Just Plain Folks Song Contest

Hey, I just found out one of my songs was nominated for a Just Plain Folks Music Award. JPF is a worldwide music community and they are in the middle of the biggest music award program I've ever heard of. After a year of judging, the nominees have been revealed. There were 140,000 (that's one hundred and forty thousand) songs entered from 85 countries. In my estimation, there are around 1400 song nominees in 48 categories, one of which is children's. That puts all the nominees in the top 1% of entries, so it's a big honor to be nominated, even if the song doesn't go on to win an award.

The song of mine they picked for a nomination is "Tropeo the Pirate." It's on my Take Me to Your Library CD, and it has long been my dad's favorite of all my songs.

Congratulations to all the nominees in the children's category! Here they are (in alphabetical order):

Song Title
Author
Artist
Album

4 Little Girls
Steve Weeks
Steve Weeks
Alphabet Songs Vol. I

Animals
Barney Saltzberg
Barney Saltzberg
Where, Oh, Where's My…

Beethoven's Wig
Perlmutter, Beethoven
Beethoven's Wig
Sing Along Symphonies

Each to Each There Own
Nachtrieb, Zesiger
Anne Nachtrieb Zesiger
AESOP for all ages

Fishing In A Wishing Well
Scotty & Lulu
Scotty & Lulu
Fish Food

Five Minutes More
Bill Harley
Bill Harley
Hear & Gone in 60 Seconds

Gootcha Gotcha Giggles
Rachel Sumner
Rachel Sumner
Join The Parade

Harriet the Spy
Heitler-Klevans
Two of a Kind
Connections

He Looked So Good
Nachtrieb, Zesiger, Dean
Anne Nachtrieb Zesiger
AESOP for all ages

It's a Drag to be a Dragon
Morgan, Hordinski
Zak Morgan
When Bull-Frogs Croak

Miranda Magoo McPhatt
Cary Cooper
Cary Cooper
Gypsy Train

More Than Just A Minute
Justin Roberts
Justin Roberts
Hear & Gone in 60 Seconds

Mud
Maryl Skinner
Maryl Skinner, Michael Monroe
Antler, Bear, Kazoo…

Only Four
Laurie McClain
Laurie McClain
The Child Behind My Eyes

Peaceman
B., J., C. Barber
The Barbers
Bouncing Shoes

The Grandparents' Song
Shana Smith
Shana Banana
Song in my Pocket

The Popcorn Song (live!)
Shana Smith
Shana Banana
Song in my Pocket

The Pox of Chicken
Zak Morgan
Zak Morgan
When Bull-Frogs Croak

They Got Feet
Carver, Welbourne
George Carver / Papa Mali
Down at the Zoo

To the Ball
Decter, Nachmanoff
B. Decter and D. Nachmanoff
Another Big Day

Tropeo the Pirate
Monty Harper
Monty Harper
Take Me to Your Library

What Kind Of Cat Are You?
Billy Jonas
Billy Jonas
What Kind Of Cat Are You?