Many people consider the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Competition to be the soul of the Kerrville Folk Festival. Every year since 1972, songwriters have been invited to submit two songs to be considered for this prestigious competition.  From over 1,000 submissions in 2026, 24 artists were invited to come to the Kerrville Folk Festival and perform their songs before an adoring and enthusiastic audience.  A panel of professional musicians selected six “award winners” from the 24. Of course, they are all outstanding musicians, especially having been selected to be finalists.  The six award winners were invited to participate in a tour of central Texas. NB House Concerts will be part of that tour and will be on Sunday, November 8th. 

This year, ALL six of the award winners will be participating in the tour on Sunday and will share their incredible songs and musicianship! 

Click on the artist’s name to link to their individual websites for bios and to hear a sample of their music (from left to right in photo).

Hudson Mueller – Houston, TX
Stephanie Sammons – Dallas, TX
Sarah Golden – Houston, TX
Helena Hallberg – Zurich, Switzerland & Nashville, TN
Caitlin Cannon  – Nashville, TN
Logan Vath – Norfolk, VA

The suggested minimum donation will be $30/person. To secure your reservations for this show, just click on the “Sign Up” button.  For this concert you may either use Venmo, send in a check prior to the show made payable to Elaine Hayden, or pay with cash or a check at the door. Your reservation is your commitment to attend. If you are reserving for more than two people, we ask you to use Venmo or send in a check.

CANCELLATION POLICY:  If you make reservations but find that you will be unable to attend, please cancel your reservations asap so we can offer the space to others. Reservation(s) cancelled after midnight Sunday, November 1st and those with unpaid reservations who do not attend, will be asked to send a check made out to Elaine Hayden equal to $30 per each unused reservation and I will distribute each artist’s share to them. Remember that this is how our artists make their living, and losing money promised for seats we might have filled is very unfortunate. Of course, if you are truly not feeling well, please let us know and stay home. We’d love to have you attend one of the future shows. 

Don’t delay. Make your reservations now.

CONCERT DETAILS
Doors will open at 4:30pm. We will have a bit of time to visit before the show starts at 5:00pm.  There will be two sets of music with a potluck dinner in-between. Coffee and Iced Tea will be provided. BYOB. We will be limiting attendance  so everyone can have space and feel comfortable. During the break you’ll also have a chance to speak with the musicians as well as other attendees – truly a VIP experience!