TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR! COME ON DOWN!
Tickets: Contestants No Charge, $9 Member, $10 Non-Member, Child $5 (register here or at the door)
We love the Traditional Ballad so much, we’ll pay young people to learn and perform one at our Contest with CASH PRIZES AND CASH PARTICIPATION AWARDS!
The 2024 Traditional Ballad Singing Contest will be held on FRIDAY, March 15 at 7:00 PM at FIRST PARISH DUXBURY, 842 Tremont St (Rte 3A), Duxbury, MA
No charge for contestants, all others: $9 Members, $10 Non-members, $5 Children.
HERE ARE THE LINKS FOR THE FULL CONTEST INFO/SIGN UP FORM and THE POSTER:
Main Rules:
Make sure your ballad tells a story with a plot and an ending.
Make sure your ballad is so old that nobody knows who wrote it, or make sure your ballad is at least 100 years old.
Make sure you sign up early so Contest Organizers Karen Haffner and Lynn Feingold can review and OK your choice of ballad.
Here are the categories and CASH PRIZES for 2024:
Grade 4 Through High School
Solo performer WITHOUT instrument $50 cash prize
Solo performer WITH instrument $50 cash prize
Group (2 or more) WITHOUT instrument $100 cash prize
Group (2 or more) WITH instrument(s) $100 cash prize
After High School Through Age 25
Solo or group, with/without instrument(s) - $50 cash prize.
If you have any questions, contact Karen at haffnerk@hotmail.com or 617-875-2047 (leave a voicemail or text) or Lynn Feingold at 781-227-7500.
CASH Participation Awards!
All contestants who do not “win” their category will receive a CASH Participation Award in an amount based on the donations we receive in support of the Contest.
