Steve Simpson: News

Hey, I won first place in the songwriting contest at the Suwannee Springfest music festival in Live Oak, Florida! The competition was fierce, I was really lucky to win. The other finalists, (Dean Johanesen, Shawn Lightfoot, Amanda Anne Platt, Chelsea Saddler, and Cheryl Watson) were all great. I did three songs, "Sparrows", "From Under the Bed," and "Dusty Lawn Chairs." "Sparrows" is the song that got me into the finals, and can be heard on this website. The other two songs are fairly new and I haven't recorded them yet. Sorry.

Anyway, as the winner of the songwriting contest, I will get a slot on the main stage at next year's Suwannee Springfest, which will be a lot of fun. I'm really looking forward to it.

I've just been notified that I've been selected as one of the six finalists in the song contest of the Suwannee Springfest music festival in Live Oak, Florida! My song, "Sparrows" is the song that got me into the finals. So, I'll compete in the finals at the festival on March 27th at 7:00 pm. The finalists will each do three songs. I was in the finals in 2002, and came in second.

Well, I came in second in the song contest at the Flat Rock Music Festival. My friend Herschel Lee Brown went with me to the festival and sang awesome harmony and played great guitar. Thanks a bunch, Brownie! My friend Ken Kiser, who moved from Charlotte to Atlanta five years ago, took first place with a great song. Congrats to Ken. And my friend Rick Spreitzer took third place. Our prizes for second and third place were stage time at The Evening Muse, so Rick and I have decided to book a gig together and bill it as The Flat Rock Bridesmaids. Should be a lot of fun.

I was just notified that my song, "Daddy's Hat" was selected as one of the ten finalists in the songwriting contest for the Flat Rock Music Festival. So, I'll be competing with the other nine songwriters at the festival on September 30th at 11:00 am. Should be fun!

I just finished my first CD, titled "Better Late". It was recorded at Chris Rosser's studio in Asheville, and features Chris Rosser on keyboard, guitar and bass guitar, David Holtzclaw, Herschel Lee Brown, Lea Kulhmann, Shana Blake, Reeve Coobs, Leah Howard, Meredith Laney, and Lynn Rosser on harmony vocals, Eliot Wadopian on upright bass, River Guerguerian on percussion, and Dave Johnson on dobro, mandolin, pedal steel, fiddle, banjo, viola, cello and violin.