NewSong Showcase Winners & Alternates Archive

2025

2025 Master Songsmith

Emily Johnson-Erday

Chris Jones, songwriter, broadcaster, and front man for Chris Jones and the Night Drivers organizes and collaborates with this team of song reviewers to determine which songs are chosen to be performed.

Chris Jones: “We love having the opportunity to recognize the talent of every one of these songwriters, but this year we also had the chance to award Emily Johnson-Erday the title of “Master Songsmith.” Emily impressed us, not only with the high quality and originality of each of her songs, but also with the diversity of her song topics. I want to thank all of our reviewers, who did an amazing job in providing thoughtful and useful critiques of each song entered in the NewSong Showcase: John Pennell, Grace van’t Hof, Marshall Wilborn, Ernie Hill, Brenna MacMillan, Donna Ulisse, Martha Trachtenberg, Dan Boner, Jon Weisberger, Jeff Daugherty, Roger D. Ferris, Beth Lee, and Thomas Cassell.

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Headed Out To Winfield
Joe Worrel
Walnut Valley Wind
Brent Fuqua

Alternates

Back in ’72
Kenny Cornell
Winfield Is My Happy Place
Doug & Jude Krehbiel

Sweet Memories

Winners

This Old Fiddle
Kenny Cornell
Mile From Here
Brent Fuqua

Alternates

Run, Run Little Man
Chris Goering
The American Dream
Bud Bierhaus

Songs Suitable for Children

Winners

Herve the Funny
Dave Sommers
Rag Slap a Do Dat
Doug & Jude Krehbiel

Alternates

A-OK at the KOA
Quinn McCue
Don’t Tell Grandma
Marilyn Rogers

Love Song

Winners

Nowhere Train
Branlin Shockey
Love and Baseball
Jack Summers

Alternates

Kerosene
Branlin Sockey
I Know What I Know
Lauren Oxford

Songs of Religion or Spirit

Winners

Genesis Again (Oil and Ore)
Emily Johnson-Erday
Complicated Man
Mike Clifford

Alternates

Joseph
Michael Kelly
The Shepherd
Judi Neal

Songs About Feeling Blue

Winners

Colder December
Justin Edwards, Matthew Manning
Summer’s End
Emily Johnson-Erday

Alternates

Whisk Me Away
Ryan Triggs
Too Far Gone
Beth Watts Nelson

Instrumental

Winners

Before Spring
Joy Zimmerman
The Price You Pay
Jordan Riehm

Alternates

Ramona’s Tune
Gary Mortensen
Morning Whim-Wham
Jack Bryson Bowden

Songs for a Better World

Winners

White Jesus
Riley Amanda
Watch The Water Rise
Emily Johnson-Erday

Alternates

Little Flower
Jordan Butler
Every Girl
Derrick Mears

Humerous Songs

Winners

Bluegrassasaurus
Pat Wiley
He Took The Dog
Leah Sproul

Alternates

Check Your Guitar
Stan Sullivan
AARP
Jim McCarter

None of the Above

Winners

Bad Habits
Jim Fish Svendsen
I’ve Seen Jesus
Karyn (aka Sally) Shafer

Alternates

Leavin’ Savannah
Ryan Triggs
I’ve Never Been So Happy
Joe Conley

2024

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Meet Me In Pecan Grove
Sally Vee
Winfield Train
Doug & Jude Krehbiel

Alternates

Going to Winfield
Beth Watts Nelson
One Last Time
David Parker

Sweet Memories

Winners

The Carolina Side
Jesse Eisenbise
Highway 81
Jack Summers

Alternates

Doing the Laundry
Annie Wilson
Shiny Buttons
David Parker

Songs Suitable for Children

Winners

Rusty the Trusty Lead Steer
Annie Wilson
My Tomato
Riley Amanda

Alternates

What Makes French Fries French
Fred Baue
I’ll Read You a Story
Jack Bowden

Love Song

Winners

Georgia Peach
Eric Smith
Shine on Me
Glen Hofbauer

Alternates

One Good Friend
Michael Kelly
How You Make Me Love You
Jude & Doug Krehbiel

Songs of Religion or Spirit

Winners

Ain’t No Man
Beth Watts Nelson
Long Live the King
Jim McCarter

Alternates

If I’m Wrong
Emily Johnson-Erday
Rooted in the Soil
Annie Wilson

Songs About Feeling Blue

Winners

4th of July
Riley Amanda
April Snow
T. Z. Wright

Alternates

Cruel Daylight
Michael Shainline
After Times
Tim Metz

Instrumental

Winners

Concrete and Steel
Off the Rails
Golden Gate
R. Olaf Siegers

Alternates

SIONE
Jim Bettonville
A Chance to Say Goodbye
R. Wesley Carr

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Everybody’s Different
Beth Watts Nelson
Wind of War
David Mark Gunter

Alternates

Hold the Line
David Hakan
Time is a River
Lily Be Moonflower & Jake Keegan

Humerous Songs

Winners

Hot Flash Baby
Lori Beth Brooke
Blush
Marilyn Rogers

Alternates

Your Problem Now
Elliott Rogers & Kenney Cornell
Feel So Fat
Jude & Doug Krehbiel

None of the Above

Winners

Working Flint Hills Cowboy
Annie Wilson
Main Stage
Ben Suchy

Alternates

Susie’s Creek
Ann K. Wright
Troubadour’s Last Stand
Jim Campbell

2023

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Walnut Valley Festival
NetaJane Doris, Jay Lankford, Glen Robertson
That Stage at Winfield
Jeff Daugherty

Alternates

We’re Winfield Friends
David Parker
Winfield
Heath Rochester

Sweet Memories

Winners

Choctaw Road
John Hutchinson
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
Jeff Daughterty

Alternates

Siblings
Ann Wright
I Hope You Love This Song
Heath Rochester

Songs Suitable for Children

Winners

I Spy
Aaron Fowler
Little Zebra
Ann Gordon

Alternates

Who Am I
Mark Heinrich
Jumping Rope
David Hakan

Love Song

Winners

Shooting Star
Ernie Welch
Old Potato
Sally Vee

Alternates

Ten Miles Long, Five Miles Wide
Jimmy DeHeno
Tennessee Nights
Jeff Daughterty

Songs of Religion or Spirit

Winners

Same Old Sinner
Fred Baue
Combiners Prayer
Marilyn Rogers

Alternates

Pick Up Your Cross
Jeff Daughtery, Mo Pitney
God Knows
Krishna Feeney

Songs About Feeling Blue

Winners

Little One
Bud Bierhaus
A Change Is Coming On
Warren Jurgens

Alternates

If I Had Known
Deann Kinsch
Cowgirl
Jolleen Thorpe, Joe McElroy

Instrumental

Winners

The Brown-Eyed Yorkshireman
Gary Mortensen
Angie’s Lullaby
Ralph Wesley Carr

Alternates

Camano
Lance Anderson
Roaring Brook
Stan Sullivan

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Name on a List
Siena Christie
Happy Anyway
Heath Rochester

Alternates

One Sober Day
Dave Sommers
The Boat
Aaron Fowler

Humorous Songs

Winners

How Hot’s Your Hot?
Marily Rogers
If You Ever Saw Louis Blue
Ellis Ralph

Alternates

Keep Your Shoes On
Jack Bowden
Google My Disease
Daniel Elixir

None of the Above

Winners

Switchboard Operator
Annie Wilson
A Little Longer
Kenny Cornell

Alternates

Dyin’ to Live
Jim Herrmann
The Kitchen Band Song
Fred Bauer

2022

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Death by G-String
David Parker
Walnut Valley Home
Bob Dodge

Alternates

Along the Banks of the Walnut River
Kveta Kugler
Flint Hills Home
David M. Sommers

Sweet Memories

Winners

Saloon Girls
Annie Wilson
Slow Dance
David Loving

Alternates

Sailboat in the Driveway
Jim Joyce, Devin Kenney, Roy Smith
My Grandfather
Glenn Stevens

Songs Suitable for Children

Winners

Don’t Be A Cowbird
Annie Wilson
Pink Elephant
Leslie Galloway

Alternates

Jane
Ann K. Wright
Sweet Dreams Song
Mike Ichniowski, Marie Elissa

Love Song

Winners

Cool Wind
Derrick G. Mears
I’ll Be Lost
Heather Sarona

Alternates

Do You Like The Rain
Stan Sullivan
I Was Here For You
Jody Nelson

Songs of Religion or Spirit

Winners

The Devil and Jesus
Kenny Cornell
No More Tears
Casey Penn, Rodger King

Alternates

Mr. Death
Ann K. Wright
I’m Heading on a Journey, Maybe
Jody Nelson

Songs About Feeling Blue

Winners

Sweet Smell of Sin
Dave Sommers
Whippoorwill
Emily Johnson Erday

Alternates

Lovers Farewell
Bob Burbee
Old New Borrowed
Jim Joyce & Warren Jergens

Instrumental

Winners

Kitch
Ethan Batan
March Nordique
R Olaf Siegers

Alternates

Blackwater Flood at Buffalo Creek
Dave Berry
New Year’s Day
Helen Avakian

Songs for a Better World

Winners

The Danville Blues
Jack Sommers
The Rose
Emily Johnson Erday

Alternates

In America
David Hakan
Rainbow’s End
Dave Sommers

Humorous Songs

Winners

Car Parts Party
Kenny Cornell, Elliot Rogers
When Your Mama Uses Your Middle Name
Kenny Cornell

Alternates

Little Black Bag
Ann K. Wright
Nothing Could Be Finer
Dave Irwin

None of the Above

Winners

Better Late Than Never
Ellis Ralph
Probably Not
Daniel Elixir

Alternates

A Little Longer
Kenny Cornell
I’m Your Dog
Eric Smith

2021

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Winfield Songs and Dreams
Greg Johns
This Winfield Thing
David Parker

Alternates

Dirt Road
Deann Kinsch
Hey Water
Terry Rayburn

Sweet Memories

Winners

They Don’t Make ’em Like That Anymore
Joe Worrel
Polaroid Memories
Jim McCarter

Alternates

Mama’s Tough Love
Eric Smith
Somebody Played Wildwood Flower
Don Richmond

Suitable for Children

Winners

Runaway Nell
Annie Wilson
Poppin’ Corn
Mark Heinrich

Alternates

Juniper Tuesday
Brian Henke
Purple Bird
Ron Fent

Love Songs

Winners

The Orchard
John Depew
Glad We Came
Elexa Dawson

Alternates

Our Forever’s a Little Bit Late
Annie Wilson
Ode to Odette
R Gene Collier

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Open My Eyes
Jody Nelson
The Old Fiddler’s Christmas
Fred Baue

Alternates

Healing Horizon
Annie Wilson
Live Your Life
Robert Tims

Feeling Blue

Winners

I’ve Lost You
Joe Worrel
Gone
Jim Campbell

Alternates

Missed Too Many Moons
Annie Wilson
Under Your Moon
Tim Fast

Instrumental

Winners

The Squirrel and the Bluejay
Rob Loren
Sugar Bottom Rag
Gary Mortensen

Alternates

Matching Socks
Lauralyn Bodle
Last of the Cyclopes
Noah Musser

Songs for a Better World

Winners

New Song
Elexa Dawson
That Brick House North of Colfax
Michael Shainline

Alternates

Feedback Loop
Anne Wright
The BBQ vs the Kale Salad
Noah Musser

Humorous Songs

Winners

Knock, Knock
Lori Beth Wisian-Brooke
Overalls
Karyn Schafer & Sally Vee

Alternates

Crocodile Dreams
Mark L Heinrich
Bluegrass, Maximilian, and Me
David Parker

None of the Above

Winners

Midnight Train
Kevin Corbett
Redemption
Derrick Mears

Alternates

Mister Would You Help Me
Don Richmond
Water Into Wine
Joe Worrel

2020

Songs About Winfield

Winners

The Old Walnut River
J. D. Benning
Weekend at Winfield
Mike Ichnlowski

Alternates

Pick Your Paradise
Ron Walker
Pickin’ in the Road
Evan ogborn

Sweet Memories

Winners

Enjoy the Ride
Makie Redd/Kenny Cornell
No Time Son
Jim McCarter

Alternates

The Old Front Porch
Kenny Cornell
Hard Wheat Harvest of ’84
James I,. Hermann

Suitable for Children

Winners

Lost Shoes Blue
Mike Yoder
Just a Buzzin’
mark Noble

Alternates

Daisy the Bottle Calf
Annie Wilson
Dogs and Cats Are People Too
Mark Noble

Love Songs

Winners

I Could Never Write Our Love Song
Jim Carrington
Good Night For A Change
Jim Joyce, Leah Waits

Alternates

His Coal Mining Days Are Through
Kevin T. Hale
How ‘Bout You
Mark Noble

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Land of the Great Osage
Anniel Wilson
Maria’s Dusty Shoes
Beth Lee

Alternates

Better Angles
James I,. Hermann
Let Us Not Close Our Hearts
Joy Zimmerman

Feelin' Blue

Winners

A Ltter and a Hope
Beth Nelson
What’s a Poor to Do?
Beth Lee

Alternates

Evangeline
I’red Baue
Living in Heartbreak and Pain
Kevin T. Hale

Humorous

Winners

The Old Clunker
bruce Allinder
In Love with Your Phone
Kelly Champlin, Adam Gardino

Alternates

Stealing Jesus
James I,. Hermann
Car Parts Party
Kenny Cornell, Elliot Rogers

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Restless Wanderer
Ralph Wesley Carr
Druid Hymm
Emily K. Johnson-Erday

Alternates

Loaves and Fishes
Patrice Webb
Just Passing’ Through
Beth Lee

Instrumental

Winners

Ghost Town
Robert Olaf Siegers, Cricket Tombs
Meadowlark Rag
Greg Bryant

Alternates

Re-entry
Alice Boyle
Nocturn for Lily
Steve Taylor

None of the Above

Winners

Hell Bender
Beth Lee
Coyote Screnade
Annie Wilson

Alternates

On The Connecticut
Stan Sullivan
Put My Mind at Ease
Ken Weddington, Felix Rodriguez, Jose Antonio Ponce, Dan Johnson

2019

Songs About Winfield

Winners

A Wider Place of Shade
Mike Yoder
Winfield Bound
Billy Brady

Alternates

The Old Walnut River
J. D. Benning
Back In ’72
Kenny Cornell

Sweet Memories

Winners

Better Than New
Jim McCarter
The Most Patient Man In The World
Corey Johnson-Erday

Alternates

Superglide
Bob morrison
One Stoplight Town
Ken Brunson

Suitable for Children

Winners

Oh To Be
Karyn Schafer
I Like Worms
David hakan

Alternates

If The Llama Don’t Wanna
Jim & Julie Joyce
Mrianda the Panda
Ken Gale

Love Songs

Winners

Set You On Fire
Ron Land
Be There For You
Mark Fonscca & Helen Avakian

Alternates

Blue Sky
David Hakan
Oh Lucky Day
Brian Henke

Songs for a Better World

Winners

The Country Wave
Anniel Wilson
Fear
Grant Boesen

Alternates

With Song
Carolyn Davis
Run For The Wall
Fed Baue

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Coments
Jim Campbell
Caifornia Calls
Maggie Cook

Alternates

Leavin Hime
Malicent King
“1922”
Adam Gardino/Kelly Champlin

Humorous

Winners

Handyman
Kenny Cornell
So Long Facebook
Rick Frydman

Alternates

A Better Raisin
Joy Zimmerman
The Mad Agronomist
Ken Gale

Religion or Spirit

Winners

The Fire This Time
Emily Johnson-Erday
Only I
Mark Henirich

Alternates

The Wedding Day
Kay Kugler
Are There Hillbilly Bands In Heaven
Kevin T. Hale

Instrumental

Winners

Tallgreass
Alice Boyle
Summer’s End
Ethan Batan

Alternates

Gracie’s Tune
Steve Taylor
Arcing to Arcturus
Robert Olaf Siegers & Cricket Tombs

None of the Above

Winners

Why Be Normal
Joy Zimmerman
Apples
Ann Kelly Wright

Alternates

Dashboard Music Roads
Stan Sullivan
Baby Lets Go
Rosie Best-Cutrer

2018

Songs About Winfield

Winners

THE DONUT TRACTOR
Noah Musser
Until We Sing Again
Mike Yoder

Alternates

A BRIGHT DAY IN WALNUT VALLEY
Stan Sullivan
TAKE ME BACK TO WALNUT VALLEY
Mike Beniah

Sweet Memories

Winners

GRANDPA’S MULE
Gene Collier
K. C. LOVES R. G.
Kenny Cornell

Alternates

LINWOOD CAFE
Jim McCarter
DAD DANCING
Janice Francis-Smith

Suitable for Children

Winners

I’M A TORTORISE
Mark Heinrich
PICK ‘EM UP
Robert S. Tims

Alternates

WHISPER LULLABY
Annie Wilson & Jerilynn Henrickson
BUSY BUZZY BEE
Joy Zimmerman

Love Songs

Winners

SWEET POTATO PIE
LaTressa Smith
PROVE ME WRONG
Maggie Vogts

Alternates

HONEYSUCKLE MORNING
Annie Wilson
A GOOD OLE FIDDLE TUNE
Kevin Hale

Songs for a Better World

Winners

JOE
Don Richmond
BEARS EARS
Rex Seabury (aka Utah Slim)

Alternates

WILL YOU STAND WITH ME
Joy Zimmerman
THE GAME
Bob Malcom

Feelin' Blue

Winners

GO AHEAD AND CRY
Janice Francis-Smith
TIME
Karyn Schafer

Alternates

A YEAR OF POURING RAIN
Mike Ichniowaski
MOTHERS and SONS
Maggie Vogts

Humorous

Winners

What I’m Not
Ron Land
SOMETIME
Lesie Cunningham

Alternates

The Only Women I Like
James Sperman
BOB & ME
Joy Zimmerman

Religion or Spirit

Winners

SELFAHOLIC
Bruce Johnson
I’M FINALLY GOING HOME
Kevin Hale

Alternates

I’M NOT AFRAID TO FLY
Leslie Galloway
SWEET REDEMPTION SONG
Bob Burbee

Instrumental

Winners

KING DAVID’S CONQUEST
Payton Blanchard
LIGHTNESS of BEING
R. D. King

Alternates

HINENI (Here I Am)
Jim Bettonville
SUNNYLAND DRIVE
Stan Sullivan

None of the Above

Winners

New York City Rag
Emily Johnson-Erday
INTRUDER DRILL
David Hakan

Alternates

HONEY BABY
Karyn Schafer
AGUST GREEN AND GOLD
Melicent King

2017

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Grey Skies Into Blue
Scott Earl Boyd
Who Would’ve Guessed
Kenny Cornell

Alternates

Walnut Valley Memories
Robert Runon & Gee Lucas
Going to Winfield
Terry Bryson

Sweet Memories

Winners

Photographs
Patrice Webb
Old Stuff
Don Richmond

Alternates

Get Going Again
Bryan Masters
Silver
Ron Land

Suitable for Children

Winners

I Love My Dog
Karyn Schafer
Racin’ Chasin’
Eric Smith

Alternates

One More Story
Marion, Barlow, Thompson & Johnson
School Boys Lament
Rosie Best-Cutrer

Love Songs

Winners

You’re Still 39
Fred Baue
Never Loved Again
LaTresa Smith

Alternates

Our Love Shines
Stan Sullivan
Rangeley Colorado
Gene Collier

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Day & Night
Dave Hakan
Her Turn to be the Hero
jim Carrington & Philip Douglas

Alternates

Three Ghosts
Rick Malsic
Anything Helps
Jim Herrmann & Aron Gordon

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Stay
Chrisatie Lenee
In the Valley
Maggie Vogts

Alternates

Pariah
Rebecca McAnulla
Colorado Wind
Roberts S. Tims

Humorous

Winners

Turkey Buzzard Bob
Annie Wilson
Joan Tatto
Steve Mason

Alternates

High Time for Pie Time
Amy Coffman
She Hates All My Favorite Things
Ron Meier

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Jubilee
Joy Zimmerman
Walk On Down to the Jordan
John McGee

Alternates

Judgement Day
Susan Gammon
God is Greater
Robert S. Tims

Instrumental

Winners

Evening Rain
Steve Taylor
Spring Rain on a Tin Roof
Mim Elchman

Alternates

Naomh’s Waltz
Jim Campbell
Too Deep for Words
Fred Baue

None of the Above

Winners

I want to Go to Town
Mike Beniah
The Great American Eclipse
Mike Yoder

Alternates

Close Enough for Closing Time
Bryan Masters
New York City Rag
Emily Johnson-Erday

2016

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Picker’s Paradise
Kay Kugler
I Just Saw Elvis

Kenny Cornell

Alternates

Behind the Windshield
Scott Earl & Tim Gail Boyd
I’m At Winfield (You’re On Your Own)
John Mitchell

Sweet Memories

Winners

Where Memories Are Kept
Ron Walker
Going to North Carolina
Zephaniah Stringfield

Alternates

Old Stuff
Don Richmond
That Old Front Porch
Kenny Cornell

Suitable for Children

Winners

A Whale At Winfield
Carl Gustafson
Photosynthesis
Kjersten Danzig

Alternates

Rasin’ Chasin’
Eric Smith
Jumping Rope
David Hakan

Love Songs

Winners

Back To You
Gina Holsopple
Jump On In
Joy Zimmerman

Alternates

Hobo Love Song
Rosie Gorrell
Silver & Gold
bryan Masters

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Woody & the Golden Tower
Mike ‘Icky’ Ichniowski
Angelina
Randy S. Teal

Alternates

What’s a Rhino?
David Lizor
I Dreamed Terry Gross Came to Interview Me
Michael Shainline

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Won’t Be Long
Tim Terral
Alexander
Maggie Vogts

Alternates

Black Hearts
Sophia Motta
Colorado Wind
Robert S. Tims

Humorous

Winners

Gotts Start Smokin’
Caria Ulbrich
Armogeddon Nervous: the Apocalypso Song
John Hutchison

Alternates

The Star Trek Song
Mark Briand
I want to Buy a Harley
John McGee

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Bow Your Head
Eric Smith
Pocket World
Annie Wilson

Alternates

Poppin’ Corn
Mark Heinrich
I Don’t Go To Church Much anymore
Peter Lippincott

Instrumental

Winners

Spunk Creek
Girl Peters
Algorhythm
Jory Lane

Alternates

Too Deep for Words
Fred Baue
Launch Pag / Orion’s Belt
Wayne Ruble

None of the Above

Winners

6 String Therapy
Mike Benish
Arkansas I Hear You Calling
Walter Schmidt

Alternates

What Happened to the Cowboys?
Randy S. Teal
Running Away
John McGee

2015

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Pickin’ on the Breeze
James Campbell
It Wasn’t Just a Truck
Billy Palmer

Alternates

Down in Walnut Valley
Bob Hall & Tim Terral
Winfield in Heaven
C. Randy Parks

Sweet Memories

Winners

Counting Highline Poles
C. Randy Parks
Little Cowboy
Gee Lucas & Robert Runyon

Alternates

Remembrance
Jen Hajj
Ethic (Work Hard)
Amy Coffman

Suitable for Children

Winners

Doggie Paradise
Annie Wilson
Grade ‘A’ Fancy
Anne & Colleen Williamson

Alternates

Chasin’ Frogs
Eric Smith
Going Fishing
Randy Sauer

Love Songs

Winners

It’s a Good Thing
Emmie Chasteen
Remain
Maggie Vogts

Alternates

I Thought You’d Never Ask
Ryan Triggs
Set You On Fire
Ron Land

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Sweet Bird
Joy Zimmerman
Oh Woody
Dan Webber

Alternates

Your Business Dollars
David Hakan
Goin’ Woody’s Way
Mike “Icky’ Ichniowski

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Heart Shaped Hole
Bryan Masters
Let It Rain
Larry Martin

Alternates

Stopped By the Homestead Ruins
Annie Wilson
Empty Saddles
Randy S. Teal

Humorous

Winners

Convenient Desperation
Mark Gunter
I Miss Pluto
Mike Yoder

Alternates

Jackie
Jim Herrman
Friends Don’t Let Friends Karaoke
Bryan Masters

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Bless My Enemies
Robert Tims & Diana Bourgeois
A Cross On a Hill
Carol Montag

Alternates

Take a Liking To You
Dan Weber
The Beat id Angels’ Wings
Peter Lippincott

Instrumental

Winners

Free Flight
Steve Taylor
McTommy’s Jig
Helen Avakian

Alternates

Into the Tree
Brian Henke
Ed Michel
Larry Martin

None of the Above

Winners

Stovall’s Grove
Fred Baue
Fresh Off the String
Kenny Cornell

Alternates

Momma Liked to Fish
Kathy Wieland
The More Things Change
Amy Coffman

2014

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Winfield Serenade
Chris Storbeck
Under A Winfield Sky
Bill Wyer

Alternates

Beautiful Day In Winfield
Michael Bellmont
Best Winfield Ever
John Mitchell

Sweet Memories

Winners

Slow Down
Mike Benish
Stories By The Fire
Kenny Cornell

Alternates

My Father’s Son
Bruce Huss
Morning Son, Afternoon Song, Evening Song
James Brentar

Suitable for Children

Winners

Baking With Nana
Mark Tucker & Joelle Roberts
Einstein’s Imagination
Rosie Best-Cutrer

Alternates

Chasin’ Frogs
Eric Smith
Chores (Pa, Let’s Eat)
Garrett & Jamie Briggeman

Love Songs

Winners

Frank & Jean
Joe McElroy & Jolleen Thorpe
Wilderwood Flower
Tornado Rose

Alternates

Wrong
Maggie Vogts
Dark Belgian Chocolate
Stan Sullivan

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Citizen of the World
Buddy Case
The Man Who Planted Trees
Jenn Jajj

Alternates

Down In The Well
John Williams
Angelina
Randy S. Teal

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Come Back Home
Garrett & Jamie Briggeman
Consolidated Script
Robert Runyan & Gerald Lucas

Alternates

Waffle House Blues
Roy A. McClure & Bob Colladay
Grave Digger
Randy Teal

Humorous

Winners

Dung Beetle Bill
Annie Wilson
Fire Song
Steve Fisher & John Williams

Alternates

Kentucky Runaways
David Hakan
Someone Somewhat Better (Than You)
Ron Land

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Wayward Heart
Maggie Vogts
Heaven
Jack Hofman

Alternates

Church Steeples
Stan Sullivan
Those Who Love Abide in God
Janice Francis-Smith

Instrumental

Winners

Squealer’s Dream
Gary Mortensen
Chain Lake Drive
Jimmy DeHeno

Alternates

On Eagle’s Wings
Steve Taylor
Kitchen Mesa
David Kuncicky

None of the Above

Winners

Makin’ Lemonade
Kathy Wieland
This Rock Must Roll
Rex Seabury

Alternates

Wife Who Works in Town
Annie Wilson
Tater Mae
Scott Earl Boyd

2013

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Picker’s Paradise
Jim McCarter
No Showcase
G. Lucas & R. Runyon

Alternates

Request for Mr. Redford
Margo Martin
Behind the Windshield
Scott & Gail Boyd

Sweet Memories

Winners

How to Say Goodbye
Tim Terral
Ode to Wallace
Gene Collier

Alternates

I Think She Likes Me
Jimmy DeHeno
Golden Boy
Spencer Williams

Suitable for Children

Winners

Get Up Outta That Bed
Eric Smith
The Rainbow
Gina Holsopple

Alternates

Sing the Chorus
James Brentar
Doodle Doo
Susan Gammon

Love Songs

Winners

I’m Gonna Be a Grandpa
Kenny Cornell
In Bed With You
Julie Sutton

Alternates

Kansas Sun
Jacob Wiley Ash
I’m in Love
Gina Holsopple

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Better Times
Ryan Triggs
Bidder 70
Peter & Mary Danzig (Otter Creek)

Alternates

Time to Go
Bob Hall
Deliver Me
Cindy Novelo

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Morning
Ron Land
When the Wheat Waved Goodbye
Rosie Gorrell

Alternates

Slumber
G. Lucas & R. Runyon
No Money Yet
Peter Lippincott

Humorous

Winners

Wish You’d Met Me When My Stomach Was Flat
Joy Zimmerman
(Ode to) Bill Monroe
Brian Dacus

Alternates

Cowboy’s Cowgirl
Rosie Gorrell
Sisters
Tommy Reese

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Feels Like a Miracle
Lauren Heintz
My Prayer
Spencer Williams

Alternates

Pair of Dice (Paradise)
Jim McCarter
Home Again Someday
Bob Hall

Instrumental

Winners

My Sister’s Waltz
Jimmy DeHeno
Sister Song
Helen Avakian

Alternates

Blind Boy Billy Breakdown
David Kuncicky
The Wandering
Nate Puttorak

None of the Above

Winners

Romeo Describes
Bryan Masters
Dying in the Mine
Randy Parks

Alternates

This Life
Bob Hall
The Devil He Won’t Find Me There No More
Kenny Cornell

2012

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Winfield Marks the Years of My Time
Jim Herrman
Come On By
Kenny Cornell

Alternates

Best Winfield Ever
John Mitchell
Magic Winfield Days
Rosie Gorrell

Sweet Memories

Winners

Borrowed Angel
Lori Holyfield
Til the Evening Star Falls
Bryan Masters

Alternates

Beyond the Ridge
Anna Smith
Take Me Back to Caroline
Charisse Kahler & Tom Dews

Suitable for Children

Winners

Library Chicken
Rosie Best-Cutrer
Dance Little Pig
Jolleen Thorpe & Joe McElroy

Alternates

Grandma Drives a Tractor
Sylvia Murray & Nelson Miller
Aug the Frog
James Brentar

Love Songs

Winners

She Dances
Justin Roth
A Little at a Time
Ted Hoffman

Alternates

Naked Love Song
Rebecca McAnulla
Set You on Fire
Ron Land

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Rambling Farmer
Jason T. Brown
Jack the Crow
Peter Lippincott

Alternates

Lights Along the Way
Joy Zimmerman
How to Be
Kendra Swanson

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Drivin’ Spikes
David Houser
Play Hiriam Play
Gerald Lucas & Bob Runyon

Alternates

Red Oklahoma Clay
Jim McCarter
Dark Sabine
Jill Hobbs

Humorous

Winners

32 Planets
James Brentar
Hard to be Cool
Eric Smith

Alternates

Sausage
Gerald Lucas & Bob Runyon
90 Miles an Hour
Robin Tims

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Ghost Train
Fred Baue
Take the Next Step
Kay Kugler

Alternates

Leap and the Net Will Appear
Sherry Lawson
Shiver Into Spark
Peter & Mary Danzig (Otter Creek)

Instrumental

Winners

The Green Dulcimer (jig)
Mark Gilston
Almost Baroque
Jimmy DeHeno

Alternates

Snappin’ Jack
Tricia Spencer
McTammy’s Jig
Helen Avakian

None of the Above

Winners

Eddie
Gary Parent
Happy Birthday Bill Monroe
Joe McElroy

Alternates

Fresh Off the Strings
Kenny Cornell
Can’t Let It Go
Mike Benish

2011

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Bluegrass Buddha
Ron Fent
Come On By
Kenny Cornell

Alternates

Winfield Week
Steve Luper
40 More
Kevin Corbett

Feelin' Good

Winners

Right Now
Helen Avakian
Bib Overalls
Don Richmond

Alternates

I Want to Be a Philodendron
Rick Malsick
Little Things
Mike Benish

Suitable for Children

Winners

Raptor Bird
Jen Hajj
My Grandpa Likes Sardines
Rosie Best-Cutrer

Alternates

This Little Piggy
Harry Hewlett
Whatever We Are
Gina Holsopple

Love Songs

Winners

Ain’t Stopped Dancing Yet
Bryan Masters
The Story that We Tell with Our Eyes
Garrett & Jamie Briggeman

Alternates

Will You Remember Me
Peter Lippincott
Farther to Fall
Ron Land

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Sister San Rafael
Rex Seabury
Be Good
Dave Baer

Alternates

Fire Circus Song
Jennifer Bennett & Tom Lardner
Ode to Aspiring Agrarians
Marques Morel

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Ride Them Rails, Son
Rosie Gorrell
The Hanging Tree
Mike Benish

Alternates

The Moon Don’t Shine
Robert Runyon & Gerald Lucas
Morning
Ron Land

Humorous

Winners

Dulcimer Pie
James Brentar
I Wanna Be Your Barbie
Carol Montag

Alternates

Flying Carp
David Dearnley
Mona Rigby’s Houseboat
Bryan Masters

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Maker’s Music
Robert Runyon & Gerald Lucas
Unless I Loved
Sadie Gustafson-Zook

Alternates

Tethered Wings
Peter & Mary Danzig
Mary and Martha
Kay Kugler

Instrumental

Winners

Dorothea Waltz
Greg Mortenson
Tassels
Joyce Bloyer

Alternates

Free Flight
Steve Taylor
Grand Manan
Stan Sullivan

None of the Above

Winners

Rock the Empty Cradle
Jennifer Bennett & Tom Lardner
Gone
Randy McDowell

Alternates

Stone’s Throw
Cindy Novelo
Trillium
Gina Holsopple

2010

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Drop Me off in Winfield
Robert Runyon & Gerald Lucas
Woodstock & Bluegrass
Randy McDowell

Alternates

2 Lonely Dollars
Rick Malsick
Winfield Love Song
Shawn Cole

Feelin' Good

Winners

Happily Ever After
Kevin Lee Clark
Junk Man
Mike Benish

Alternates

Sunday Afternoon
Steve Eulberg
Western Kansas Sky
Robert Tims

Suitable for Children

Winners

Sing a Silly Song
James Brentar
Black Cat
Harry Hewlett

Alternates

Birds Weren’t Made for Walkin’
Scott Taylor
Lord of the Little Greenbriar
Bryan Huling

Love Songs

Winners

Katie’s Garden
Daniel Boling
Old Pine Tree
Gina Holsopple

Alternates

Love in the Cornfield
David Prillman
Farther to Fall
Ron Land

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Have to Grow Gardens
Andrew Jacob Holm
Down to the River
Peter Danzig

Alternates

Deepwater Horizon
Jason Brown
Sand Hills of Texas
Larry Burl Dunn

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Dani Was an Angel
Brian Huling
I Took the King’s Coin
Daniel Boling

Alternates

Nobody
Bryan Masters
Ride Them Rails
Rosie Gorrell

Humorous

Winners

Jesus Owes Me $20
Dave Dearnley
The Facebook Song
Jordan Greer

Alternates

Dem Crocodiles Sho Do Bite
Sylvia Murray
Bears
Doug Newman

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Someone Said
Lynde Gilliam
Abandoned
BJ Myers

Alternates

Wanna Be Saint
Bryan Masters
I Talk to Jesus
Maryann & Brian Dacus

Instrumental

Winners

Page’s Jig
Helen Avakian
Skipping Stones
Steve Taylor

Alternates

Shepherd of the Hills
Sarah Morgan
Almost Baroque
Jimmy Deheno

None of the Above

Winners

Simple Man
Kenny Cornell
Antietam Creek
Matt Knoble

Alternates

Caught in the Middle
David Baer
Stones Throw
Cindy Novelo

2009

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Motel Camper
John Mitchell
Winfield
Mike Minihan

Alternates

Winfield Days
Rosie Gorrell
Walnut Valley
R.L. Fehler

Feelin' Good

Winners

Carbondale
Brian Oberlin
Raise a Glass
Bryan Masters

Alternates

Unless
Gina Holsopple
Right Now
Helen Avakian

Suitable for Children

Winners

The Bear on Brushy Mountain
Amy Karsmizki & Sue Ann Seel
Cat Eyed Taw
Robert Runyon & Gerald Lucas

Alternates

Walter the Robot
Rick Malsick
Tooth Fairy
Jill Hobbs

Love Songs

Winners

The Fortunate Few
Ron Land
Love Letter
Gina Holsopple

Alternates

Your Love is Like Kansas
Garrett & Jamie Briggeman
You’re a Part of Me
Steve Taylor

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Just Imagine
Emily Singleton
Beautiful
Kristin Erickson

Alternates

Reach for the Sky
Robin & Elie Rothchild
Country
Chris McCune

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Fading Fast These Days
Tommy James & Doug Bartholomew
Dionysus
Rick Malsick

Alternates

Dance Mr. Happy
R.L. Fehler
The Bitter End
Chris McCune

Humorous

Winners

It Must Suck to be You
Kenny Cornell & Curt Bair
Number Four
Kevin Corbett

Alternates

I Like Pot
Dyno Penny
Lost Dog Blues
John Mitchell

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Rain on Me/Reign In Me
Andrea McNown
Grandpa’s Silver Dollar
Larry Burl Dunn

Alternates

My Creator
Steve Mason
With You
Tere Bible

Instrumental

Winners

Scratch Box
Mike & Dayle Black
Song for Mutsa
Cindy Nevelo

Alternates

Page’s Jig
Helen Avakian
Squealer’s Dream
Gary Mortensen

None of the Above

Winners

Billy in the Lowground
Jake Henry
The Ploughman
Phil Kilmer

Alternates

Westward Bound
Trinity Damask
Wreck of the Rock Island
Teresa Black

2008

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Winfield Saturday Night
Larry Martin
Plunder in Winfield
Raleigh Hinman

Alternates

Don’t It Feel Good to Get Back Home
Joe & DeDe Taverner
Thinkin’ About Going to Winfield
Dave Irwin

Feelin' Good

Winners

2 Flat Top Guitars
Bryan Masters
Lucky List
Tedi Jean May

Alternates

Bonfire
Shawn Cole
Berry Pickin’
Jill Hobbs

Suitable for Children

Winners

Christmas Tumbleweed
Rick Malsick
Pluto
Tony Wentersdorf

Alternates

Dumm Dada Da
Larry Taverner
Birthday Suit
David Hall

Love Songs

Winners

He’ll Always Be My Baby
Kenny Cornell
I Love the Moon
Helen Avakian

Alternates

Bestest Love
Rick Malsick
I Think She Likes Me
Jimmy DeHeno

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Pay Attention
Lori Holyfield
Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of Your Fist
Paul Whiteley

Alternates

Seed by Seed
Mark Horton
The Pathway
Quentin Stephens

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Cheap Guitars
Jimmy DeHeno
Bittersweet & Blue
Mary Henderson

Alternates

Coalmine Moonshine
Bryan & Bernice Hembree
Starting Over
Larry Martin

Humorous

Winners

Worn Out Strings
Dan O’Brien
Don Green’s Hog Liquor
Lou-Lou Barbour

Alternates

A Girl Like Me
Kenny Cornell
Road Kill of Love
Harry Hewlett

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Wooden Cross
Mark Merryman
Dig a Little Deeper
Bayard Blaine & Bryan Hembree

Alternates

Joseph’s Song
Rick Malsick
Final Trail
Kara Barnard

Instrumental

Winners

Haunted Saddle
Gary Mortensen
Avatar
Quentin Stephens

Alternates

Dan Kessinger’s
Mike & Dayle Black
Kiota Bell
Kim McKee

None of the Above

Winners

Elvis Johnson
Robert Runyon & Gerald G. Lucas
Concrete and Clay
Shannon Wurst

Alternates

One Lonely Rider
S.L. Reay & Ernie Martinez
Jenny Lyn
David Dearnley

2007

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Five Minutes a Year
John Mitchell
Bluegrass Girl
Kevin Corbett

Alternates

Come On By
Kenny Cornell
Coffee & Beer
Jim Hermann

Feelin' Good

Winners

Tailgate Blues
Jimmy Abraham
Strawberry Pie
Barb Ryman

Alternates

Over You
Doug Anderson
Talk to Me
Denise Jordan Finley

Suitable for Children

Winners

Barney
Jimmy Abraham
Special Overalls
Denise Jordan Finley

Alternates

Ripple in the Stream
James Hagerty
Jackrabbit
Bill Passalacqua

Love Songs

Winners

Quietly in Love
Kenny Cornell
Vows
Helen Avakian

Alternates

King of My Castle
Laurie H. Buchana
Come to Me
Chris Storbeck

Songs for a Better World

Winners

Ol’ Son
Stanley Baker
One Candle
Bryan Masters

Alternates

Storms
Donald McKinney
Muddy Feet
Doug Anderson

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Closes Her Eyes
Rick Malsick
Parade
Bill Passalacqua

Alternates

Wear Blue Tonight
Julie Sutton
Seven Little Crosses
Jill Hobbs

Humorous

Winners

My Shrink
Ian Barwick
Prozac Made Me Stay
Antsy McClain

Alternates

Truck Dog
Scott Taylor
Beginning Ballet
Keith Grotrain

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Holy Man
Doug Anderson
How Fair Is My Baby?
Denise Jordan Finley

Alternates

Pride & Joy
Scott Taylor
Show Me the Way Home
Robin Roberts

Instrumental

Winners

Autumn of Any Year
Shaun Hopper
Cowley County Breakdown
Mike & Dayle Black

Alternates

Music Room Rag
Jeff Hames
Blue Shift Principal
Don Alder

None of the Above

Winners

Bomb ‘Em Till They Build a Wal-Mart
David W. Dearnley
Buglers
Joe Smothers

Alternates

Rocks & Gravel
Bill Passalacqua
Blue Factory Hill
Charisse Kahler

2006

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Walnut Valley Comin Round
Emmie Chasteen
Thistle Dew
Danny Ginn

Alternates

Before The Music Turns to Dust
Bert Gale
Winfield Blues
Ian Barwick

Feelin' Good

Winners

Sept. 14th 1966
Bryan Masters
I Love to Yodel
Dan O’Brien

Alternates

I-65
R.L. Fehler
Potential of the Morning
Helen Avakian

Suitable for Children

Winners

Big Foot Boogie
Tim Wallace
Who Am I?
David Hall

Alternates

Heidi the Coyote
David Hall
Firefly
Terry Corbett

Love Songs

Winners

It’s All The Same
Kate Laurel Smith
All The Time
Helen Avakian

Alternates

Old Army Blanket
Ron Fetner
Nothing Less Will Do
Pat McCune
You Again
Bryan Masters

Colorful Characters

Winners

Made By Hand
Bryan Masters
Midnight Revellers
Ron Fetner

Alternates

A Cowboy Gone Bad
Ian Barwick
Moonlight Grey
Kate Laurel Smith

Feelin' Blue

Winners

A Little Jaded
Emily Singleton
Family Farm
R.L. Fehler

Alternates

Last One Leaving the Red Door
Dansby Vogler
I Can’t Sleep When I Can’t Hear A Train
Dan O’Brien

Humorous

Winners

Semi-Centennial
John Mitchell
Sacred Chickens
Tim Wallace

Alternates

Big Tom’s Place
Bill Justice
What’s So Wrong with the 60’s?
Jim Abel

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Let Me Rest
R.L Fehler
Half Life
Rechelle Malin

Alternates

Sometimes Deaf Ears
Bert Gale
Waiting Time
Sarah Marie Cowley

Instrumental

Winners

Amanda’s Miracle
Michael Patterson
He Said, She Said
Don Alder

Alternates

A Song for James
Butch Krause
Page’s Jig
Helen Avakian

None of the Above

Winners

Thresing Bee
Matt Kirby
Spirit on the Prowl
Emily Singleton

Alternates

Little House Trailor
Pat McCune
Osage County Mine
Jolleen Thorpe

2005

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Winfield Morning/Laken
Don Vogler
Midnight Train of Winfield
Mickey Hoy

Alternates

Pirate Song
Butch Krause
Why Can’t the Moon Be Full Tonight
Ian Barwick

Feelin' Good

Winners

Small Town Kid
Bryan Masters
South Park Train Yard
Wil Huckabay

Alternates

Can’t Remember Why
Bert Gale
Free Your Musical Spirit
Tony Wenterdorf

Suitable for Children

Winners

Your Father’s Love
Butch Moore
Mama’s Words
Daniel Boling

Alternates

Alligator Wrestler
Seth Bate
We Can Weah
Roy Culbertson

Love Songs

Winners

Tupelo Moon
Geoff Oelsner
Barefoot Waltz
T.R. Ritchie

Alternates

Katie May
Jim Rea
Over Yonder
Daniel Boling

Colorful Characters

Winners

Guilty
Mike Yoder
Across the Border
Charisse Kahler

Alternates

2 Flat Top Guitars
Bryan Masters
Jim Donelin
Kenn Amdahl

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Stranded in Oz
Regan Brown
Cotton Candy
Hannah Hamlin

Alternates

Here
Daniel Boling
Soldier’s Lullaby
Olivia Smiley

Humorous

Winners

Song About PI
Steve Mason
I Like Singing Folk Songs
Butch Ross

Alternates

Up on the 2nd Floor
Mike Yoder
Looking for Lids
Tony Wenterdorf

Religion or Spirit

Winners

Little Boy in Church
Harry Hewlett
Sacred Hoop
Geoff Oelsner

Alternates

Morning Branches
Geoff Oelsner
We Have Come
Ron Fetner

Instrumental

Winners

Folklore
Jeff Hames
Belgian Jacques-o-late
Don Alder

Alternates

Cowlesville Covered Bridge
Philip Banaszak
Sally Smacked Me with Founder, Vinland Reel, Dancing on the Edge
Steve Mason

None of the Above

Winners

I’ll Remember
Kenny Cornell
Somewhere to Begin
T.R. Ritchie

Alternates

East Lawrence Waltz
Steve Mason
Where’s the Outrage?
Larry Mangum

2004

Songs About Winfield

Winners

Storms are on the Campground
Bernie Buller
San Dimas, CA
Wal-Mart Run
John Mitchell
Sugar Creek, MO

Alternates

Ode to Stage 5
Don Miller
Grand Prairie, TX
Winfield Lament
Mickey Hoy
Marlow, OK

Feelin' Good

Winners

That’s Texas for You
Dan O’Brien
Evergreen, CO
Zero Miles An Hour
Kenny Cornell & David Kent

Alternates

Pack Up
Ben Suchy
Mandan, ND
N/A

Suitable for Children

Winners

Goodnight Moonlight
Joe Jencks
Seattle, WA
Make a Wish
Scott David Tollefson
Manhattan, KS

Alternates

Rolie Polies and Lady Bugs
Margo Martin
Wichita, KS
Rootin’ Tootin’ Mike Van Zutin
Dave Hooge
Lawrence, KS

Love Songs

Winners

Cleopatra, Josephine & You
Kenny Cornell & Larry Cordel
Broken Arrow, OK
Waltz at the Close of the Day
David A. Foncannon
Pueblo, CO

Alternates

Acoustical Romance
Bruce Huss
Wichita, KS
Real Love
Pamela Temple
Cincinnati, OH

Colorful Characters

Winners

Chasin’ Jason
Michael Beers
Kansas City, MO
Bill Paints the Town Blue
Nick Masullo
Fayetteville, AR

Alternates

Bungalow
David B. Hakan
Kansas City, MO
N/A

Feelin' Blue

Winners

Creepin’ Ways
Jimmy Abraham
Albuquerque, NM
Walking Along
Ben Suchy
Mandan, ND

Alternates

I Can’t Sleep (When I Hear a Train)
Dan O’Brien
Evergreen, CO
Things Called Life
Don Alder
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Humorous

Winners

The Elephant & the Ant
Scott Rollins
Bridge City, TX
Draggin’ the Swine
Mike Yoder
Lawrence, KS

Alternates

All about You
Nick Masullo
Fayetteville, AR
N/A

Religion or Spirit

Winners

The Wonder Deep Within
Joe Jencks
Seattle, WA
Step Out on the Water
David A. Foncannon
Pueblo, CO

Alternates

The Last U-Turn
Dan O’Brien
Evergreen, CO
This I Know
Doug & Jude Krehbiel
Newton, KS

Instrumental

Winners

Zanre
Rick Bentley
Sapulpa, OK
Mr. Anderson
Don Alder
Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Alternates

Bkmusic 2
“Butch” Krause
Lincoln, NE
Back in Stride
Don Miller
Grand Prairie, TX

None of the Above

Winners

Spinning
Scott G. Maskiell
Lafayette, CO
Whatever Is
Trinity Demask
Westminster, CO

Alternates

Mama Didn’t Raise No Fool
Kenny Cornell & Larry Cordell
Broken Arrow, OK
Morning Deer
Nick Masullo
Fayetteville, AR

2003

Songs about Winfield

Walnut Valley Bound
Gary Weidner
Fayetteville, AR
Back in Walnut Valley
Donald A. McKinney
Wichita, KS

Songs about Musical Instruments

Fresh Bouquets
John Mitchell
Sugar Creek, MO
I’m Just Another Girl
Deb Davis
Lincoln, NE

Suitable for Children

Good to be Alive
S. R. Taylor
Bartlesville, OK
Yellow Bicycle
Billy Byron
Cambridge, MA

Love songs

Just a Part of Love
Kenny Cornell
Broken Arrow, OK
Same Ol Love Song
Don Alder
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Colorful Characters

Jawharp Joe
Tom McCormick
Apache Junction, AZ
Tumbleweed Jack
Dan O’Brien
Evergreen, CO

Feelin’ Blue

Snakeskin
Greenwood, Hearne & Adler
Oklahoma City, OK
Mansion of Memories
Katie Lyons & Celeste Krenz
Shawnee, CO

Humorous Songs

Glad Bag Song
Steve Mason, Mim & Don Carlson
Lawrence, KS
Talk About Love
Roy Culbertson
Belleville, IL

Religion or Spirit

Worship in the Prairie Wind
Patty Clayton
Edgewater, CO
Jesus Loves You
Charisse Lowe
Tucson, AZ

Instrumentals

105 Year Old Cat
Don Julin
Traverse City, MI
Into the Woods
Rick Bentley
Sapulpa, OK

None of the Above

Right Now
Emily Singleton-Higgs
Brentwood, TN
Dance Dance Dance
Greg Allen
Lawrence, KS

Bonus Selections

Wandering Man Rag
Ruth Wyand
New Gretna, NJ
Hey Mr. Shadow
Greg Allen
Lawrence, KS

2002

Bluegrass

Sweet Janine
Paul Helou
New York City, NY
Further Down the Road
Mackie Redd & Greg Smith
Udall, KS & Clearwater, KS

Country

Big Girl
Shelly Mason
Wichita, KS
Nothing I Like Better
Jack Masters
Belton, MO

Instrumental

Progress
Don Julin
Traverse City, MI
The Dusty Ribbon
Nick Charles
Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia

Children

Little Green Martian (We Can Do Better)
Scott Tollefson
Manhattan, KS
You’ll Need Ten
Greg Smith
Clearwater, KS

Religion/Spirit

The Trip
Kenny Cornell
Broken Arrow, OK
Crosses by the Roadside
Daniel L. O’Brien
Evergreen, CO

Love

Wing Away
Lindy Hearne & Hal Greenwood
Oklahoma City, OK
Rest Easy
Steve Tedeschi
Wichita, KS

Humor

Squished Possum
Jennie Dieball
Manhattan, KS
Remember When
John Mitchell
Sugar Creek, MO

Feelin’ Blue

Rough and Rugged Soul
Lindy Hearne & Hal Greenwood
Oklahoma City, OK
Everybody Sleeps but Me
Nick Charles
Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia

31 years of Winfield

Winfield Lullaby
Roy Culbertson & the Toler Family
Belleville, IL
Winfield Time
John Mitchell
Sugar Creek, MO

Contemporary Folk– plus

Brother Jack
Travis Erwin
Oklahoma City, OK
Hang Up Your Phone
Nick Masullo
Fayetteville, AR

2001

Bluegrass

Hayes Hotel
Jimmy Abraham
Albuquerque, NM
Fatherless Child
Janne Henshaw
Nashville, TN

Country/Folk

A Fool Who Would Not Rush In
TR Ritchie
Moab, UT
Red Dirt
Charisse Lowe
Wichita, KS

Instrumental

Hope’s Good Nap
Jim MacWilliams
Colorado Springs, CO
White Hair & Wisdom
Don Julin
Traverse City, MI

Children

The YZA-BCD Blues
Roy Culbertson
Belleville, IL
Baseball Baseball
Dan O’Brien
Evergreen, CO

Religious/Spiritual

While We’re Waiting
Richelle Basgall
Roeland Park, KS
At the End of the Day
Janne Henshaw
Nashville, TN

Love

Ain’t Got the Blues
TR Ritchie
Moab, UT
The Right Road
Stan Sullivan
New Britain, CT

Humor & Silliness

The Ballad of Thomas Crapper
Gary Parent
Oklahoma City, OK
Nashberg, TN
Dave Schaper
Parker, CO

Feelin’ Blue

(If it Ain’t) One Damn Thing
Jennie Dieball
Manhattan, KS
All the Time That I Need
Terry Quiett
Winfield, KS

Opinion

Turn it Around
Doug & Jude Krehbiel
Newton, KS
Somebody’s Brother
Mary L. Huckins
Kittredge, CO

30 Years of Walnut Valley Festival

What the Hell
Jeff Lilley & Jim Pierce
Lawrence, KS
The Music and the Makers
John Mitchell
Sugar Creek, MO

2000

Bluegrass

Winfield Gone
Gene Collier
Cushing, OK
This Flat Land
Mary Henderson
Minneapolis, MN

Folk

These Songs
Pamela Temple
Cincinnati, OH
Childhood Games
Doug Miles
Manitou Springs, CO

Country

The Rooster
Kenny Cornell & Jamie Richards
Broken Arrow, OK
Hello Stranger
Rechelle Malin
Salina, KS

Love

Love’s Turned My Head Around
Jim MacWilliams & Hope Grietzer
Colorado Springs, CO
Plain Ole Country Girl
Jude Krehbiel
Newton, KS

Humor

Unnumbered Opus, Number Two
Kenny Cornell & Curt Bair
Broken Arrow, OK
Picker’s Party
John Mitchell
Sugar Creek, MO

Songs for Children

Horse Shoe Dudes
Scott R. Taylor
Bartlesville, OK
The Texas Campfire Song
Billy Byron & Sammy Lee Smith
Cambridge, MA

Songs of Opinion

Too Many People Driving
Terri Jo Dahlquist
Lincoln, NE
Men Wearing Lizard Skin Shoes
Don Dahlquist
Lincoln, NE

Songs about History

The Eyes of Galileo
David Hakan
Kansas City, MO
Lament of Civil War Soldier
Michael Whorton
London, AR

Religious/Spiritual

Who’s That Man?
Michael Whorton
London, AR
Will You Give Me a Chance?
Kerry Krause
Lincoln, NE

None of the Above

Inside This Cage
Terry Everett Quiett
Winfield, KS
I Know You Know
Roy Culbertson & Roscoe Beano
Belleville, IL

1999

Songs for Children

Rockin’ My Babies
Gregory Smith
Clearwater, KS

Humorous

Religion and Beer
John Mitchell
Sugar Creek, MO
Renoir (Little book or Renoir)
Stan Sullivan
New Britain, CT
The Strangest Ways
Christopher Grundy
Lawrence, KS

Love Songs

Your Touch
Michelle Cullum
Winfield, KS
Some Wordless Dream
Christopher Grundy
Lawrence, KS
Red River Waltz
John Hodge & G. Dansby Vogler
Overland Park, KS
Waitress
Narissa Bond
Kansas City, MO

Modern Ballads

Time Sure Flies
Rechelle Malin
Salina, KS
Hard Drivin’ Rain
Debbie Porter and Brenda Black-White
Pittsburg, TX

Songs About The Old Days

Celia
Narissa Bond
Kansas City, MO
Bound for Nacogdoches
Mary Henderson
Minneapolis, MN
This Box I’m Looking Through
Ron Fetner
Seaford, VA

Pickin’ With My Friends

Old Cars and Old Guitars
Dan O’Brien
Evergreen, CO

Political Comment

Caroline
Terry Everett Quiett
Winfield, KS
The Blue Light of History
Stan Sullivan
New Britain, CT

Religious/Spiritual Songs

On the Road to Chestertown
Ron Fetner
Seaford, VA
Ain’t Gonna Need These Old Bones
G. Dansby Vogler
Overland Park, KS
The Fisherman’s Daughter
Christopher Grundy
Lawrence, KS
I Could be in Heaven Tonight
Kay Perdaris
Arkansas City, KS

1998

Love Songs

Love You Don’t Know
Brad Davis
Nashville, TN
In Place of My Heart
Gary Gackstatter
Arkansas City, KS
Welcome Home
Suzanne Michell
Little Rock, AR
Right next to Nuthin’
Effron White
Fayetteville, AR

Kid’s Songs

Sunflower
Stephen Hull
Lincoln, NE
Bedtime
J.F. & Susan Stover
Hill City, KS
Everybody has a Bellybutton
Glenn Wallace
Grand Island, NY

Political Comment

Uncle Jim’s Song
Steven B. Eulberg
Fort Collins, CO
Thinking to Myself
Steve Jacobs
Columbia, MO
Pass it On
J.F. Stover
Hill City, KS

Myth and Magic

Fire Dancer
Brad Davis
Nashville, TN
Sidewalk Van Gogh
David B. Hakan
Kansas City, MO
On the Wind
Rickey Thomas Ray
Tulsa, OK

Humorous

That’s All Folks
Gary Gackstatter
Arkansas City, KS
Love Mobile
Doug Miles
Armageddon Polka
John Mitchell
Sugar Creek, MO

Pickin’ With My Friends

Barbara’s Place
David Hakan
Kansas City, MO
Barnyard Jamboree
Kathy Kuehn
Lincoln, NE
Changin’ the World
J.F. Stover
Hill City, KS

Religious/Spiritual Songs

My Life You Keep
Michelle Cullum
Winfield, KS
Holy River
Brad Davis
Nashville, TN
Second Wind
Tim Durham
Arkansas City, KS
Divine Grace
Russ Kapp
Lawrence, KS

The Good Old Days

Under This Kansas Sky
Gary Gackstatter
Arkansas City, KS
Up on Laurel Hill
Bill Graham
Platte City, MO
Up the Wide Missouri
Steve Jacobs
Columbia, MO

Modern Ballads

Grand Junction
Dan O’Brien
Evergreen, CO
The Mexican Window
Dan O’Brien
Evergreen, CO
The Passing Lane
Stan Sullivan
New Britain, CT

1997

Winners

Apache Plume
S.L Reay
Colorado
Doin’ Life
Kay Perdaris & Michelle Cullum
Kansas
Don’t You go Away
Jason Fowler
Ontario, Canada
Enjoy the Ride
Mackie Redd
Missouri
From His Window
John Smith
Wisconsin
God Wants Me to Be a Cowboy
Dan O’Brien
Colorado
Hoe Down High
Russ Kapp
Kansas
Hold to Grace
Bill Graham
Missouri
If I Were a Willow Tree
Steve Jacobs
Missouri
Not Far From Home
Glenn Wallace
New York
Six Long Rings
Bill Graham
Missouri
Steal Away
Doug Miles
Colorado
The Graduation
John Smith
Wisconsin
These Old Photographs
Rechelle R. Malin
Kansas
Yuppie Scum
Emily Kaitz
Texas

Runners Up

Banjo in the Wind
Tim Smith
Country Churches
Russ Kapp
Kansas
Forrestyne’s Waltz
Bill Graham
Missouri
Good-Bye
Tim Durham
Kansas
Home Fires Still Burn
Mary Henderson
Minnesota
In Place of My Heat
Gary Gackstatter
Kansas
Mariachi Trumpets
Dan O’Brien
Colorado
Meadowlark
Patrick Bihlmaier
Kansas
Miss Brown Eyes, Miss Blue Eyes
Sylvia Griffin
Nebraska
Once Again
Shannon Gackstatter
Kansas
Pelicans and Dolphins
Travis Nevels
North Carolina
Pick That Old Guitar
Sylvia Griffin
Nebraska
Six-String Mail Order Bride
Steven Eulberg & Jim Pierce
Colorado
Songs That Play Inside of You
Doug Miles
Colorado
The Baby’s Grave
G. Parent
Oklahoma
The Big’uns Home
Steve Hinds
Colorado
Your Neighbor as Yourself
Danny Ginn
Kansas

1996

Nevertheless
Kara Barnard
Nashville, TN
Heartstrings
Kara Barnard
Nashville, TN
Come On In
Timmothy John Durham
Arkansas City, KS
Old Ways
Gary Gackstatter
Arkansas City, KS
The Missing You Waltz
Gary Gackstatter
Arkansas City, KS
With a Smile
Karry Jane Kofr
Tulsa, OK
Close to Home
Rechelle Malin
Kansas City, KS
Down in Walnut Valley
John Mitchell
Sugar Creek, MO
Blessings On the Wind
Gary Parent & D. Higgins
Oklahoma City, OK
I Saw No Terror Here
Gary Parent
Oklahoma City, OK
Will My Father Know You
Kay Perdaris
Winfield, KS
Christmas in Kansas
Lynne Prout & Patricia Rutter
Alamo, CA
Enjoy the Ride
Mackie Redd
Sedan, KS
When the Last Leaves Fall
Mackie Redd
Sedan, KS
Everything She Did
Glenn Wallace
Grand Island, NY

1995

Walnut Valley
Greg Allen
Lawrence, KS
When I Pass Through Walnut Valley
Bob Childers
Stillwater, OK
If That River Could Talk
Patty Clayton
Edgewater, CO
Down In the Valley
Gary Gackstatter
Arkansas City, KS
Winfield: People of the South Wind
Gary Gackstatter
Arkansas City, KS
When Walnut Valley’s Playing in My Mind
Doug Krehbiel
White Pigeon, MI
The Spirit of Winfield
Bill Langsdorf
Lawrence, KS
Coming Home to Winfield
Angie Moore
Houston, TX
Pickers Paradise
Dan Park
Pagosa Springs, CO
One of a Kind
Dan Park
Pagosa Springs, CO
Walnut Valley Flu
C. Randy Parks
Oxford, KS
Walnut Valley Bluegrass Harmony
C. Randy Parks
Oxford, KS
I’m Gonna Be in Winfield in September
Andie Peterson
Mankato, KS
Just Like Coming Home
C. Reed
Manhattan, KS
Way Cross Winfield
BG Sonnier
Oklahoma City, OK

1994

1st Place

Warm and Windy Kansas Day
Doug Krehbiel
White Pigeon, MI

2nd Place

Love On the Wind
Angie Moore
Houston, TX

3rd Place

Down In the Valley
Gary Gackstatter
Arkansas City, KS

Honorable Mentions

Nobody Home On the Range
C. Randy Parks
Oxford, KS
Prairie Song
Jude Krehbiel
White Pigeon, MI

Special

Linda’s Hands
Thad Beach
Webster, NC

1993

1992

1st Place

Barnburner `92
Douglas Delaney
Lawrence, KS

2nd Place

Walnut Valley Bluegrass Harmony
C. Randy Parks
Oxford, KS

3rd Place

Go Where Jenny Goes
Jeff Lackey
New York City, NY

Honorable Mention

Winfield Over the Road
Ernie & Patti Hill
Rudy, AR
Step By Step
Larry Booth
Colby, KS

1991

1st Place: Ghost of a Band
Douglas Delaney
Lawrence, KS
2nd Place: The Things We Leave Behind
Kenny Cornell
Broken Arrow, OK
3rd Place: A River For Gatherin’
Larry L. Booth
Colby, KS

Honorable Mention

Walnut Valley Lullaby
John Brayfield
Elkland, MO
The Spirit of Winfield
Dan Bynum
Oklahoma City, OK
Bluegrass Buddah
Ron Fent
Lawrence, KS
She’s Walnut Valley
Ernie & Patti Hill
Van Buren, AR
Walnut Valley Flu
C. Randy Parks
Oxford, KS
On a Walnut Valley Morning
Bradley Piccolo
Austin, TX
Winfield Song
Mackie Redd
Sedan, KS
Lady Winfield
Robert Swain
Tulsa, OK

1990

1st Place

One More Winfield Song
Ernie & Patti Hill
Van Buren, AR

2nd Place

Nonstop Finale
Rick Warne
Oklahoma City, OK
Winfield In Autumn
Sarah F. Majors
Wichita, KS

1989

Winfield Dreams
Dan Bynum & David Walk
Oklahoma City, OK
Bluegrass Mardi Gras
Kenny Cornell
Broken Arrow, OK
Bluegrass 89 (Traveling Song)
Doug Delaney
Glen Cove, NY

1988

1st Place (Tie)

Winfield Song
Jimmy LaFave
Austin, TX
Bluegrass Waltz
Larry Booth
Colby, KS

2nd Place

I’ll Be Back
Kenny Cornell
Broken Arrow, OK

3rd Place

The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same
Ernest D. Hill
Van Buren, AR

1987

1st place: Magic of Music; Michael Beason; St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
2nd Place: That Winfield Bop; Dawn Watson & Dave Hardy; Lincoln, NE
3rd Place: Walnut Valley; Mickael Steven Frashser; Denver, CO

Honorable Mention:

Walnut Valley Dreamland
Carol & Jackie Stober
Talladega, AL

Walnut Valley Heart
Larry Booth
Colby, KS