Passed on for any musicianship you might serve in future music projects or pass on to other you know who may. Jim Roy Ottawa Blues, Jazz & Swing Guide Phone: (613) 829-3725 www.ottawabluesjazz.ca 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 <http://www.mymailout.com/MyMailout/Redirect.aspx?u=64638&q=231902464&... 76157&r=220556&qz=5d92e48540ae2c37962396ec1cd1efef> 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(a)ocff.ca or by phone toll-free at 1-866-292-6233 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe, Unsubscribe or change your list options info here: http://lists.ncf.ca/mailman/listinfo/ottawabluesandjazz __,_._,___