2024 Acorn Singer-Songwriter Competition Finals

Name: 2024 Acorn Singer-Songwriter Competition Finals
Start: 2024-07-19T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 107 Generations Dr, Three Oaks, MI, United States, Michigan 49128

Schedule

Fri Jul 19 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

107 Generations Dr, Three Oaks, MI, United States, Michigan 49128 | Three Oaks, MI

Perennial Acorn fan favorite Singer-Songwriter Competition Finals returns for its 12th consecutive year to The Acorn. A panel of esteemed judges and our beloved Acorn audience will participate as six finalists take the stage for this thrilling performance, with the field narrowing to the 'top three' artists over the course of two rounds.
Acorn favorite Peter Carey will be our host and emcee for the evening.
The final vote and ultimate champion is audience choice, so be prepared to be dazzled, choose a favorite and cast your vote.
Meet the Finalists!
Alex Austin
Alex is a singer-songwriter hailing from Wayland, Michigan. Also the leader of the West Michigan band, Deerfield Run, Alex writes and sings strong original songs designed to pull at the heart strings and make you think. His debut solo album, Nobody's Home, was released in February 2024, with a live EP scheduled for release in April 2024.
Hannah Baird
Hannah is a songwriter from St. Joseph, Michigan. She’s been writing in some capacity (poetry, stories, songs, etc.) for the past 10-15 years, but really started pouring into music in college. Hannah credits music as being mainly her way of processing life and the journey of growing and healing and discovering and becoming.
Emily Barnes
For the past 10 years Emily has been touring nationally performing her original songs and has had the honor of performing stages such as Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition, Showcase Artist for Folk Alliance, Blast on the Bay Emerging Songwriter, and Whitefish Songwriter's Contest finalist.
Sadie Gustafson-Zook
Based in Goshen, Indiana, Sadie’s songs have been endorsed by some of the most respected songwriting contests from across the country, winning Kerrville Folk Festival’s 2022 New Folk Contest, earning second place at the Rocky Mountain Folk Fest’s Songwriter Showcase, and winning first place at the NewSong + LEAF Songwriting Contest.
Sam Robbins
Sam’s music evokes classic singer songwriters like James Taylor and Jackson Browne. He adds a modern, upbeat edge to the storyteller troubadour persona. Sam has gained recognition from extensive national touring, as one of the six 2021 winners of the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk competition, and as one of the four Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s “Most Wanted” in 2023.
Andy Sydow
Andy has opened for acts such as Chuck Prophet, Lucero, Brett Dennen, Shane Smith & The Saints, and Anders Osborne. He was also named a finalist in the Telluride Troubadour Contest, LEAF Songwriter Contest, Kerrville New Folk Songwriter Competition, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Songwriter Competition, and International Songwriting Competition.