Songwriting Contest

Gil’s Hootenanny is delighted to announce that Christine Graves has won the 2017 “Songs of Hope and Protest” Sing-Along Songwriting Contest for her inspirational song “Rise Above”. All finalists performed their original songs at the Ottawa Grassroots Festival on Saturday,...

Come cheer on the five finalists for the annual Gil’s Hootenanny “Songs of Hope and Protest” Sing-Along Songwriting Contest as they perform their original songs at the Ottawa Grassroots Festival on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 4pm, in Room 7...

One of Ottawa finest singer-songwriter’s life and career were forever changed by his participation in Gil’s Hootenanny, after his song won the 2015 song-writing contest. Tony Turner’s winning composition about then Prime Minister Stephen Harper, “Harperman”, thrust him into a...

April 1st is the deadline to submit your song to the Gil’s Hootenanny “Songs of Hope and Protest” Sing-Along Songwriting Contest. Linked to May Day celebrations, this contest has given rise to some excellent musical creations from Canadian songwriters such...

Congratulations Mark Evenchick. The winning song is Believe Again.

Congratulations to the composers of the four songs chosen by our judges as “finalists” for the Gil’s Hootenanny 2016 “Sing-Along” Song Writing Contest. In no particular order the finalists are: The Journey Begins (composers: Anne Hurley, Jim Videto) Keep Your...

Gil’s Hootenanny & Writer’s Bloc in conjunction with Ottawa Grassroots Festival & Spirit of Rasputin’s present the 2nd Annual Sing-Along Song Writing Contest The entry form is at Spirit of Rasputin’s here… Objective To encourage the writing and performing of...

Gil’s Hootenanny & Writer’s Bloc in conjunction with Ottawa Grassroots Festival & Spirit of Rasputin’s present the First Annual Sing-Along Song Writing Contest. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2014. Find out more here (Spirit of Rasputin’s submission page)…