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Title: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Neil C on June 14, 2014, 09:14:29 AM
I just wondered we had a great turn-out for last years Summer one and the Xmas songs. And I find it interesting challenge having to write to a brief.

So is there any interest is say one for the end of Sept and what ideas for a theme - I guess we could do Autumn itself?
 :)
Neil
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Jess on June 14, 2014, 10:05:12 AM
Wait when's Halloween!? Now THAT would be interesting...
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: digger72 on June 14, 2014, 12:15:55 PM
I'm up for it.

I like Jess's Hallowe'en idea, that would give us an extra month.

Other ideas:
An anthem for a festival, be it Download, Glastonbury, Cowpat Rally, whatever.
Songs about a place - country/city, etc.
An alternative national anthem.


Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Peppermint on June 15, 2014, 08:21:01 PM
Damn not long uploaded a song/lyrics with the subject being about autumn, If I knew there was going to be a competition with the subject being about autumn i would have waited until then lol  :)

I do like the idea of a Halloween themed competition sounds good  :)

Peppermint
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: crystalsuzy on June 26, 2014, 12:01:50 PM
A Halloween theme sounds like it would be fun ;D
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Neil C on June 26, 2014, 04:47:04 PM
Halloween would be fun but might be a bit narrow, what about supernatural which could include all sort of things I guess?
 :)
Neil
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Jamie on June 26, 2014, 07:04:37 PM
Hi, I'm with Neil on this, I think supernatural gives a lot more scope for different ideas and variation. Mind you can you have too many songs about bats, pumpkins, ghosts and witches? ;)
Cheer
Jamie
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Jess on June 26, 2014, 07:49:54 PM
But it's like 'Christmas'- the occasion is the same but there are so many different interpretations and perspectives you can look at it with.
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Paulski on June 28, 2014, 02:19:35 AM
I like the hallowe'en idea. You can write about supernatural in that genre if you want..
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Neil C on July 31, 2014, 11:51:21 AM
So is there enough interest for a Halloween supernatural competition? If there's sufficient interest lets do it? From memory we're getting over 20 submissions for last years summer and the Xmas ones..
 :)
Neil
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: digger72 on July 31, 2014, 07:22:17 PM
Count us in.
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: crystalsuzy on July 31, 2014, 09:30:23 PM
Let's do it :o :o
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Paulski on August 01, 2014, 02:06:26 AM
Let's ROLL!
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Dutchbeat on August 02, 2014, 12:28:14 PM
can i join this comp too  ??? ??? ??? I would like to go for something with the supernatural part of this comp
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Jess on August 12, 2014, 09:36:24 PM
I'll help run this if anyone wants meeeeeee :) maybe we should try get 8-10 names on the list and then confirm the comp?

So far participating in the (drum roll please) SUPER SCARY SUPERNATURAL HALLOWEEN STYLE SONGWRITING COMPETITION (or SSSHSSC for short) is:
Neil C
Digger72
Crystalsuzy
Paulski
Dutchbeat
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Dutchbeat on August 12, 2014, 10:27:55 PM
yeah!!!! 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: diademgrove on August 13, 2014, 07:58:14 PM
I've got the beginnings of an idea for a song, so I may well be in if I can write the words and find a melody. Do we have a closing date? Jess?
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Jess on August 13, 2014, 10:44:24 PM
Okay so the list is now:
Neil C
Digger72
Crystalsuzy
Paulski
Dutchbeat
Diademgrove

Should I make a new thread for this so we can advertise it better? I think it would be cool if the winner was announced on Halloween and then that gives us over 2 months to get songs brainstormed, written, recorded, produced and voting done? So the closing date would be a couple weeks before whenever Halloween is. Or is that too much time? Or not enough time?
Title: Re: Anyone fancy a autumn competition?
Post by: Neil C on August 13, 2014, 11:13:55 PM
Jess,
 You star - love the acronym. Peppermint, Jamie and CS were interested and given its an open comp I'm sure we'll easily get lots of entries. so do go for it.
 :)
neil