Elliott Finalist at Kerrville Folk Festival Competition

The Kerrville Folk Festival foundation announced finalists, including Chad Elliott for the 2020 Grassy Hill New Folk Songwriting Competition to be held in Texas in October. This isn't Elliott's first trip to the Kerrville Folk Festival as he was a New Folk finalist in 2008 and 2018. 

"Kerrville is one of my favorite places to go if I need to reconnect with my purpose as a songwriter. The first time I attended I was overwhelmed with the community of musicians I met there. Nothing can replace being in the Texas hill country sharing songs around the campfires with some of the best writers of our times."

2020 Finalists

Abigail Lapell, Toronto, Ontario, CA
Alex Wong, Nashville, TN
Andy Baker, Gobles, MI
Anne E. DeChant, Avon Lake, OH
Aubryn Stevens, Nashville, TN
Chad Elliott, Lamoni, IA
China Kent, Denver, CO
Claire Kelly, Nashville, TN
​Clint Alphin, Nashville, TN
Daniel Elixir, Brixey, MO
Eliza Edens, Williamstown, MA
Jeremy Facknitz, Colorado Springs, CO
​John John Brown, Pauling, NY
Justina Shandler, Roanoke, VA
Louise Mosrie Coombe, Williamsburg, MA
Michael Prysock, Dallas, TX
​Nancy Beaudette, Cornwall, Ontario, CA
Nick Depuy, New Canaan, CT
Russ Parrish, Burnsville, MN
Ryan Davenport, Taylor, TX
Sadie Gustafson-Zook, Boston, MA
Shanna in a Dress, Boulder, CO
Susan Cattaneo, Medford, MA
T Buckley, Calgary, Alberta CA

See current list of finalists here.
View past finalists here.

Tickets and information for the festival are available here.