Here are the 2007 winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner Elisabeth Williamson “Florida Cracker Girl” Just before the 2007 Will McLean Festival, Lis talked with Donna Green-Townsend at WUFT about her first-time win of the Will McLean Song Contest 2nd place Al Scortino “Spanish Gold” 3rd place Scott … Continue reading 2007 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
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2008 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
Here are the 2008 winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner Rog Lee “City of Jacksonville” 2nd place Malcolm McKinney “The Ghosts of Flagler’s Train” 3rd place Doug Spears “Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams” Back to the list of winners by year or Click here to go to … Continue reading 2008 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
2009 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
Here are the winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the 2009 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner Garrison Doles “This Florida” 2nd place Chris Kahl “Out On Cedar Key” 3rd place Carly Bak “Boil That Sugar Cane Down” Back to the list of winners by year or Click here to go to the Will McLean … Continue reading 2009 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
2010 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
Here are the 2010 Winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner Dawn DeWitt “The Withlacoochee Way” 2nd place Walt Leuzinger “Home On The Withlacoochee” 3rd place Michael Denney “Florida Boy” Just prior to the 2010 Will McLean Festival, Donna Green-Townsend talked with the three winners and produced … Continue reading 2010 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
2011 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
Here are the 2011 winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Competition: Winner Ron Johnson and Mary Matthews “Rescue Train” 2nd place Al Scortino (tie) “Something You Should Know” 2nd place Frank Julian (tie) “Songs of Florida” 3rd place Michael Denney “Your Florida” Back to the list of … Continue reading 2011 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
2013 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
Here are the winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the 2013 Will McLean Best New Florida Contest. Winner Elisabeth Williamson “F-L-O-R-I-D-A” 2nd place Susan Brown “My Florida” Here’s Susan performing her song accompanied by musician and singer-songwriter Jamie Defrates 3rd place Rog Lee “Florida, No Appointments and a Full Tank of Gas” Back to the list of winners … Continue reading 2013 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
2014 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
Here are the winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the 2014 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest: Here’s a look back at the top 3 winners of the 2014 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest along with video clips of them performing their winning song on the main stage at the 2014 … Continue reading 2014 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
2016 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner and Finishers Named
The winner and 2nd and 3rd place finishers of the 2016 Best New Florida Song Contest performed their songs at the Will McLean Music Festival which ran March 11th through Sunday, March 13th at the Sertoma Youth Ranch near Brooksville, FL. The first place winner is Lauren Heintz from Winter Park, FL with her song about … Continue reading 2016 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest Winner and Finishers Named
2019 Winner and Finishers of the Will McLean Best New FL Song Contest
Bob Patterson from St. Augustine is the 2019 winner of the Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest for, “Silver Springs.” The song has a musical message about the current plight of not only one of the largest artesian springs in the world, but one of the most beautiful springs in Florida located in Marion … Continue reading 2019 Winner and Finishers of the Will McLean Best New FL Song Contest
2020 Winner and Finishers of the Will McLean Best New FL Song Contest
The Currys have been staking their claim within the Americana music scene for years, cutting their teeth in the oyster bars and listening rooms of the Florida Panhandle. Brothers Tommy and Jimmy Curry and cousin Galen Curry have been praised for their “tight-as-a-rubber-band” harmonies and “infectious” songwriting. Their winning song in the 2020 Will McLean … Continue reading 2020 Winner and Finishers of the Will McLean Best New FL Song Contest