Question:
Which theme would you most like for the November/December 2021 "Originals" festival?
Option 1: StoryFest
votes: 7
Option 2: EnviroFest
votes: 4
Option 3: TemptationFest
votes: 3
Option 4: AnimalFest
votes: 2
It's time to vote for our next two festivals which will run from November 1 to December 31. Voting starts now and runs for 10 days. You can change your vote any time until the closing of the poll on Friday, October 29th. To do so, click "Remove vote" to cancel your previous vote, then vote again.
This poll is for the "Originals" festival. There is a separate poll for the "Covers" festival. Please vote in both polls.
Remember, "Covers" is covers only, and "Originals" is originals preferred but covers welcome unless otherwise stated in the festival's description.
- StoryFest - Write an original song that tells a story with narrative lyrics. It can be a fictional story or a true story describing historic events. Some examples of popular story songs are "Taxi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=545Rlj1hITo)" by Harry Chapin (as well as many other songs by Harry Chapin), "El Paso (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spaPETdoRVM)" by Marty Robbins, "Whiskey In The Jar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXXacJ87Tuw)" by Thin Lizzy, "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUO9ikz63vA)" by Warren Zevon, and "Long Black Veil (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9oiPbNoEp0)" by The Band.
- EnviroFest - Songs about the environment (a wide remit everything from cop26 climate summit to enjoying your garden).
- TemptationFest - Songs about temptation - resisted, or not.
- AnimalFest- Songs about animals - pets, companions, food, mythical
Voting closed. The winner is...
StoryFest
Write an original song that tells a story with narrative lyrics. It can be a fictional story or a true story describing historic events. Some examples of popular story songs are "Taxi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=545Rlj1hITo)" by Harry Chapin (as well as many other songs by Harry Chapin), "El Paso (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spaPETdoRVM)" by Marty Robbins, "Whiskey In The Jar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXXacJ87Tuw)" by Thin Lizzy, "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUO9ikz63vA)" by Warren Zevon, and "Long Black Veil (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9oiPbNoEp0)" by The Band.