News

Our winners in the  2024 ABOTMA Songwriting competition are: 

Winner:  Karen Lynne – Out There On The Road

Runner up: Ben Thomas - I’ll Be Going Back There Next Year.

The committee and judges said that the entries were of a high standard and it was gratifying that all of the entries submitted were on-genre with the ABOTMA core values of Bluegrass, Old Time, and  Traditional Country.

We'd like to thank all of the entrants for their  participation andencourage everyone to keep writing songs and building stories.


Thank you very much to Suzanne Diprose from Performance Advantage for sponsoring the 2024 competition.


The Songwriting Competition will be held again in 2025. Stay tuned for details.

Pictured from left: Ben Thomas, Suzanne Diprose, Dave Diprose and Karen Lynne.

Winners: 2024 Songwriter competition

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