Comments on: Bland Music Contest Showcases Youth Talent http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2010/03/bland-music-contest-showcases-youth-talent/ "A blog is to a writer what a canvas is to an artist." ~ Colleen Redman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:25:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: colleen http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2010/03/bland-music-contest-showcases-youth-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-21981 colleen Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:05:29 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=1763#comment-21981 Ha ha! You have prompted me to link to a write-up on the man this regional contest was named for: James Bland, refered to as "the greatest Black writer of American Folk Song composed over seven hundred songs, a number of which were outright contributions to Americana." He wrote "Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny." http://www.valions.org/bland.html Ha ha! You have prompted me to link to a write-up on the man this regional contest was named for: James Bland, refered to as “the greatest Black writer of American Folk Song composed over seven hundred songs, a number of which were outright contributions to Americana.” He wrote “Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny.”

http://www.valions.org/bland.html

]]> By: Nessa http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/2010/03/bland-music-contest-showcases-youth-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-21980 Nessa Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:06 +0000 http://www.looseleafnotes.com/wp/?p=1763#comment-21980 Congratulations to Abigail Bolen and Andrea Beland! When I first read your title, i wondered why anyone would have a contest for bland music - who could be interested? <a href="http://goldennib.blogspot.com/2010/03/flash-55-avian-love.html" rel="nofollow">Flash 55 - Avian Love</a> Congratulations to Abigail Bolen and Andrea Beland!

When I first read your title, i wondered why anyone would have a contest for bland music – who could be interested?

Flash 55 – Avian Love

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