folk, bluegrass, country, singer-songwriter, blues, jazz, Americana
Dates
late spring/early summer
Location(s)
Quiet Valley Ranch, Kerrville, Texas, United States
Years active
1972–present
Founded by
Rod Kennedy
Website
www.kerrville-music.com
The Kerrville Folk Festival is a music festival held for 18 consecutive days in the late spring/early summer at Quiet Valley Ranch near Kerrville, Texas. The event has run annually since 1972. In November 2008, the Kerrville Folk Festival and Kerrville Wine & Music Festival were acquired by the Texas Folk Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 Texas Non-profit Corporation.
The event draws around 30,000 people per year. Tickets (single day or season passes) are required for admission. Many patrons camp out on the festival grounds during part or all of the festival.
The festival places a strong emphasis on songwriting, though the performances encompass a variety of styles. The idea behind the festivals is to "promote emerging artists while giving our audience exposure to both new and recognized, seasoned talent", according to the festival's official website.
In past years, the event has also featured well known artists, including Peter, Paul and Mary, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Robert Earl Keen, Lucinda Williams, and Nanci Griffith.
Contents
1The Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition
1.12013 Winners and finalists
1.22012 Winners and finalists
1.32011 Winners and finalists
1.42010 Winners and finalists
1.52009 Winners and finalists
1.62008 Winners and finalists
1.72007 New Folk Competition
1.82006 New Folk Competition
1.92005 New Folk Competition
1.102004 New Folk Competition
1.112003 New Folk Competition
2Kerrville Wine & Music Festival
3List of Past Performers
4External links
4.1Archival Materials
The Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition
There is a yearly competition to discover promising new singer-songwriters called the New Folk Competition. Thirty-two finalists are selected from a field of 800 entries to share two of their original songs in an afternoon appearance on the stage of the Threadgill Theater. From these 32 finalists, six winners are selected by a small group of well-established performing songwriters. In addition to cash and other tangible prizes, the six winners are invited to the main stage to perform a 20-minute set.
A win at Kerrville carries considerable prestige in the singer-songwriter community. This is in part due to the peer-professional judging and the festival’s long history of recognizing emerging artists who have later gone on to wider success. There have also been examples of notable performers who have appeared as finalists in the competition without ever earning a win. Artists who have performed in the competition include:
Steve Earle (1978)
John Gorka (1984)
Nanci Griffith (1978)
Tish Hinojosa (1979)
Robert Earl Keen (1983)
Mark Elliott (1993)
Lyle Lovett (1980, 1982)
Ellis Paul (1994)
Slaid Cleaves (1992)
Cosy Sheridan (1992)
Johnsmith (1990)
Anne Feeney (1989)
James McMurtry (1987)
Pierce Pettis (1987)
Buddy Mondlock (1987)
Hal Ketchum (1986)
David Wilcox(1988).
2013 Winners and finalists
The six New Folk Winners for 2013 were among 31 songwriter-finalists who performed during the New Folk Concerts on May 25 & 26, 2013—chosen from up to 800 submissions.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Nels Andrews
Aengus Finnan
Betty Soo
Adrianne Lenker (Andover, MN)
Ed Romanoff (Brooklyn, NY)
Ellis (Minneapolis, MN)
Honor Finnegan (New York, NY)
Eric Bettencourt (Portland, ME)
Paul Sachs (Manhattan, NY)
Ben Bochner (Eugene, OR)
Daniel Makins (San Angelo,) TX
Marina (League City, TX)
Mark Philpot (Fort Worth, TX)
Allie Farris (Nashville, TN)
Andrew Delaney (Dallas, TX)
Arlon Bennett (Northvale, NJ)
B. Sterling (Austin, TX)
Bethel Steele (Boston, MA)
Tommy Byrd (Austin, TX)
Davey O. (Buffalo, NY)
Hope Schneir (Camarillo, CA)
Doug Kent - Houston TX
The Potter's Field (Canton, MI)
Julie Jean White (Dallas, TX)
Karen Dahlstrom (Brooklyn, NY)
Lizzy Ross (Chapel Hill, NC)
Mary McAdams (Des Moines, IA)
Terry Holder (Olympia, WA)
Steve Chizmadia (Peekskill, NY)
The Sparrowmakers (Austin, TX)
Twangtown Paramours (Nashville, TN)
Wes Collins (Chapel Hill, NC)
Zack Kibodeaux (Kyle, TX)
Bill Valenti (Bend, OR)
2012 Winners and finalists
The six New Folk Winners for 2012 were among 32 songwriter-finalists who performed during the New Folk Concerts on May 26 & 27, 2012—chosen from 800 submissions.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Nathan Hamilton
Cary Cooper
Seth Glier
Korby Lenker (Nashville TN)
Nicolette Good (San Antonio TX)
Edie Carey (Chicago IL)
Whit Hill (Nashville TN)
Alicia McGovern (Salt Lake City UT)
The Sea The Sea (Madison CT)
Terry Penney (Newfoundland Canada)
Paula Held (Austin TX)
Alison Lumley (Austin TX)
Jon Troast (Nashville TN)
Andra Suchy (Minneapolis MN)
Burke Ingraffia (Point Clear AL)
Miranda Dawn (Austin TX)
The Hems (Austin TX)
Daniel Makins (San Angelo TX)
Larry Murante (Seattle WA)
Robin Macy & Kentucky White (Belle Plaine KS)
Lindsay May (Vancouver BC)
Lizzy Ross (Pittsboro NC)
J.A. Carter III (San Antonio TX)
Michael Jerome Browne (Montreal Canada)
Mikaela Kahn (Denton TX)
Eric Colville of The Selkies (Ipswich MA)
Paul Sachs (New York NY)
Scot Phegley (Nolensville TN)
Dan Weber (Vancouver WA)
Annie & Rod Capps (Chelsea MI)
J Wagner (Austin TX)
Anna Dagmar (New York NY)
The YaYa’s (Mohegan Lake NY)
Michaela Anne (Brooklyn NY)
2011 Winners and finalists
The six New Folk Winners for 2011 were among 32 songwriter-finalists who performed during the New Folk Concerts on May 28 & 29, 2011—chosen from 800 submissions.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Michael Camp
Johnsmith
Patrice Pike
Grace Pettis (Harrisonburg VA)
Megan Burtt (Colorado)
A. J. Roach (Brooklyn NY)
Mai Bloomfield (Venice CA)
David Moss (Austin TX)
Cassie Peterson (Nashville TN)
Karyn Oliver (Boring MD)
Bobby Sweet (Becket MA)
Philip Gibbs (Austin TX)
Eliot Bronson (Atlanta GA)
Rob Lytle (Apex NC)
Terry Holder (Olympia WA)
Jen Cass (Bay City MI)
Tom Corbett (Woodland Hills CA)
Chet O'Keefe (Nashville TN)
Owen Temple (Austin TX)
Steve Chizmadia (Peekskill NY)
Arlon Bennett (Northvale NJ)
Roy Schneider (Ft Myers FL)
Friction Farm (Greenville SC)
B. Sterling Archer (Austin TX)
Aaron Nathans (Wilmington DE)
Tommy Byrd (Austin TX)
The YaYas (Mohegan Lake NY)
Wyatt Easterling (Nashville TN)
David Stukenberg (Austin TX)
Randy Palmer (Amarillo TX)
Twangtown Paramours (Nashville TN)
Phil Henry (Rutland VT)
Jane Eamon (Hastings Ont CAN)
Ben Suchy (Bismarck ND)
2010 Winners and finalists
The six New Folk Winners for 2010 were among 32 songwriter-finalists who performed during the 2010 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Concerts on May 29 & 30, 2010. Winners received a cash honorarium from the Texas Folk Music Foundation, Vic & Reba Heyman, and the Jim Ross Memorial Fund. They performed at the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Winners Concert at noon on Sunday, June 6, 2010.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Tom Prasada-Rao
Ronny Cox
Susan Gibson
Daniel Colehour (Nashville, TN)
Michael Troy (Fall River, MA)
Kate Klim (Boston, MA)
Andy Gullahorn (Nashville, TN)
Jon Brooks (King City, ONT, CA)
Kim Richardson (Mountain Home, AR)
Cassie Peterson (Nashville TN)
Daniel Makins (San Angelo TX)
Terry Holder (Olympia WA)
John Batdorf (West Hills CA)
Chris O'Brien (Somerville MA)
Annie & Rod Capps (Chelsea MI)
Leanne Atherton (Austin TX)
Angela Easterling (Taylors SC)
Alex Woodard (San Diego CA)
Neal Katz (Tyler TX)
Blair Bodine (Ambler PA)
Wyatt Easterling (Nashville TN)
Andrew Delaney (Dallas TX)
Ellen Tipper (Appleton ME)
Terry Penney (Lewisport NF, Canada)
Chet O'Keefe (Nashville TN)
Jen Cass (Bay City MI)
Claire Small (Austin TX)
Bobbie Lancaster (Bloomington IN)
Gretchen Witt (Brooklyn NY)
Brad Boyer (Friendswood TX)
Joe Scutella (Nashville TN)
Jennifer Morrison (Sarasota FL)
Mai Bloomfield (Venice CA)
Sam Doores (New Orleans LA)
Lucas Ohio Pattie (Pleasanton CA)
2009 Winners and finalists
The six New Folk Winners for 2009 were among 32 songwriter-finalists who performed during the 2009 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Concerts on May 23 & 24, 2009. Winners received a cash honorarium from the Texas Folk Music Foundation, Vic & Reba Heyman, and the Jim Ross Memorial Fund. They performed at the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Winners Concert at noon on Sunday, May 31, 2009.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Amilia k Spicer
TR Ritchie
Jon Vezner
Louise Mosrie (Nashville TN)
Rebecca Loebe (Atlanta GA)
Carrie Catherine (Saskatoon, SK, Canada)
Ernest Troost (Los Angeles CA)
Tom Neilson (Greenfield MA)
Lucy Wainwright Roche (Brooklyn NY)
Lynne Hanson (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
Kim Miller (Wimberley TX)
Sarah Donner (Princeton NJ)
Ben Mallott (Austin TX)
Marc Black (Katonah NY)
Angela Easterling (Taylors SC)
Larry Murante (Seattle WA)
Donna Beckham (West TX)
Tommy Byrd (Austin TX)
Matthew Fockler (South Padre Island TX)
Valorie Miller (Asheville NC)
Colin McGrath (Brooklyn NY)
Liz Longley (Downington PA)
Bob Sima (Woodbine MD)
Sarah Sample (Seattle WA)
Greg Alexander (New York NY)
Jason David Hiatt (Austin TX)
Gretchen Witt (Brooklyn NY)
Laura Zucker (Lafayette CA)
Larry Zarella (Massachusetts AK)
Joe Crookston (Ithaca NY)
Shannon Wurst (Alma AR)
Roy Schneider (Fort Myers FL)
Jeff Martin (Portland OR)
Kate Mann (Portland OR)
2008 Winners and finalists
The six New Folk Winners for 2008 were among 32 songwriter-finalists who performed during the 2008 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Concerts on May 24 & 25, 2008. Winners received a cash honorarium from the Texas Folk Music Foundation, Vic & Reba Heyman, and the Jim Ross Memorial Fund. They performed at the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Winners Concert at noon on Sunday, June 1, 2008.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Jud Caswell
Amy Speace
Jon Vezner
Devon Sproule (Charlottesville VA)
RJ Cowdery (Columbus OH)
C. J. Watson (Nashville TN)
Hans York (Seattle WA)
Robby Hecht (Nashville TN)
BettySoo (Austin TX)
Susan Levine (Newburyport MA)
Kristen Grainger (Salem OR)
Joe Jencks (Cincinnati OH)
Molly Venter (Austin TX)
Annaliese Schiersch (Kingston WA)
Chris O'Brien (Somerville MA)
Rachael Sage (New York NY)
Bob Sima (Woodbine MD)
Linda Sharar (Andover MA)
Charlotte Kendrick (Pawling NY)
Phil Henry (Rutland VT)
Rebecca Loebe (Atlanta GA)
Shelley King (Austin TX)
Claude "Butch" Morgan (Devine TX)
Kirsten Jones (Toronto, ONT Canada)
Martin Gibson (Glen Cove ME)
Sonia Lee (Nashville TN)
Datri Bean (Austin TX)
Lojo Russo (Davenport IA)
Zoe Mulford (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Emily Elbert (Boston MA)
Brad Colerick (S. Pasadena CA)
Laura Bullock (Somerville MA)
Chad Elliott (Spencer IA)
Terry Holder (Olympia WA)
T. Nile (Vancouver BC, Canada)
2007 New Folk Competition
The 2007 New Folk Competition was held May 26 & 27.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Jonathan Byrd
Johnsmith
Cosy Sheridan
Danny Schmidt (Austin TX)
Storyhill (Bozeman MT)
Carla Gover (Richmond KY)
David Llewellyn (Nashville TN)
John Wort Hannam (Fort Macleod, Alberta Canada)
Anthony da Costa (Pleasantville NY)
Datri Bean (Austin TX)
Kate Klim (Somerville MA)
porterdavis (Austin TX)
Noah Earle (Hallsville MO)
Scott & Michelle Dalziel (Maquoketa IA)
Raina Rose (Portland OR)
Michael McGarrah (Phoenix AZ)
Chuck E Costa (New Haven CT)
Donal Hinely (Springfield TN)
Dave Potts (Auburn AL)
Jessica Heine (Edmonton Alb, Canada)
Jan Smith (Afton VA)
Owen Temple (Madison WI)
KC Clifford (Oklahoma City OK)
Ray Younkin (Houston TX)
Wil Maring (Cobden IL)
Siobhan Quinn & Michael Bowers
Kevin McGee (Lexington SC)
Laura Zucker (Lafayette CA)
Pat Wictor (Brooklyn NY)
Emily Kurn (Anchorage AK)
Eric Hansen (Tucson AZ)
Edie Carey (Boston MA)
Derek Aramburu (Cypress TX)
Elana Arian (New York NY)
Lindsay Mac (Cambridge MA)
2006 New Folk Competition
The 2006 New Folk Competition was held on May 27 and May 28.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Jimmy LaFave
Pat Pattison
SONiA
Antje Duvekot (Somerville MA)
Jud Caswell (Brunswick ME)[1]
Gordy Quist (Austin TX)[2]
KJ Denhert (Ossining NY)[3]
Diana Jones (Nashville TN)
Andrew Smith (Kelowna BC Canada)[4]
Robert Tubb/String Gravy (Glendale AZ))[5]
Jan Smith (North Garden VA)[6]
Zane Williams (Nashville TN)[7]
Lisa Richards (Austin TX)[8]
Tom Neilson (Montague MA)[9]
Lisa Rogers (Austin TX) [10]
Jaime Michaels (Santa Fe NM)[11]
Dave Potts (Auburn AL)[12]
Lis Harvey (Davis CA)[13]
Dave Pahanish (California PA)[14]
Liz Carlisle (Cambridge MA)[15]
Joe Truman (Nashville TN)[16]
Amy Speace (New York NY)[17]
KC Clifford (Oklahoma City OK)[18]
Kendall James (Houlton ME)
Charlotte Kendrick (Pawling NY)[19]
Jason Spooner (Portland ME)[20]
Morgan Bracy (Antioch TN)[21]
Michael Tiernan (Del Mar, CA)[22]
Marilyn Rucker (Austin TX)[23]
Gretchen Witt (Brooklyn NY)[24]
Alastair Moock (Medford MA)[25]
Susan Clark / The Buckerettes (Cedar Crest NM)
Tom Mowrey (Sykesville PA)[26]
Jay Mankita (High Falls NY)
Sonia Lee (Nashville TN)[27]
2005 New Folk Competition
The 2005 New Folk Competition was held on May 28 and 29.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Caroline Aiken
John William Davis
Jim Photoglo
Jack Harris, Powys Wales, United Kingdom [28]
Randy Browning, South Berwick ME [29]
Erik Balkey, Philadelphia PA
Andy Corwin, West Hills CA [30]
Beth Wood, Arlington TX [31]
David Stoddard, Beaver Dam WI [32]
Mike Morris - Strafford NH
Richard Ruane - Ripton VT
Datri Bean - Seattle WA
Justin Roth - Lake Elmo MN
Greg Klyma - Cheektowaga NY
Rob Hinkal - Owings Mills MD
Amy Martin - Missoula MT
David Morreale - Baltimore MD
Treva Blomquist - Nashville TN
Karen Mal - Austin TX
Carl Cacho - West Newbury MA
Kate Redgate - Newbury MA
Dave Murphy - Montclair NJ
Tony Laiolo - Nashville TN
Jim Keaveny - Austin TX
Michael Bowers - Alexandria VA
Claude "Butch" Morgan - Devine TX
Liz Carlisle - Cambridge MA
Gary Seber - Houston TX
Tim Burlingame - Sherman Oaks CA
Kathrin Shorr - Sherman Oaks CA
Meg Hutchinson - Cambridge MA
Doug Wintch - Salt Lake City UT
Corinne West - Alameda CA
Stan Swiniarski - Dracut MA
Sean Altman - New York NY
2004 New Folk Competition
The 2004 Competition was held on May 29 and 30.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Slaid Cleaves
Ruthie Foster
Eric Schwartz
John William Davis, Indian Hills CO
Julie Clark, Norfolk VA
Effron White, Fayetteville AR
Cary Cooper - Garland TX
Idgy Vaughn - Austin TX
Claudia Nygaard - Nashville TN
Michael Troy - Somerset MA
Cherie Call - Springville UT
John McGill - Crestline CA
David Llewellyn - Nashville TN
Robert Frith - Sugarland TX
Carla Ulbrich - Athens GA
Brent Mitchell - Racine WI
Rachel Garlin - Berkeley CA
Kelly McCune - Pasadena CA
Naomi Sommers - Allston MA
Jaime Michaels - Santa Fe NM
Dave Potts - Auburn AL
Beth Cahill - Wakefield Quebec, Canada
Marc Herman - Watertown MA
Lisa Rogers - Austin TX
Jim Bizer - Franklin MI
Bill Kahler - Smyrna GA
Jody William Smith - Sherman Oaks CA
Drew Nelson - Grand Rapids MI
Donna Frost - Hendersonville TN
Erik Balkey - Philadelphia PA
Scott & Michelle Dalziel - Maquoketa IA
Justin Roth - Lake Elmo MN
Ryc Ward - West Stockbridge MA
Jesse Thurgood - Payson UT
Gregg Cagno - New Hope PA
2003 New Folk Competition
The 2003 Competition was held on May 24 and 25.
Judges
Winners
Other finalists
Tracy Grammer
Aengus Finnan
David Roth
David Bailey - Earlysville VA [33]
Rob Heath - Edmonton Alberta, Canada [34]
Kathy Hussey - Nashville TN [35]
Jonathan Byrd - Carrboro NC [36]
Colin Brooks - Austin TX
Anais Mitchell - Middlebury VT [37]
Caroline Currie - Seattle WA
Teddy Goldstein - New York NY
Lauren Fine - Austin TX
Jaime Michaels - Santa Fe NM
Andy & Cheryl Winston - Boulder CO
Jenny Reynolds - Wellesley MA
Ralston Bowles - Grand Rapids MI
Lisa Rogers - Austin TX
Kevin Briody - Ridgfield CT
Juliet Wyers - Portland OR
David Llewellyn - Nashville TN
Rob Boyle - St. Louis MO
Dave Potts - Auburn AL
Kerri Powers - Franklin MA
Steve Chizmadia - Manhasset NY
Jason Spooner - Portland ME
Vicki Chew - Cleveland OH
Foscoe Jones - Austin TX
Julianna Waters & Barry Crannell - Portland OR
Larry Kenneth Potts - Petaluma CA
Scott Idlet - Centennial CO
Jenn Adams - Stevensville MT
Joe Stanton - Sechelt British Columbia, Canada
Terry Farmer - Ann Arbor MI
Elizabeth Wills - Fort Worth TX
John Haley-Walker - Fairfax CA
Kerrville Wine & Music Festival
The Kerrville Wine & Music Festival, called "Little Folk" is also hosted by the ranch over Labor Day Weekend, and the two share a website.
List of Past Performers
David Amram
David M. Bailey
The Belleville Outfit
Bobby Bridger
Bob Brozman
Hamilton Camp
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Guy Clark
Judy Collins
Dana Cooper
Ronny Cox
David Crosby
Hondo Crouch
Cypress Swamp Stompers
Allen Wayne Damron
Jimmy Driftwood
Jonathan Edwards
Joe Ely
Deirdre Flint
Steven Fromholz
Bob Gibson
Eliza Gilkyson
Vince Gill (as part of Bluegrass ReVue, in 1975)
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Green Mountain Grass
Nanci Griffith
Grimalkin
Butch Hancock
Patricia Hardin
Carolyn Hester
Sara Hickman
Tish Hinojosa
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Janis Ian
The Indigo Girls
Flaco Jiménez
Jitterbug Vipers
Robert Earl Keen
Tom Kimmel
Jimmy LaFave
John A. Lomax Jr.
Lyle Lovett
Mary McCaslin
Mercy River Boys
Augie Meyers
Willie Nelson
Gary P. Nunn
Odetta
Tom Paxton
Peter Paul & Mary
Shawn Phillips
Willis Alan Ramsey
Tom Prasada Rao
Gamble Rogers
Stan Rogers (died on Air Canada Flight 797 after performing in 1983)
Peter Rowan
Tom Rush
Shake Russell
Tom Russell
Peter Madcat Ruth
Don Sanders
Mike Seeger
Martin Sexton
Singing Christians
Michael Peter Smith
Bill Staines
B. W. Stevenson
Eric Taylor
Trout Fishing in America
John Vandiver
Townes Van Zandt
Jerry Jeff Walker
Susan Werner
Cheryl Wheeler
Rusty Wier
Dar Williams
Lucinda Williams
Peter Yarrow
Steve Young
The Steel Wheels
Tim York and Michael Hawthorne as T & M Express
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kerrville Folk Festival.
Official Website for the Kerrville Music Festivals
A History of New Folk Competition winners and finalists
Official Website for the Texas Folk Music Foundation
Texas State Historical Association: History of the Festival
Archival Materials
Kerrville Folk Festival records, 1958-2014, at Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
Tom Frost III papers, 2000-2003, at Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
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