Where do all these amazing artists we play come from? Well, at some point they were probably all high school students, learning to play an instrument and write their own songs. And today I have been given the great privilege to find one and give them a bit of a nudge into that next step.

Today I'll be sitting in as one of the judges for the OTC Unplugged competition. The CBC Radio One Vancouver afternoon show is looking for the best high school singer songwriter in these parts. From an initial list of eight-seven, today the final three take the stage, and along with artist Babe Guur and producer Howard Redekopp, we'll select a winner.

I'll post the winner as soon as I know, but first: here's the top three. Have a listen and see who you pick. The winner gets to debut their studio-produced song on my show in the coming months. Needless to say, they are all winners. 

And the winner is: Roan Shankaruk!