Here are the details of a song writing competition in memory of our good friend Dick Brice – all songwriters please copy!

ENTRIES

• New songs, unpublished, any genre
• To be sung acoustically, by an individual or a group
• Any subject, but for the first year, themes to choose from in memory of Dick:
o Beer
o Community
o Forest of Dean
o Poetry
o Sailing

• Basis for shortlisting:
o Use of English
o Telling a story / carrying a message / sharing an emotion or a memory
o Musicality

APPLICATION

• By Friday 26th April inclusive
• Emailed to talktous@mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk , or delivered by hand to Mitcheldean Community Library (marked Dick Brice Songwriting)
• Sound or video recording of a performance.
• Printed copy of the lyrics with the songwriter’s / co-writers’ contact details.

2024 TIMETABLE

• Shortlisting by panel w/c Monday 29th April.
• Live performances in Mitcheldean Thursday 16th May
• Winner announced Friday 24th May.
• Winner’s details by the end of May to the Mitcheldean Festival programme
• Festival performance on Friday 19th July in Mitcheldean parish church when the Dick Brice Cup is presented.