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Award winners:

Anjanel Folkens

I am pleased to announce that 2 singers I work with won awards at the North American Country Music Association International competition, held in late April. For the 2nd year in a row, Anjanel Folkens (http://www.anjanel.net) won the Rising Star Award for Female Entertainer of the Year in New/Modern Gospel. In addition, she won the Rising Star Award for Songwriter of the Year for her original song, Road Trip, which is on her CD with the same title. This award-winning song tells a story about a young woman just taking off with some friends and cruising along old Rt 66, and it has a nice twist. at the end. It's a fun song with plenty of energy and appeal. Her CD, Roadtrip (contemporary country), offers a variety of songs that take advantage of her unique delivery, with compelling vocals. You can feel her energy. Anjanel's versatile voice is truly showcased in this entertaining CD, which includes several of Anjanel's', along with four songs written by Pat and me. If you want a very entertaining variety of songs from a marvelous talent, please visit her web site and order one for you and maybe one for a close friend. This CD is great listening for your next road trip! We congratulate her for such an amazing accomplishment! Way to go, Anjanel!!

Janet Durham

Janet also won top honors at this prestigious award ceremony. She won a prestigious award at the same competition. Janet won as Top Female Vocalist in Traditional Country. Janet blew away judges by her performance, in which she dressed up like a pregnant mom and sang her own original song, Behind That Smile. Janet delivered a tremendous performance, fully utilizing her tremendous voice, while putting together a very creative delivery. She is truly a talent and an angel! You can hear her on reverbnation, singing A Woman Knows, a heart-rendering ballad about falling out of love. This song is clearly radio-ready, as it has captured the attention of local radio djs. Check it out! Janet's convincing delivery really stands out! Kudos to Janet!!

Pat Sheridan

Most of the songs we have listed on reverbnation (and on our www.2gdp.com web site) are co-written by an extremely talented friend of mine, Pat Sheridan. Pat has a gift for bringing life to my lyrics through his music. Pat is an amazing talent on guitar, and he is extremely adept at creating powerful, new music. His creative energy provides us with a wide range of captivating songs. He has been a driving force in developing our catalog of songs--one we hope you'll enjoy. He never ceases to amaze me. And, we have more coming...! In fact, if you scroll down to songs without genre and gender listed in the title, you'll hear songs we have in the works, with Pat singing them. He's actually pretty good, so if you want to hear how our songs start down the road to production, take a listen!

Ashleigh Morrissey

I have been working a lot with another rising star, singer Ashleigh Morrissey. Ashleigh performs on several of our songs, including You Ain't Sayin', Goin' Nowhere, Your Touch, Give Me a Kiss, and a duet, Tonight. Ashleigh is a wonder to work with in the studio, and as you can hear, her voice is packed with emotion and appeal. She can make your heart pound or your tears flow. She's that good! We are in the process of putting together an Ashleigh CD, mostly with our originals, along with a few "unplugged" covers. We'll keep you posted. Listen to any of the above songs on reverbnation.

Her picture displays with each of her songs on this reverbnation, as do Anjanel's, Chris Krause's, and Pat's on songs they sing. Check out Ashleigh's pictures while you listen to her powerful delivery of these strong songs!

Erik Nelson - Eclipse Studios

One additional note. I also want to thank the very best engineer and producer in Central IL, Erik Nelson, owner of Eclipse Studios (www.eclipsestudios.net) in Normal IL. This Gold Record owning songwriter has proven himself to be masterful at tapping into Pat's and my ideas. He stands above any studio owner I've met, and I've met some pretty good ones in my time. Currently, Eric and I have been writing together...such as I Love for This. That is Erik singing a scratch vocal. He does a job! Additionally, he and his brother, Dave Nelson, are excellent musicians who play guitar, keyboards, drums, and bass. Dave also sings excellent background vocals with Chris Krause on A Test, Change Me, and with Brandon Howard's Sweet Tennessee.

Finally, if you want a copy of any song, please just write and ask. Dreams need believers! :]

Thank you all for listening and supporting us!!! We're thrilled to have you listening, and we welcome any feedback you may want to share!

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