Ronnie Carrier

Well color me happy, this is quite an honor!!!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Local Roots Music NW Song Contest.

Finalists performed Thursday before a live audience and were selected by a panel of judges from the music community. The event was held at Alberta Street Pub

Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter :

Ronnie Carrier from Portland "Idle Hands"

Folk/Country/Americana/Blues :

Garreson Singer/Songwriter from Portland "Tumalo"

Pop Rock :

Torch Band from Seattle "Monkey Man"

Overall Best Song:

Ronnie Carrier "Idle Hands"

Pictured : Ronnie Carrier

Thanks to all 12 finalists and everyone who attended the event to support local music!

www.localrootsmusicnw.com

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Today is the last day to vote! Have you cast yours yet?

Best Band/Musical Group: Ronnie Carrier ()

Best Neighborhood Event: Writers ‘Round PDX ()
�Best Performing Arts Center and Music Venue: Alberta Abbey ()

https://bop.wweek.com/art-and-entertainment/best-band-musical-group

We did it! ✨ Thanks to your nominations, I’m a top-five contender in Willamette Week's Best of Portland Readers’ Poll for Best Band/Musical Group 🎶

It gets even better. You helped get Alberta Abbey nominated for BOTH Best Music Venue 🏛️ and Performing Arts Center 🎭, AND you helped Writers 'Round PDX get the nomination for Best Neighborhood Event 📝

I'm over the moon 🌕 Seriously. Knowing that our community wrote our names in enough times to make the top-five means so much more to me than a million streams ever could. It is already a huge win, especially among such good company (like my best musical pal, Hayley Lynn 🍌)!

This is no small feat — this year’s ballot received over 44,000 nominations! So hey, why not go for the gold, huh? 🥇 Tell a friend, family member, or even an enemy 😈 and let's win this thing.

Cast your votes by 6/20! 🗳️