Jud Caswell first hit the folk scene in 2006, earning a buzz of attention with a long string of wins at some of the most prestigious songwriting contests in the country. A native Mainer, his songs have a distinctively regional voice that celebrates the often hard beauty of rural life. This voice grew out of more than ten years of writing and performing in Maine - starting a family - putting down roots in his own home town. It's a grounding that lends an easy, unassuming air to Jud's performances. His unprecedented run of contest wins touched down less than a month after the birth of his second child, and the years since have been filled with the double life of home and road.
		He has had continued success in contests, played festivals and coffeehouses, charted with his 2007 release, “Blackberry Time” and is particularly honored and excited to be teaching songwriting, both in Ashokan, NY at Wintersongs and at the Americana Song Academy in Sisters, OR. He has also been invited to judge several songwriting contests, including the 2008 Kerrville New Folk contest. He continues to be a husband and father of two - mowing the lawn only a little less often than he should - in Brunswick, Maine
		- Winner, 2008 South Florida Folk Festival Songwriter Contest - Winner, 2007 Dave Carter Memorial Song Contest - Winner, 2007 Plowshares Songwriting Contest - Winner, 2006 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Contest - First Place, 2006 Boston Folk Festival Songwriting Contest - Selected, 2006 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist - Winner, 2006 Wildflower Performing Songwriter Contest - First Place, 2006 Suwannee Springfest Songwriting Contest - First Place, 2004 Great American Song Contest      (9 Awards including 1st Place) - Winner, 2004 Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter      Competition
		Some Venues Jud has played... Kerrville Folk Festival, Kerrville, TX The Bluebird, Nashville, TN Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival, Richardson, TX Suwannee Springfest, Live Oak, FL New Bedford Summerfest, New Bedford, MA Club Passim, Cambridge, MA Tupelo Hall, Londonderry, NH Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, NY New Song Coffeehouse, Bedford, MA First Encounter Coffeehouse, Eastham, MA Suwannee Springfest, Live Oak, FL Saltwater Music Festival, Brunswick, ME Center for Cultural Exchange, Portland, ME Boston Folk Festival, Boston, MA Rose Garden Coffeehouse, Mansfield, MA The Mozaic Room, Avon, MA Kennebunk Coffeehouse, Kennebunk, ME Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL Some Folks Jud has Shared the Stage With... John Gorka, David Wilcox, Bill Morrissey Lucy Kaplansky, Roger Mcguinn, Cliff Eberhardt Tim O'Brien, Chris Smither, Jonathan Edwards Rory Block, Solas, Johnny Hiland, Mindy Smith, Braddigan, The Samples, Ollabelle, Peter Mayer
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