diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ewimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ewimport.py
index 251068fb4..820cf595a 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ewimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ewimport.py
@@ -31,17 +31,33 @@ EasyWorship song databases into the current installation database.
 
 import os
 import struct
+import re
 
 from openlp.core.lib import translate
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib import VerseType
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib import retrieve_windows_encoding
 from songimport import SongImport
 
+RTF_STRIPPING_REGEX = re.compile(r'\{\\tx[^}]*\}')
+# regex: at least two newlines, can have spaces between them
+SLIDE_BREAK_REGEX = re.compile(r'\n *?\n[\n ]*')
+NUMBER_REGEX = re.compile(r'[0-9]+')
+NOTE_REGEX = re.compile(r'\(.*?\)')
+
 def strip_rtf(blob, encoding):
     depth = 0
     control = False
     clear_text = []
     control_word = []
+    
+    # workaround for \tx bug: remove one pair of curly braces 
+    # if \tx is encountered
+    match = RTF_STRIPPING_REGEX.search(blob)
+    if match:
+        # start and end indices of match are curly braces - filter them out
+        blob = ''.join([blob[i] for i in xrange(len(blob)) 
+            if i != match.start() and i !=match.end()])
+    
     for c in blob:
         if control:
             # for delimiters, set control to False
@@ -258,9 +274,45 @@ class EasyWorshipSongImport(SongImport):
                 if words:
                     # Format the lyrics
                     words = strip_rtf(words, self.encoding)
-                    for verse in words.split(u'\n\n'):
+                    verse_type = VerseType.Tags[VerseType.Verse]
+                    for verse in SLIDE_BREAK_REGEX.split(words):
+                        verse = verse.strip()
+                        if not verse:
+                            continue
+                        verse_split = verse.split(u'\n', 1)
+                        first_line_is_tag = False
+                        # EW tags: verse, chorus, pre-chorus, bridge, tag, 
+                        # intro, ending, slide
+                        for type in VerseType.Names+[u'tag', u'slide']: 
+                            type = type.lower()
+                            ew_tag = verse_split[0].strip().lower()
+                            if ew_tag.startswith(type):
+                                verse_type = type[0]
+                                if type == u'tag' or type == u'slide':
+                                    verse_type = VerseType.Tags[VerseType.Other]
+                                first_line_is_tag = True
+                                number_found = False
+                                # check if tag is followed by number and/or note
+                                if len(ew_tag) > len(type): 
+                                    match = NUMBER_REGEX.search(ew_tag)
+                                    if match:
+                                        number = match.group()
+                                        verse_type += number
+                                        number_found = True
+                                    match = NOTE_REGEX.search(ew_tag)
+                                    if match:
+                                        self.comments += ew_tag + u'\n'
+                                if not number_found:
+                                    verse_type += u'1'
+                                break
                         self.add_verse(
-                            verse.strip(), VerseType.Tags[VerseType.Verse])
+                            verse_split[-1].strip() if first_line_is_tag else verse, 
+                            verse_type)
+                if len(self.comments) > 5:
+                    self.comments += unicode(
+                        translate('SongsPlugin.EasyWorshipSongImport',
+                        '\n[above are Song Tags with notes imported from \
+                        EasyWorship]'))
                 if self.stop_import_flag:
                     break
                 if not self.finish():