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Check out Saltburn FF competition thread (3rd yr Fred Jordan for unaccompanied trad singers)

Myself and John Booker ran Redcar Shanty Competition for 14 yrs for John Taylor at the Redcat FF ~ now Saltburn

Lincolnshire singer Joseph Taylor collected by Percy Grainger, was know as a competition entrant (1905/8) No not at Saltburn !!

Early days of entertaining in country areas was treated with some respect.

Winners of competitions have been stimulated to continue and improve their repertoire


Past winner at Redcar include:

Graham Knights, Theresa Tooley, Frank Lewis, Malcolm Speake all of whom I have had recent contact on the folk schene

Competitions in my mind put just a little pressure on entrants and hopefully help them to raise their standards presence and understanding of the material which they are singing

(I live in Barnsley by the way) and there is little in the way of a history of singing

I am availble for contact and my details are readily available