Gospel Fest Talent Search

Calling All Groups & Soloists!

The Daywind “Lift Your Voice!” competition Series will be held on Sunday afternoon, September 4 at 12:00 PM. Winner will receive a recording package consisting of:

10 Daywind Tracks
Producer
Engineer
Professional photo session
300 digipak CD’s
Graphic design
And more!

The winner will also receive a guest appearance on the Sneed Family TV show.

Previous Winners Include:

Previous years winners will be performing at this year's talent search!

2018 - Brady Rhodes

2019 - Camille Ritchey

2021 - The Andrews Family

2021 - Ray Bennett

Below are the 2021 winners – Brad Andrews Family and Ray Bennett

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OFFICIAL RULES & REGULATIONS

Entrants will compete on Sunday, September 4 from 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm.

The winners will receive: 1) an appearance on the Sneed Family TV show and 2) the Daywind recording package.

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All performances must be Gospel, Christian, Country, Bluegrass or at least maintain family friendly lyrics in content during the performance. Also the winner of the recording Package must also record family friendly content. Upon entering this talent search you are agreeing to this statement and all of the following rules.
2
Accompaniment:

Vocalist may use accompaniment tracks with no lead vocal on the track.
Your CD accompaniment needs to be clearly labeled with your name and song title. It is recommended that all participants bring a second CD as back up in case of malfunctions.
Because of the quality deviations in CD recorders not all self-made CD's are readable on all machines.
For vocalists with live music accompaniment-there will be a keyboard, bass, and drums set up for use. There will also be a DI Box for 1 additional instrument. Any other additional instruments will be acoustic only.

3
The Talent search committee will have sole authority in the scheduling order of performances, control over stage set, sound, lights, power and overall (Master) volume. A sound system will be provided and the Talent Search Stage Manager will have absolute control over the sound system.
4
The performance may not exceed four (4:00) minutes in length. This includes any speaking. Contestants exceeding this time will have scoring deductions.
5
Sign in will begin at 8:00 am for anyone that hasn't pre-registered if there are any available openings left the day of the competition.
6
Talent Search to begin promptly at 12:00 pm on Sunday, September 4 at the Loretta Lynn Ranch.
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Winner(s) for the talent search will be announced upon completion of the event.
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The selected winner(s) will be invited back to perform at the 2023 Gospel Fest.
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An entry fee of $150.00 will be charged. This price applies to soloist and groups.
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Entry fee is non-refundable.

Make This Year YOUR Year! Submit Your Entry Below Today.

Official Entry Form

Name*
First Last
Email*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Phone*
Age
Entry Type*
- Solist
- Group
Number of Vocals
Live Instruments Used
Music Genre
Song Title
Registration Fee*
Price:
After you click "Submit" you will be taken to PayPal. Registration is not complete until you provide payment.

A PayPal account is not required.

Simply click "Pay with Credit or Debit Card" to complete your registration.
Refund Policy*
I accept the Terms & Conditions associated with my entry.
I agree to the Official Rules and Regulations provided by the Gospel Fest at Loretta Lynn's Ranch. I also understand that each performer will receive a non-transferrable ticket to the Friday night performance. I also understand my entry fee is non-refundable or transferrable.