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Song 4 Devon
COMPETITION UPDATE!
THE 4 CATEGORY WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!
The judging panel has now listened to all the entries for the Song 4 Devon competition and has selected a winning song from each of the four categories. Many congratulations to the following winners:
| Category | Songwriter | Song |
| Any Occasion | Paul Painter | Devon Days |
| Primary School | Whitchurch Primary School, Tavistock | D-E-V-O-N |
| Young People | Alan Boxer and Chris Speyer | Devon you have a way of calling |
| Choral | Ian Marshall | Devon Time Down in the West |
Thank you to everyone who submitted a song. The judges enjoyed listening to a wide range of compositions.
Congratulations also to the following entries which were awarded 2nd and 3rd place in each category:
Any Occasion
2nd place: Chris Millington, "A Piece of Eden"
3rd place: Graham Morford, "Devon"
Primary School
2nd place: Alan Boxer and Chris Speyer, "Devon Calling"
3rd place: Hannah Dell and Emma-Jane Weeks (St Nicholas C of E Junior School, Sidmouth), "Song for Devon"
Young People
2nd place: James Long, "Devon Anthem"
3rd place: Paul and Heather Hampton, "The Spirit of Devon"
Choral category
2nd Place:Anna Matthews, "Devon, My Home"
3rd Place:Andrew Goddard and Gordon Maddock, "Devon"
What happens next?
The four winning songs will now be professionally recorded and then uploaded onto this website from Monday 1st December for the public to listen to and to vote for their favourite. These four songs will also be played on BBC Radio Devon’s Breakfast Show during the week commencing 8th December and listeners will be encouraged to vote either by text or via this website.
The overall winner will be announced on BBC Radio Devon on Monday 15th December.
The winning song, which will be widely used as Devon’s Anthem, will receive a £2,000 voucher to spend at Project Music, an Exeter based music shop who are sponsors of the Song4devon competition. The other three category finalists will each receive a £500 Project Music voucher.
Background to the competition
Earlier this year, Devon County Council launched a competition to find a Song for Devon which captures our county’s unique and vibrant character in music. The Council is looking for a memorable and catchy song that will appeal to a wide variety of people.
Devon County Council’s Deputy Leader John Smith said: “We hope to find a song that will have wide appeal and can be sung in locations from primary schools to churches or football matches! Devon County Council’s championing of the Devon flag has been met with incredible enthusiasm – it’s now visible all over the county. We hope people will show similar pride in their county to come up with a song that captures the spirit of Devon”.
