OVFF Songwriting Contest Winners
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| 2023 |
Theme: We are Family
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| 1st Place: |
You Can’t Pick Your Family by Daniel Kelly |
| 2nd Place: |
Meet the Fam by Paul Kwinn |
| 3rd Place: |
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| Audience Choice |
Take Care of My Human by Gabrielle Gold |
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| 2023 |
| Theme: DJINNI-OLOGY |
| 1st Place: |
Fire & Air by Beth Kinderman |
| 2nd Place: |
Terms and Conditions Apply by Naomi Hinchen |
| 3rd Place: |
PhDJD by Randy Hoffman |
| Audience Choice |
PhDJD by Randy Hoffman |
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| 2022 |
Theme: The Cat’s Meow
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| 1st Place: |
Memo Re: Communication by Paul Kwinn |
| 2nd Place: |
The Forging of Gleipnir by Douglas Davidson |
| 3rd Place: |
My Cat’s Meow by Beth Kinderman |
| Audience Choice |
Cat With No Name by Dave Stagner |
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| 2022 |
| Theme: What could pawsibly go wrong? |
| 1st Place: |
Cat Warning Label by Beth Kinderman |
| 2nd Place: |
The Irish Physicist’s Song by Mike Stein |
| 3rd Place: |
Dream of a Thousand Cats by Naomi Hinchin |
| Audience Choice |
Cat Warning Label by Beth Kinderman |
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| 2021 |
Theme: Future So Bright
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| 1st Place: |
Optimism Song by Luke Bretscher |
| 2nd Place: |
Not If But When by Gabrielle Gold |
| 3rd Place: |
Betelgeuse by Michael Stein |
| Audience Choice |
As We Run Toward Our Future by Cecilia Eng |
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| 2021 |
| Theme: KABOOM! |
| 1st Place: |
Exploding Whales by Dave Stagner |
| 2nd Place: |
Pressure by Beth Kinderman |
| 3rd Place: |
There Was Supposed to be a Kaboom by Douglas Davidson |
| Audience Choice |
Pressure by Beth Kinderman
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Due to COVID-19; there was no Iron Filker Contest in 2020 |
| 2019 |
| Theme: Music is the Universal Language |
| 1st Place: |
CISUM by Claudia Mellenthin |
| 2nd Place: |
Long Before by Cat Greenberg |
| 3rd Place: |
Music is the Universal Language by John McDaid |
| Audience Choice |
El Muro (the Wall) by Rhiannon’s Lark |
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| 2019 |
| Iron Filker: Lost in Translation |
| 1st Place: |
Lost in Translation by Rhiannon’s Lark |
| 2nd Place: |
Subtitle by Elizabeth by Cat Greenberg |
| 3rd Place: |
The Ghost is Ready but the Meat is Soft by Andrew Ross |
| Audience Choice |
Lost in Translation by Rhiannon’s Lark |
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| 2018 |
| Theme: Psychedelic |
| 1st Place: |
The Storm Sublime by Dave Stagner |
| 2nd Place: |
Cat Without a Grin by Brett Glass |
| 3rd Place: |
Deep Dream by Gabrielle Gold |
| Audience Choice |
The Best Part of Science by Tim Griffin |
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| 2018 |
| Iron Filker: Mad Catter |
| 1st Place: |
Uraba Lugens by Elizabeth Greenberg |
| 2nd Place: |
Mad by Andrew Ross |
| 3rd Place: |
Cat in the Hat by Brett Glass |
| Audience Choice |
Mad by Andrew Ross |
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| 2016 |
| Theme: Dr. … I Presume |
| 1st Place: |
Presumption of Doubt by Randy Hoffman |
| 2nd Place: |
Clan Macrimmon by Gary Hanak |
| 3rd Place: |
Muses by Cat Greenberg |
| Audience Choice |
Presumption of Doubt by Randy Hoffman |
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| 2016 |
| Iron Filker: George of the Jungle |
| 1st Place: |
George by Andrew Ross |
| 2nd Place: |
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| 3rd Place: |
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| Audience Choice |
George by Andrew Ross |
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| 2015 |
| Theme: Time After Time |
| 1st Place: |
It’s Only Love by Beth Kinderman |
| 2nd Place: |
I Built a Time Machine by Eric Distad |
| 3rd Place: |
Time After Time by Gary Hanak |
| Audience Choice: |
I Built a Time Machine by Eric Distad |
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| 2015 |
| Iron Filker: It’s About Time |
| 1st Place: |
World Wide Wait by Brett Glass |
| 2nd Place: |
It’s About Time by Beth Kinderman |
| 3rd Place: |
It’s About Time by Cathy McManamon |
| Audience Choice: |
Oops by Dave Stagner |
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| 2014 |
| Theme: A Sticky Situation |
| 1st Place: |
A Song of Stick Pins by Eric Distad |
| 2nd Place: |
Sticky Situation by Gary Hanak(tie) |
| 2nd Place: |
Stuck on You by Bill & Gretchen Roper (tie) |
| Audience Choice |
Sticky Science Situations by Sandra & Bari Greenberg / Sandra Greenberg & Gary Hanak |
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| 2014 |
| Iron Filker: I’m Sorry |
| 1st Place: |
I’m Sorry by Sandra Greenberg |
| 2nd Place: |
Rasputin’s Lament by Crystal Wolfe & Chris Canary |
| 3rd Place: |
Sam’s Yer Uncle by Andrew Ross |
| Audience Choice |
I’m Sorry by Sandra Greenberg |
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| 2012 |
| Theme: Come Fly With Me |
| 1st Place: |
Come Flying With Me by Cat Faber |
| 2nd Place: |
Fly With Me by Gabrielle Gold |
| 3rd Place: |
Oz by Bill Roper |
| Audience Choice |
We Dared to Dream by Gary Hanak |
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| 2012 |
| Iron Filker: Gravity Sucks |
| 1st Place: |
Turn Off the Gravity by Glen Raphael |
| 2nd Place: |
The Real Culprit by Jen Midkiff |
| 3rd Place: |
The Burden of the Serious Artist by Randy Hoffman |
| Audience Choice |
The Real Culprit by Jen Midkiff |
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| 2011 |
| Theme: Ringmaster |
| 1st Place: |
Valent Shell by Tim Griffin |
| 2nd Place: |
Title fight by Mel Tatum, Dene Foye |
| 3rd Place: |
Carnivale of the Damned by Crystal Wolf |
| Audience Choice: |
Carnivale of the Damned by Crystal Wolf |
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| 2011 |
| Iron Filker: I Survived Doomsday |
| 1st Place: |
Poor Paddy’s Surviving Doomsday by Andrew Ross |
| Audience Choice: |
Changing My God to Vader by Scott Leonard |
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| 2010 |
| Theme: It’s Not Rocket Science |
| 1st Place: |
True to a 16th by Cat Faber |
| 2nd Place: |
Fire, Fire, Fire by Tim Griffin |
| 3rd Place: |
Formula for Life by Dene Foye & Mel Tatum |
| Audience Choice |
True to a 16th by Cat Faber |
| Honorable Mentions |
It Ain’t Rocket Science by Michael Stein
Cable Car to the Sky by Bill Roper
Overthinkin’ It by Paul Kwinn |
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| 2010 |
| Iron Filker: Brains |
| 1st Place: |
Only Enough Blood For One by Dawnya Thiss |
| 2nd Place: |
Mind Control by Maureen O’Brien |
| 3rd Place: |
The Shelves Around the Lab by Morva Bowman & Allan Pollard |
| Audience Choice |
The Shelves Around the Lab by Morva Bowman & Allan Pollard |
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| 2009 |
| Theme: Reach For The Stars |
| 1st Place: |
Reach for the Stars by Randy Hoffman |
| 2nd Place: |
I’ve Got to Go by Dene Foye |
| 3rd Place: |
Reach for the Stars by Mel Tatum (tie)
Believer by Naomi Pardue (tie) |
| Audience Choice: |
I’ve Got to Go by Dene Foye |
| Honorable Mention: |
NASA’s Engineers by Moshe ‘Z’ |
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| 2009 |
| Iron Filker: Starstruck |
| 1st Place: |
Starstruck by Peter Alway |
| Audience Choice: |
Still Star Struck by Cindy Turner |
| Honorable Mention: |
In Reference to Your Claim by Mike Stein |
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Due to the reduced number of entries for Iron Filker, only 1st place, Audience Choice, and Honorable Mention were selected.
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| 2008 |
| Theme: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to … |
| 1st Place: |
A Funny Thing by Cat Faber |
| 2nd Place: |
Going Down to Quizno’s by Blind Lemming Chiffon |
| 3rd Place: |
Lincoln Park Putzes by Randy Hoffman |
| Audience Choice |
A Funny Thing by Cat Faber |
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| 2008 |
| Iron Filker: Mirror Mirror |
| 1st Place: |
I’m Talking ‘Bout the Dog in the Mirror by Blind Lemming
Chiffon |
| 2nd Place: |
Final Reflections by Randy Hoffman |
| 3rd Place: |
As You See by Pocket Naomi |
| Audience Choice |
I’m Talking ‘Bout the Dog in the Mirror by Blind Lemming
Chiffon |
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| 2007 |
| Theme: No Sh**, There I Was… |
| 1st Place: |
No Shit by Cat Faber |
| 2nd Place: |
There I Was by Dorotha Biernesser |
| 3rd Place: |
Oh Shit by Brooke Lunderville |
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| 2007 |
| Iron Filker: I Love A Beret |
| 1st Place: |
Raspberry Beret by Eloise Mason |
| 2nd Place: |
Vive la Difference by Mike Stein |
| 3rd Place: |
I Love a Beret by Maureen O’Brien |
| Audience Choice: |
I Love a Beret by Maureen O’Brien |
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| 2006 |
| Theme: Too Tired To… |
| 1st Place: |
Too Tired to Sing by Arroxane “Tamisan” Ullman |
| 2nd Place: |
Bedtime Stories by Phillip Mills |
| 3rd Place: |
Take Me by Carolyn Brown |
| Audience Choice: |
Tired Old War (The Band Played “Rainy day Woman”) by Blind Lemming Chiffon |
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| 2006 |
| Iron Filker: Get It Off Your Chest |
| 1st Place: |
Stay the Frak Away by Randy Hoffman |
| 2nd Place: |
(Title Unknown) by Blind Lemming Chiffon |
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| 2005 |
| Theme: Shipwrecked |
| 1st Place: |
Inward Bound by Paul Kwinn |
| 2nd Place: |
Shipwreck Beer Lyrics by Karen Epstein |
| 3rd Place: |
Shipwrecked Lyrics by Carolyn Brown |
| Honorable Mention: |
Polystyrene Shipwright by Peter Alway |
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| 2005 |
| Theme: Three Hour Tour |
| 1st Place: |
Lucky Scum by Ed Chamberlain |
| 2nd Place: |
Three Hours at Interaction by
Blind Lemming Chiffon |
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| 2004 |
| Theme: Riddle Me This |
| 1st Place: |
Nemesis by Naomi Rivkis & Katy Droege |
| 2nd Place: |
Feynman’s Coffee
by Jordan Mann |
| 3rd Place: |
Q&A by Paul Kwinn |
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There
was only one songwriting contest in 2004. |
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| 2003 |
| Theme: Once In A Blue Moon |
| 1st Place: |
Night Shift by Blake Hodgetts |
| 2nd Place: |
Blue Moon Blues by Pete Grubbs |
| 3rd Place: |
Blue Moon Saloon by Renee Alper |
| Honorable Mention: |
ASH Productions |
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| 2003 |
| Theme: Six Degrees of Separation |
| 1st Place: |
Moontage by Cat
Faber |
| 2nd Place: |
Dreamers by Carolyn
Brown |
| 3rd Place: |
Mongol Post
by Eloise Mason |
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2001
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| Theme: …Just Wanna Have Fun |
| 1st Place: |
Lag by Randy Hoffman |
| 2nd Place: |
Gaming by Seanan McGuire |
| 3rd Place: |
Deer John Letter by Renee Alper |
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2001
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| Theme: I’m Sorry, Dave |
| 1st Place: |
Untitled by Robert
Stockton |
| 2nd Place: |
Davey, Davey by
Joseph Abbott |
| 3rd Place: |
The Ballad of 9-1-1 by Ray Phoenix |
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| 2000 |
| Theme: Sweet Sixteen and Never Been… |
| 1st Place: |
Miri by Ray Phoenix |
| 2nd Place: |
Cacie, We Hardly Knew Ye by Rennie Levine |
| 3rd Place: |
Missed Opportunities
by Solomon Davidoff |
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1999
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| Theme: Lies & Deceptions |
| 1st Place: |
Skin by Taunya Gren |
| 2nd Place: |
Lyin’ Billy Bob by Renee Alper |
| 3rd Place: |
In & Out by Paul Kwinn |
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1999
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| Theme: It’s Not My Fault |
| 1st Place: |
The Mechanic’s Story by Mark Bernstein |
| 2nd Place: |
Not My Fault by Maureen O’Brien |
| 3rd Place: |
National Ruffians Alliance by Mike Diggs |
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| 1998 |
| Theme: Dreams |
| 1st Place: |
Outward Dream by Judith Hayman |
| 2nd Place: |
Tear It Down by Renee Alper |
| 3rd Place: |
Wish Upon A Star by Diana Huey and Steve Macdonald |
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| 1998 |
| Theme: TV Theme Songs |
| 1st Place: |
Ode to the Sci Fi Channel by Rennie Levine |
| 2nd Place: |
Crypt Keeper’s Song by Ed Chamberlain |
| 3rd Place: |
Love Theme from MSY2K by Tom Smith |
| Honorable Mention: |
Just Different by Deirdre Murphy |
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| 1997 |
| Theme: Monster Mash |
| 1st Place: |
Kentucky Monster Mash by Mark Bernstein |
| 2nd Place: |
Cut Velvet by Joel Polowin |
| 3rd Place: |
Alien by Israel Pacheco |
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| 1996 |
| Theme: First Contact |
| 1st Place |
Rishathra by Ookla the Mok |
| 2nd Place: |
In My Garden by Ed Chamberlain |
| 3rd Place : |
Nuts by Paul Kwinn |
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| 1996 |
| Theme: Songs You Can Sing in the Shower |
| 1st Place: |
Bath of the Valkyries
by Blade |
| 2nd Place: |
All Washed Up by Rennie Levine |
| 3rd Place: |
Cranes Over Hiroshima: 1st Draft by Alan Thiesen |
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| 1995 |
| Theme: Anti-Ose |
| 1st Place: |
Stop Singing Ose or I’ll
Kill You by Paul Kwinn |
| 2nd Place: |
Eternity’s Polka
by Michael Longcor |
| 3rd Place: |
Nintendo by Graham
Leathers |
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1995
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| Theme: Show Tunes |
| 1st Place: |
Join The Klan by Scott Courtney |
| 2nd Place: |
Now by Mark Bernstein |
| 3rd Place: |
If I Were A Rich Fan
by Renee Alper |
| Honorable Mention: |
The Moon by Maureen
O’Brien |
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| 1994 |
| Theme: The Best Song Tom Smith Never Wrote |
| 1st Place: |
Operation Ohio Storm by Paul Kwinn |
| 1st Place: |
Thoracic Park by Renee Alper |
| 1st Place: |
When I Grow Up I Want to be Michael Longcor by Mark Osier |
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| 1993 |
| Theme: Mythical Beasts |
| 1st Place: |
Cold Butcher by Steve Macdonald |
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| 1992 |
| Theme: Love Songs |
| 1st Place: |
Eternity’s Waltz by Michael Longcor (tie) |
| 1st Place: |
I Would Walk With You by Cynthia McQuillin (tie) |
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| 1991 |
| Theme: Heroes & Heroines |
| 1st Place: |
Reed Turner, Novel Hero by Renee
Alper |
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| 1990 |
| Theme: Aliens |
| 1st Place: |
Face Hugger by Tom Smith |
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| 1989 |
| Theme: Best Drinking Song |
| 1st Place: |
I Can’t Party As Hearty by Michael Longcor (tie) |
| 1st Place: |
307 Ale by Tom Smith (tie) |
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| 1988 |
| Theme: Ad Astra (To the Stars) |
| 1st Place: |
Lightsailor by Barry Childs-Helton |
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| 1987 |
| Theme: Best Scary Song |
| 1st Place: |
Hellraiser by Tom Smith |
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| 1986 |
| Theme: Things That Go Bump In the Night |
| 1st Place: |
Doppleganger by Kathy Mar |
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