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Lyrics Competition - March 2024

Following on from Mike Lansdown's excellent workshop, March's writing competition was to select a melody or well-known tune, and write new lyrics to the melody or tune. The competition attracted a bumper crop of entries; and the results were as follows:


  • 1st place: Louise Welland - Sobriety?
  • 2nd place: Joanna Bawa - Lockdown Blues
  • 3rd place: Chris McDermott - Walkin' in Watford
  • 4th place: Sumi Watters - Watford Writersville 


Many thanks to Mike for his workshop; Sumi for printing song sheets for our meeting on Monday 8 April; and everyone who entered into the spirit - really enjoyable exercise. 


ALL ENTRIES  are below

Joanna Bawa - Lockdown Blues (pdf)Download
Steve Clifford - I Lied (pdf)Download
Steve Clifford - Whisper of your Voice (pdf)Download
David Elliott - Can't stop sneezing (pdf)Download
David Elliott - Here comes the rage again (pdf)Download
Chris McDermott - A Diver Sees Red (pdf)Download
Chris McDermott - Walkin' in Watford (pdf)Download
Andrea Neidle - A Teacher's Lament (pdf)Download
Andrea Neidle - Litter Ditty (pdf)Download
Helen Nicell - The Easter Bunny (pdf)Download
Caroline Osborne - The Lie (pdf)Download
Jan Rees - The Ballot Box (pdf)Download
Liz Shaw - Stained (pdf)Download
Liz Shaw - The Food of Love (pdf)Download
Pat Simpson - A Writer's Tale (pdf)Download
Sumi Watters - Chunky Thighs (pdf)Download
Sumi Watters - Watford Writersville (pdf)Download
Ian Welland - Chronicle (pdf)Download
Ian Welland - The Man in the Lighthouse (pdf)Download
Louise Welland - Sobriety (pdf)Download
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