31st Annual Troubadour Contest
31st Annual Troubadour Contest
31st Annual Troubadour Contest
Congratulations to the 2024 Telluride Troubadour Contest winner Martin Gilmore!
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%).
Telluride Troubadour Top Ten (10) finalists are selected to receive a 4-day pass to the 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!
2024 Troubadour Finalists & Results
Top 10 Finalist
We’d like to congratulate the following top 10 finalists for competing in Telluride Troubadour Contest Finals at the 51st Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 20th-23rd, 2024).
1st - Martin Gilmore (Englewood, CO)
2nd - Eliza Edens (Brooklyn, NY)
3rd - Eugenia Riot (Portland, OR)
4th - Jeff Cramer (Denver, CO)
5th - Madison Hughes (Jacksonville, FL)
Other top 10 Finalists in alphabetical order
- Eva Rose King (Fort Collins, CO) - “After Tale”
- Racyne Parker (Westminster, CO) - “Most Likely to be”
- Mike Stocksdale (Culver City, CA) - “Bad Bad World”
- Andy Sydow (Nashville, TN) - “If I Grew a Violet”
- Eliza Thorp (Petoskey, MI) - “Superhero”
Honorable Mentions
We would also like to congratulate the following songwriters for making it to the third round of listening.
- Angela Autumn (Nashville, TN)
- Andrew Camp (Nashville, TN)
- Brock Davis (Santa Cruz, CA)
- Chance Emerson (Providence, RI / Hong Kong)
- Dale Keys (Boise, ID)
- Brennan Mackey (Denver, CO)
- Taylor Shae (Fort Collins, CO)
- Christopher Worth (Portland, OR)
2024 Prizes
Top (10) Finalists will compete at the Elks Stage in Telluride, CO during the Telluride Bluegrass Festival :
- 4-day pass (w/camping) to the 51st Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival
- Live radio interview and performance with KOTO radio in Telluride
- Performance slot at the Elks Park Workshop Stage in addition to contest performances
1st Place Prize
Martin Guitar + Saturday Main Stage Performance + $500
Martin Guitar + Saturday Main Stage Performance + $300
Little Martin Guitar + $500
Little Martin Guitar + $400
Little Martin Guitar + $300
Little Martin Guitar + $250
$150
How To Enter - Song Submission
The Telluride Troubadour song submission window is now closed and intense listening is underway!
But good news! The song submission window is still open for our Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase.
Online Song Submission: December 7th, 2023 to March 5th, 2024
Step 1:
- Purchase your submission via See Tickets HERE
- $20 per song (2 song limit)
Step 2:
- Submit Songs digitally HERE via our online form
- Songs must be uploaded as .mp3 files
- Make sure to have your See Tickets order number that is on your receipt
Rules and Guidelines:
- Contestants may submit up to (2) original songs.
- Songs may have backing musicians, however if selected as one of the top (10) finalist for live contest, the songs must be performed solo.
- No co-writes. Songwriting entries must be entirely written by the entering songwriter.
- We encourage songwriters to submit new / different songs for the Telluride Troubadour and Folks Songwriting Showcase contests.
- Contestants cannot be signed to a third-party record label or publishing deal. This competition is meant for emerging and independent performing songwriters.
Past Winners
The Telluride Troubadour Competition has been held in conjunction with the Telluride Bluegrass Festival since 1991.
1991 - Larry Good
1992 - Cosy Sheridan
1993 - Dan Sheridan
1994 - Catie Curtis
1995 - LJ Booth
1996 - Michael Lille
1997 - Jonathan Kingham
1998 - Eugene Ruffolo
1999 - Libby Kirkpatrick
2000 - Mary Coppin
2001 - Kris Delmhorst
2002 - Deb Talan
2003 - Rachel Davis
2004 - Brian Joseph
2005 - Keith Greeninger
2006 - Nels Andrews
2007 - Gregory Alan Isakov
2008 - Nathan Moore
2009 - Mitch Barrett
2010 - Robby Hecht
2011 - Matt Harlan
2012 - Reed Waddle
2013 - Reed Turner
2014 - Michael Kirkpatrick
2015 - Caitlin Canty
2016 - Anna Tivel
2017 - Clint Alphin
2018 - Garrett Owen
2019 - Emily Scott Robinson
2023 - Jackson Emmer