Charlie Hall
Master of Ceremonies
Rhode Island Idol
Singer-Songwriter Competition 2008
Finals
The Rhode Island Idols
have been selected in an evening of fun and song at Stone
Soup Coffeehouse!
Charlie Hall hosted
the Rhode Island Singer-Songwriter Competition Finals on
May 3 on the Stone Soup stage, setting the pace for the
evening with his perceptive wit. Guest judges,
Jon
Campbell, John Fuzek, Laura Travis, Kerry King, and Chris
O'Brien, provided
feedback to the
artists regarding lyrics, melody, musical skills, and
performance.
The winners of the
judged competition are
1 Hannah Devine
(Winner)
2 Paul Pasch
(Runner up)
3 Garry Foise
(Runner
up)
The Artist
Choice for best singer-songwriter was a tie:
Hannah
Devine and
Frank
Martyn
The Peoples
Choice for best singer-songwriter was also a tie:
Hannah
Devine and
Ian
Fitzgerald
Congratulations to Hannah
who will be returning to the
Stone Soup Stage next year as an Opener!
Stone
Soup Coffeehouse collaborated with several coffeehouses and
pubs which regularly host Open Mikes, as well as
with Motif Magazine
to present the first Rhode
Island Idol Competition.
Partial operational support is provided through Mayor James
E Doyle and the City of Pawtucket