Meeting Critiques

Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 1st Thursday workshop. Winners each month are published in Songwriters Notes. Members only may enter up to 2 songs per month (or more if time allows) by going to this link https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/ to enter the lyric and audio file or you may upload the lyric and perform the song live at the meeting. Time is limited to the review of 8 songs per meeting on a first come basis. (If we run out of time, the songs will be moved to next meeting). Members will have until the end of November to rewrite and record their song before it is sent to the judge. At the end of each year, the songs are judged by industry pros and the Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter whose song garnered the most points from the judges. Also, The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to songwriter who has the most songs with the highest points in the top ten. Winners are announced at the Virtual Awards Program in February which include performances by the finalists.

Sunday, February 22, 2026

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING 2025

 
2025
JANUARY CRITIQUES
Train of Time BY Wayne Gathright
Without You by Wayne Gathright
We Can Start the Fire Again   by Steve Ledford
Don't Let Him Take Her to the Dance  by Steve Ledford
Every Road to Heaven  by Steve Ledford
Santi Done Landed That Sleigh by Alexis Tapp


2025
FEBRUARY


Half The Man, Twice The Faith  by Troy  Vanderhoof
Fairytales and Honeymoons  by alexis  tapp  
Don't You Be Up To No Good   by Steve  Ledford 
South Field  by Steve  Ledford  
I Am Those Thorns  by Steve  Ledford  
You Left the Pain  by Larry  Beamer 
Repay  by Wayne  Gathright 
Graveyard Blues by Wayne  Gathright 

MARCH

Whispers of Forever  by Robert  Juch 
When She Tells Him Goodbye  by Steve  Ledford 
Maybe We Just Happened By  by Steve  Ledford 
My Clichés Just Don't Cut It Anymore   by Wayne  Gathright


 APRIL
 
There Must Be A Joke In There Somewhere  by Michael R. J.  Roth 
Song Rider  by Wayne  Gathright
Let's Play  by Wayne  Gathright
Margarita, Where Can We Take This From Here  by Steve Ledford
She'll Burn You Down  by Steve Ledford

MAY
 
Another Cowboy Song  by Robert Juch
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In Your Light  by Kerry  Hughes 
I Won't Be Your Welcome Mat No More  by Steve Ledford
Sweet Melody  by Wayne Gathright
Recipe for a Happy Man  by Wayne Gathright
Me And Your Memory  by Steve Ledford

JUNE

Honest  by Kerry  Hughes   
Dance?  by Kerry  Hughes
That Old Brazos River  by Steve  Ledford
The Road Is Not That Long  by Steve  Ledfor
New Memories  by Wayne  Gathright 
The Game  by Wayne  Gathright 
The Moon (Doesn't Do a Damn Thing)  by Don Johnson
Texas Let 'Em Go  by Bob Juch
Cash, Cards, and a Cowboy Heart  by Bob Juch

JULY

MOUNTAIN  by Alexis Tapp & Emmeline Miles
Dragon Ride  by Steve Ledford
Hagen's Place  by Steve Ledford
The Moon (Doesn't Do a Damn Thing)  by Don Johnson
Paper Plane Love  by Bob Juch
Thirty Cats  by Bob Juch
That Was Your Last Second Chance  by Bob Juch
Three Things in Life  by Bob Juch
Holdin' Hands Again  by Bob Juch

SEPTEMBER 
 

Animal in Bed  by Allen Larson
I'm Gonna Have a Good Day  by Kerry Hughes
More  by Don Johnson
I Am Love  by Steve Ledford
Halley's Comet  by Steve Ledford
The Doomsday Clock  by Charles Carter
Boot Scootin’ High Falootin’ Crazy Little Country Girl  by Wayne Gathright
Hit Song  by Wayne Gathright
Cool Jazz  by Kendall Yancey
Step It Up, Cowboy  by Robert Juch
Best Left Unsaid by Kevin Peredes (not critiqued)

OCTOBER

Floating On a Ball  by Wayne Gathright
Wash It Away by Wayne Gathright
Goodbye My Old Friend by Robert Juch
Dawson Will Be Waiting At The River by Steve Ledford
I Have To Keep Riding by Steve Ledford
The Last Thing by Wayne Willingham


NOVEMBER

Sunset Highway by Bob Juch
Boots and Brass by Bob Juch
All I Have To Give by Wayne Gathright
It’s The Wind That Makes Me Crazy by Steve Ledford
Lessons In Blue by Steve Ledford
Sing Your Song by Wayne Gathright
Petty Troubles by Kerry Hughes
The Mighty Colorado by Kerry Hughes


BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING CRITIQUES

Each month songs of members are critiqued at the 1st Thursday meeting. Songs that are critiqued each month are published in Songwriters Notes. Members only may enter by uploading lyric and audio file to https://dallassongwriters.org/song-critique/ or you may upload the lyric and perform the song live at the meeting. Members will have until the end of November to rewrite and record their song before it is sent to the judge. At the end of each year, the songs are judged by industry pros and the Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter whose song garnered the most points from the judges.
Also, The Vern Dailey Songwriter of the Year Award goes to songwriter who has the most songs with the highest points in the top ten.