Many people consider the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Competition to be the soul of the Kerrville Folk Festival. Every year since 1972, songwriters have been invited to submit two songs to be considered for this prestigious competition.  From the over 1,000 submissions in 2026, 24 artists were invited to come to the Kerrville Folk Festival and perform their songs before an adoring and enthusiastic audience.  A panel of professional touring singer songwriters selected six “award winners” from the 24. Those six award winners were invited to participate in a tour of central Texas.  Sycamore Creek will be the first concert of a 5 concert tour. 

Click on the links to their websites for bios and to hear a sample of their music.

Hudson Mueller (Houston, Texas)
Stephanie Sammons (Dallas, Texas)
Sarah Golden (Houston Texas)
Caitlin Cannon (Nashville, Tennessee)
(picture shows Caitlin and Helena are reversed)
Helena Hallberg (Zurich Switzerland/Nashville Tennessee)
Logan Vath (Norfolk, Virginia)

More information at the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Tour website.