[MartynRich]

I would be thrilled to do May. If no-one has any objections of course...I already have a pretty good idea of nominations but I will go through the back catalogue to check everything out again.

[pompeyjazz]

You're the man Martyn. Go for it our kid. 😊 just post something up on the competition page and you're away. Nice one 

John

[MartynRich]

Ok, great. If anyone feels like I have missed a belter when I post then don't hesitate to PM me. I have only posted two songs this month so there is still room for three more 

[PaulAds]

Good on yer, Martyn

[MartynRich]

Beginning to regret it already - I have started to go back and listen through the month of May. There are a lot of very good songs to choose from. One question I wanted to ask - most songwriting competitions state they don't judge on performance and production, although I guess we know its a load of rubbish when they say that. Anyway...we shouldn't be doing that here should we? If I find a gem strummed on an 2-string acoustic through a mobile mic, I shall put it in.

[pompeyjazz]

It's all about the song 

[tboswell]

It's all about the song 

Better ditch all those detailed string arrangements then   

[MartynRich]

It's all about the song 

Better ditch all those detailed string arrangements then   

Don´t forget Emily, Readily 

[pompeyjazz]

It's a tough task. Difficult to evaluate a song in its raw state compared to all of the work that has been put in to produce a masterpiece. Good luck Martyn 

[adamfarr]

Well volunteered that man! I once tried to give points for lyrics, melody, structure etc. which helped a bit with the selection... But there's always an element of subjectivity which is totally fine... And no two of us would agree 100% so go for it.

[montydog]

Well done for taking it on. It's pretty clear which song is going to win but the shortlist list will be interesting.

[MartynRich]

I reckon there's a good 2nd contender. The polls have been wrong before