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Thread #66735   Message #1111893
Posted By: GUEST,Dave of Mawkin
08-Feb-04 - 11:19 AM
Thread Name: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards
Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards
My nominations:

PUB/CLUB FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR: Ronald Wells, Tuba player and crap singer

PUB/CLUB MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: Simon Ritchie

BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" GROUP / DUO: Mawkin or The Gloworms

BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" CD: Laurel Swifts one, just because of Jon Brenners Singing!

HORIZONTAL AWARD (Best drinker): Danny Crump from Mawkin (over Dartmoor he spent £147 on beer)

BEST FOLK CLUB : Islington Folk Club,because of Martin.

BEST PUB SESSION: The Old Rose And Crown, Thaxted

BEST FOLK FESTIVAL: Dartmoor Folk Festival

The "Two In A Bar Award" for the best nonexistent Session/Singaround: The Hot House Chelmsford, because we all decided to play a bar of music each and one at a time!

The "Kim Howells Mutually Assured Destruction Award" for best non-existent folk club: The Essex Singers Club

Lifetime Achievement Award - for songwriting: Laurel Swift for 'One for Le Crump'

Special Session Award: The Traveling Session, every friday different pub

The "We Do It In The Road" Award for Folk Drama: Belchamp Morris Men, theyre not into drama, but it is pure comedy

The Larry Otway "Flat Earth" Award for Special International Effort: Mark Bazeley and Jason Rice for traveling east for 3 days.

New Ideas:

Worst Jumper worn by a folkie award,
Most gumph said about a song award.

cheers

Dave