31st Annual Troubadour Contest
2024

31st Annual Troubadour Contest

31st Annual Troubadour Contest

31st Annual Troubadour Contest

Congratulations to the 2023 Telluride Troubadour Contest winner Jackson Emmer!

The Telluride Troubadour Competition is a nationally recognized songwriter competition open to anyone who writes and performs original music and is not currently signed to a major recording or publishing deal.

Contestants are judged on the quality of the song’s composition (50%), vocal delivery (25%), and the overall performance (25%).

2024 Telluride Troubadour Top Ten (10) finalists will be selected to receive a 4-day pass to the 2024 Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, Colorado to compete in a live performance contest for cash and prizes, as well as critical acclaim, well-deserved recognition, and a chance to perform on the festival main stage!

Important Dates

December 7th, 2023 to March 5th, 2024 - Online Song Submission Window

March 28th, 2024 - Top 10 finalists (and alternates) announced to compete in the Troubadour Contest Finals during the Telluride Bluegrass Festival

June 20th-23th, 2024 - Troubadour Contest Finals (Live Performances) - Telluride, CO

  • Thursday June 20th - Elks Stage - Preliminary Round - All (10) Finalists
  • Friday June 21th - Elks Stage - Final Round - Top (5) Finalists
  • Saturday June 22th - Festival Main Stage - Winner Performance

2024 Troubadour Finalists

Top 10 Finalist

We’d like to congratulate and invite the following top 10 finalists to compete in Telluride Troubadour Contest Finals at the 51st Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 20th-23rd, 2024).

In the event that any of the top 10 finalists are unable to attend the final competition the top 3 alternates will be invited to join in the listed order.

  • Alternate #1 - Angela Autumn (Nashville, TN) - “Shooter”
  • Alternate #2- Andrew Camp (Nashville, TN) - “The Kid Who Wrecked It All
  • Alternate #3 - Taylor Shae (Fort Collins, CO) - “Amarillo”

Honorable Mentions

We would also like to congratulate the following songwriters for making it to the third round of listening.

  • Brennan Mackey (Denver, CO)
  • Brock Davis (Santa Cruz, CA)
  • Chance Emerson (Providence, RI / Hong Kong)
  • Christopher Worth (Portland, OR)
  • Dale Keys (Boise, ID)

TROUBADOUR CONTEST FINALS - TELLURIDE, CO

2024 Prizes

How To Enter - Song Submission

Past Winners