The Brass Monkey Singer Songwriter Competition

The Brass Monkey Singer / Songwriter Competition
(Formerly the Old Strathcona Singer / Songwriter Competition)

There will be no competition held in 2000.
Dates and location(s) for 2001
will be posted later this year.

Competition 1999

Competition 1998

Competition 1997

Competition 1993

The winners of the May 30th, 1999 Brass Monkey Singer Songwriter Competition Provincial Finals were
1st Place - Lindsay Jane from Calgary
2nd Place - Mitchell Hayes from Calgary
3rd Place - Joel Kroeker from Edmonton
4th Place - Thaneah from Edmonton
The winners of the May 23rd, 1999 Singer Songwriter Competition in Edmonton:
1st place - Joel Kroeker won a Recording session at BETA
w/ Jerry Woolsey, tape duplication from Storm & layout by Ingeniuse
2nd place - Thaneah won a Yamaha MT400 4-Track Recorder from Mother's Music
3rd place - Jim Malmberg won a Photo shoot with Ellis Brothers Photography
and & bio from Ramparts Entertainment
4th place - Ahlia won tuition to the Grant MacEwan Community College's
Summer Vocal, Guitar or Drum Workshop
The winners of the May 23rd, 1999 Singer Songwriter Competition in Calgary:
1st place - Lindsay Jane won a Recording session
at Rocky Mountain Recording Studios with Rob Smith
2nd place - Mitchell Hayes won a Yamaha MT400 4-Track Recorder from Mother's Music
3rd place - Rachel Owens won a Photo shoot with Roy White Photography
4th place - Jeanie Murkin won attendance
at the Kananaskis Songwriting Workshop on Sunday, May 30th
details of the Brass Monkey Singer Songwriter Competition 2001
will be announced in the New Year
Print media sponsors & Calgary Straight	Radio sponsor
The Edmonton Competition Preliminaries on Sunday evenings, April 11th - May 2nd Semi-Finals on Sunday evenings, May 9th & 16th Edmonton Finals on Sunday evening, May 23rd at Blues on Whyte 10329 Whyte Avenue in Edmonton, AB Canada	The Calgary Competition Preliminaries on Monday evenings, April 12th - May 3rd Semi-Finals on Monday evenings, May 10th & 17th Calgary Finals on Sunday evening, May 23rd at KAOS Jazz & Blues Bistro 718 - 17th Avenue SW in Calgary, AB Canada
Grand prizes include: 1st Place - Session at Beta and duplication by STORM BETA Sound Recorders STORM 2nd Place - recording equipment from and 3rd Place - photo shoot with Ellis Brothers Photography Ltd. 4th Place - Tuition to GMCC's Summer Guitar, Drum or Vocal Workshop Grant MacEwan Community College	Grand prizes include: 1st Place - Session at Rocky Mtn. Studios Rocky Mountain Recording Studios 2nd Place - recording equipment from and 3rd Place - photo shoot with Roy White Photography 4th Place - day entrance to the Kananaskis Songwriting Workshop
Other Sponsors included PYRAMID STUDIOS photography by David Williamson, Tribal Treats TRIBAL TREATS Catalyst Theatre Princess & Garneau Theatres	Other Sponsors included business cards by Quality Color Press Greenwoods' Bookshoppe Theatre Network Divine Decadence Southside Sound Sonix Records & Tapes
The Grand Provincial Finals will be held on Sunday, May 30th at Blues on Whyte in Edmonton	Accommodation for the top 2 Finalists from Calgary will be supplied by The Commercial Hotel

This competition was first run at
Courtney Blake's Restaurant & Bar on Whyte Avenue in 1993.
One of the managers at the time, Mike Purcell,
has since been managing Blues on Whyte in the Commercial Hotel.
At his request a second competition was organized in 1997 and a third in 1998.
The fourth annual competition was held concurrently
at Blues on Whyte in Edmonton & KAOS in Calgary
with the Grand Provincial Final being held at Blues on Whyte.
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Previous Grand Prizes have included:
recording time at BETA Sound Recorders with Jamie Kidd
and at Cramer Bros. Productions with Dennis Sheehan;
tape duplication by STORM
with layout by Ingenieuse Productions
and printing by Chip Yick;
professional photography shoots with
Peter Sutherland, Richard Seimens and Anne Gillespie;
tuition to Grant MacEwan's Summer Guitar Workshop;
a 4-track recorder from Mother's Music & Yamaha;
a hand-made acoustic guitar from nicoll guitars;
and guitar player accessories from the Acoustic Music Shop.

If you are an aspiring artist and wish to enter, please email...

john@brassmonkeyproductions.com

Hosted in Edmonton by

John Armstrong & Tom Roschkov
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1999 Competition in Calgary hosted by Kelly Kavanagh

Old Strathcona Singer / Songwriter Competition '98

**Results of the Finals on May 17th**
1st place winner - Paul Wood received a Handmade Acoustic Guitar from Nicoll Guitars - (403) 433-3545 nicoll guitars	Photo by David Williamson
2nd place winner - Terry Docherty 6 hrs. recording time at Sound Recorders with Jamie Kidd, 50 cassettes duplicated by STORM Musician Services with j-cards (layout by Ingenieuse Productions & printing by Chip Yick), plus a photo shoot w/ Anne Gillespie Photography & promo kit by Ramparts Entertainment Services.	Photo by David Williamson
3rd place finalist - Geoff Newton YAMAHA 4-Track Recorder from . 4th place finalist - Maria Collett Tuition to Grant MacEwan's Summer Guitar Workshop.	Photo by David Williamson

Many thanks to all the contestants, judges, special guests & media.
Special thanks to Mike Purcell and the staff of

10329 Whyte Avenue
Edmonton, AB
Canada
(780) 439-5058

live music 7 nights a week

Old Strathcona Singer Songwriter Competition 1997
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1st Place - Wendy McNeill

Photo by David Williamson
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2nd Place - Maria Dunn

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3rd Place - Ben Spencer
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4th Place - Kris Gregersen

Old Strathcona Singer Songwriter Competition 1993
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1st Place - Al Brant

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2nd Place - Kevin Cook

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3rd Place - Terry Morrison
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4th Place - James Leigh