Arts & Entertainment

Delco Musicians Competing In Songwriting Contest

Several musicians from Delaware County will be performing next weekend in the 2017 Philadelphia Songwriters Project Songwriting contest.

If you're a local music buff, you'll want to head to the Ardmore Music Hall next weekend for a unique show. Members of the Philadelphia Songwriters Project, which includes a few Delaware County musicians, will be showcasing their chops at the venue on May 21, and you could be witness to Philly's next big musical act.

The showcase will feature 10 finalists – two of which are from Media and one from Havertown – in the 2017 Philadelphia Songwriters Project Songwriting contest and four winners will be crowed at the showcase.

Winners will get to perform at popular summer music events, including Firefly music Festival, Bethlehem Musik Fest, Liberty Fest, and more.

Find out what's happening in Mediafor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The show will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, May 21 at the Ardmore Music Hall, 23 Lancaster Ave., Ardmore.

Tickets are just $15 and available online here until May 20.

Find out what's happening in Mediafor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Finalists performing at the showcase are:

Jay Carlis, of Media

Jason McGovern, of Media

Adam Web, of Havertown

Emily Drinker, of Philadelphia


Laura Promiscuo, of Philadelphia


John Sonntag, of Lambertville, New Jersey


Judy Kass, of Tarrytown, New York


Eleanor Kleiner, of Beacon, New York


Grant Maloy-Smith, of Wakefield, Rhode Island


Lynne Taylor, of Newburyport, Massachusetts

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