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Hazel Dickens

  • Entries due for 2023 Hazel Dickens Song Contest 

    December 29, 2022 | by Richard Thompson

    The DC Bluegrass Union Hazel Dickens Song Contest celebrates the life and muse of one of bluegrass music's most beloved songwriters.  Each year since 2014, the DC Bluegrass Union (DCBU) has extended invitations to songwriters in recognition of the enduring influence

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  • Don’t Put Her Down – Hazel Dickens film by Julia Golonka

    September 12, 2022 | by Richard Thompson

    A new Julia Golonka film about IBMA Hall of Fame member Hazel Dickens takes its title from Dickens' powerful anthem Don’t Put Her Down, You Helped Put Her There, and explores how she, along with her musical partner Alice Gerrard, became

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  • DCBU names winners of Hazel Dickens Songwriting Contest

    February 17, 2022 | by David Morris

    The DC Bluegrass Union has announced winners of the annual Hazel Dickens Songwriting Contest. The list contains a number of writers well known in bluegrass and Americana circles. First prize and $500 was awarded to John Cloyd Miller for the song

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  • 2021 Hazel Dickens Song Contest winners announced

    February 15, 2021 | by John Lawless

    The DC Bluegrass Union has today announced the winners of their 2021 Hazel Dickens Song Contest. The annual competition chooses from among dozens of submissions from writers who receive less than half of their income from songwriting royalties, with proceeds

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  • DCBU accepting entries for 2021 Hazel Dickens Song Contest

    October 23, 2020 | by John Lawless

    It's that time of year again... Time for all you bluegrass songwriters to sharpen your pencils and get ready to submit your latest creations to the DC Bluegrass Union and their 2021 Hazel Dickens Song Contest. This annual event is held

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  • 2020 Hazel Dickens Song Contest winners announced

    February 17, 2020 | by John Lawless

    The DC Bluegrass Union, who promote bluegrass music in the greater capitol region, have announced the winners in their Hazel Dickens Song Contest for this year. The annual competition is held in honor of Dickens, a former DC resident whose

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  • 2020 Hazel Dickens Song Contest accepting entries

    October 23, 2019 | by John Lawless

    The DC Bluegrass Union has opened submissions for their 2020 Hazel Dickens Song Contest, held to honor the late former capitol area resident who pioneered the role of a female songwriter in bluegrass. Since launching a few years ago, this competition

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  • West Virginia bridge to be renamed Hazel Dickens Memorial Bridge

    May 31, 2019 | by Richard Thompson

    The locally known Montcalm Bridge, carrying County Route 11 over the Bluestone River in Mercer County, West Virginia, is to be named the Hazel Dickens Memorial Bridge. On March 9, 2019, the West Virginia legislature voted in favor of Senate Resolution

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  • 2019 Hazel Dickens Song Contest winners announced

    February 25, 2019 | by John Lawless

    Back on February 15, the DC Bluegrass Union announced the winners of their 2019 Hazel Dickens Song Contest, celebrating the life's work of the noted Capitol area writer. The many submissions received were judged by Becky Buller, Evan Murphy, and Chris Teskey, with prizes

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  • 2019 Hazel Dickens Song Contest now accepting entries

    October 17, 2018 | by John Lawless

    The 2019 Hazel Dickens Song Contest, sponsored by the DC Bluegrass Union, is now accepting entries. Songs are considered in the bluegrass and Gospel categories, from songwriters for whom less than 50% of their income is derived from songwriting royalties. The contest

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