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Homegrown Music and Poetry Contest June 2015 Winners

Congratulations to the Winners of the Homegrown Music and Poetry Contest

And the winners are;

For the best Homegrown Poetry.....
1st place - Sam Brashears for "Gravy" @ 36.4 points (out of a possible of 40)
2nd Place - Liz Parker for "Smokers Prayer" with 32.3 points
3rd Place - Billy Rae Bagby for "Desert Storm" with 30.6 points


For the best in Homegrown Music....
1st Place - Danville for "I'll Go My Own Way" with 36.9 points
2nd Place - Derek Herndon for both "One Wild Ride" and " Played" with 35.6 points
3rd Place - Billy Dodson for "Acronym Song" with 34.6 points

It was a great day and many thanks to our judges Bud Kenny, Chana Caylor, Niles Ellis and Max Sestilli who had the toughest job of all. There was some very talented people competing.

 

Danville: Dylan Reid and Lukas Vaughn      

Sam Breashears

Derek Herndon

Liz Parker

Billy Rae Bagby

Bill Dodson

And a special award was presented to Louis from Next Level BBQ. If you have read our Facebook page you know that SummerFest was created to bring positive attention to our beautiful Park Avenue. This makes it obvious that those of us on Park Avenue have a lot to gain from all of the hard work that goes in to creating this Festival. Louis tho, does not own a business or property on Park nor does he live anywhere near it. Yet Louis has been a part of our committee since our very first Festival in June of 2014. And I have come to believe that the smells from his BBQ Smoker wafting up and down Park Avenue, is what is enticing all of Hot Springs to come and check out SummerFest Uptown!! Thanks Louis!

Louis Williams, Next Level BBQ

Summerfest Homegrown Music and Poetry Contest - Today!

Big day on Park Avenue - everyone's drying up and there's excitement (and the smell of food) on the air! Come on to Uptown Park Avenue for plenty of fun!!

Schedule and LineUp
9am set up stage (Load In)
10 am background music
1015 am Announcements -Chana and Randy Caylor
1045 am Minermishap
1130 am Announcements (Judge Bios introduction etc) and
Competition Starts (10 minutes each)

Billy Rae Bagby
1. From Hot Springs to Bed Springs
2. The Desert Storm
3. The Mother of Three

Tim Saveall
1. Couldn't Be
2. Followed Steps and Borrowed Time

Billy Dodson
1. The Acronym Song
2. I don't Want to Work Today

Peter Eichler
1. Lie A Telegram
2. Ways of a Womans Heart
3. Your Love and My Love

Matt Man
1. Let Go
2. Inspiration
3. Loving Life

Maxine Meyers
1. One Road
2. Razor

Sam
1. Gravy (A Love Poem)
2. Under the Bridge
3. Wind

Derek Herndon
1. One Wild Ride
2. Played
3. Out On The Lake

Victoria Meyers
1. Survivor
2. Marks of Growth3. The Vine

Danville
1. Running Home to You
2. I'll Go My Own Way

Minermishap
1. Silver Chevrolet
2. Back Roads
3. Living It

130 pm Announcements - Derek Herndon
2pm Kollective Slam

230 pm Open Jam _ whoever wants to participate
3pm winners announced- acknowlegements, thank you's (Kollective, PACA, Springy Dingy etc)
315. Bizarro Buddha

Homegrown Music and Poetry Contest 2015 Judges

Head Judge, Bud Kenny, a Performance poet who has studied acting with Sir John Gielgud, been a popular rock-and-roll DJ, and toured the country with his mule, Della, performing slam poetry, will be another one of the judges for the contest tomorrow. Kenny is a familiar name to Arkansas poetry aficionados, having started the Wednesday Night Poetry Readings in Hot Springs in 1989. In 1997, he founded the Arkansas Grand Slam, which for 15 years offered the world’s biggest prize for an individual performance poet. Kenny also opened The Poet’s Loft, a coffee house and performance venue in the heart of the Hot Springs art district.

Kenny once took a three-and-a-half year walking tour of America with a pack pony and dog, trekking from eastern Pennsylvania to Oregon, down the Pacific coast to San Francisco (where he was arrested for having a horse on the Golden Gate Bridge), then east to Hot Springs.
In 2001, Kenny and his wife, Patricia, accompanied by a pack mule named Della, walked from Hot Springs to Maine, with Della pulling a cart with a solar panel on top to power stage lights and a public address system for the poetry shows Kenny performed along the way. In 2006, the threesome hit the road again, traveling New England producing performance poetry shows.

Kenny has published five books of poetry. For more information, go to Kenny’s website: www.usonfoot.com 

Judge Niles Ellis; a member of the Code Blue Classic Rock Band since 2003 is a veteran rocker and Hot Springs Native, graduated from Hot Springs High School and the National park College, has worked at Mid America Science Museum since 1979 where he is the Director of Design. AND he recently married Rita Ewing Hoskins Ellis. heart emoticon

Judge Chana Caylor. A singer, songwriter and pianist, as well as a yoga instructor; she started singing in church at 8 years old and has has played numerous musical venues locally. She has also fronted several different bands in this area as well. Chana covers a vast variety of musical styles with her heart felt interpretation of many classic, modern and original songs she performs. Chana was a top 10 finalist in the Song of Arkansas contest and performed her entry, "Come Home to Arkansas" live on Good Morning Arkansas. You can google that and watch the video on Youtube, by the way. Chana is also host along with her husband, Randy, of The Local Show Music Menagerie at Whittington Place, monthly.

Judge Max Sestili, singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer and Hot Springs resident; Max started on his father’s drum kit as a toddler, formed his first band as a guitarist in middle school, and has been playing ever since. Many bands, stages and states later he performs locally with tribute bands Kinisi Komodo (Led Zeppelin) and The Solar Federation (Rush), and the original trio Bizarro Buddha. Quicksand changes in mode and tempo and razor blazing lyrics about life’s experiences set the unique tone for his rock, folk, grunge and progressive fused style.

Homegrown Music and Poetry Contest 2015 Headliners

MINEHERMISHAP Guitarist, singer, songwriter, James Newberry has played stages through out Arkansas. Mostly as a lead guitarist for The Friday Night Tin Rattlers, Po White Trash, Stone King, and Hollow Eyed.
However he is mostly known as the founder of Three Leggid Mule and for his acoustic solo shows. James currently fronts and writes for MINEHERMISHAP. Billy Hale, Malvern native 43 yrs old, Biker, played with artists such as Jody Evans & Roy Hale, a member of '' Church of Faith '' band. Currently playing Bass for MINEHERMISHAP. Jerry Wingo, 53 year old Malvern native. Played his way threw the 80's on drums as a back up drummer for the hair band Banshee. And now full time with MINEHERMISHAP.

Chana Prince-Caylor and her husband Randy will be one of the headlining acts at Summerfest Uptown Homegrown music and Poetry Contest! Chana and Randy Caylor are both veteran musicians who have a extensive musical resume that began early in their lives.
Chana, a singer, songwriter and pianist, started singing in church at 8 years old and has has played numerous musical venues locally. She has also fronted several different bands in this area as well. Chana covers a vast variety of musical styles with her heart felt interpretation of many classic, modern and original songs she performs.
Randy Caylor's guitar prowess has taken him on many musical adventures as well as sharing the stage with many well known performers. Randy moved to Hot Springs in the early'90's and been involved with several popular local bands. His seasoned style and excellent knowledge of tone and technique, has given him a standing as a much respected artist.
When the couple married in 2006 they joined their lives and their love of music and began performing as a duo. Chana's leads the duo with her fluent vocal ability as she and Randy create musical interludes between the piano and guitar. The result is a unique blend of styles, taste and tones sculpted by their dedication to each other and their art.

Derek Herndon is an exceptional singer/songwriter straight out of a list of talented musicians in Hot Springs. His flavor of southern rock roots is tied into country leaves you hanging on the depth of his lyrical content. He has participated and won several songwriting completions in multiple states including a contest with the likes of top phenomenal songwriters in Nashville, Tennessee! Options are wide open for Derek in the future with plenty of more music to be played and fans and friends to be made! Catch a show and you are sure to have a great time!

Bizarro Buddha will be playing at 3pm. From their underground studio behind an abandoned landfill, this eclectic trio burst onto the avant garde Hot Springs, Arkansas music scene in spring 2011 with fascinating, progressive rock n roll originals with tight rhythms and flashes of punk, grunge and folk fusion. Max and Michelle Sestili and Will Davenport