showcase at the OCFF conference. Please visit the OCFF
web site to learn more about the OCFF's various awards
http://www.ocff.ca/services/awards.html

For more information, or to request interviews, please contact Peter
MacDonald, OCFF Executive Director

pmacdonald@ocff.ca or by phone toll-free at 1-866-292-6233

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