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The John Murray Show and Saturday Night Show are jointly running a music competition - click here for full details.  Emerging musicians are invited to send in their music to the John Murray Show by email.The John Murray Show decides on a shortlist of the 20 best acts.A panel of experts will reduce the field from 20 to six.

These six are all played (pre-recorded) on the John Murray Show in a semi-final on Friday, May 16, where the top three are decided by a panel on that show.

The final three then play live in Studio 8 in the John Murray Show final on Thursday, May 29.The overall winner plays again on the Saturday Night Show on Saturday, May 31. Please ensure the soloist and/or band members are available for these key dates.

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Music Played on the Show

• 09:44 a.m.
  
  Title: Don't Believe a Word

  Composer: N/A

  Performer(s): Thin Lizzy

  Performer(s): Thin Lizzy

  Album: Wild One - The Very Best of Thin Lizzy, N/A

  Duration: 0:02:31
• 09:58 a.m.
  
  Title: Sunday Morning Coming Down

  Performer(s): Johnny Cash

  Performer(s): Johnny Cash

  Album: The Best of Johnny Cash

  Duration: 0:04:05