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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: Peterr Date: 28 Jan 05 - 11:59 AM Playing in F and Bflat shuts up most others - unless you're a brass player |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: muppitz Date: 28 Jan 05 - 11:08 AM My nominations (I keep adding to these as I think of them!) PUB/CLUB FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR - Bob Fox PUB/CLUB MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" GROUP / DUO - Charlie & Adrian Button (Of Hobgoblin store in Nottingham) BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" CD HORIZONTAL AWARD (Best drinker) - Chris Wilson (Of the Wilson Family!) BEST FOLK CLUB BEST PUB SESSION (Regular) BEST PUB SESSION (Festival) - The Tap & Spile Whitby BEST FOLK FESTIVAL - Saltburn BEST FOLK DRAMA (the "We do it in the road award") (I wish I knew!) BEST REGULAR DANCE EVENT BEST LOCAL FOLK MAGAZINE - Stirrings I'm sure I'll fill in the blanks soon! muppitz x |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: SarahNash Date: 28 Jan 05 - 10:58 AM I must have been in the wrong session in Whittlesey... missed all of that (except Damien Barber hanging on to the bar for dear life) |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: Splott Man Date: 28 Jan 05 - 09:30 AM Here are my anonymations... PUB/CLUB FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR Jeff Hankin (catch him at the Sunday Folk Club at Upton Festival) PUB/CLUB MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR Pat Smith (but then I'm biased) Or Pete Coe if self-promotion isn't allowed BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" GROUP / DUO Pat Smith & Ned Clamp (but then I'm very biased) Or Blake's 3 if self-promotion isn't allowed BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" CD Jeff Hankin HORIZONTAL AWARD (Best drinker) Crispin Bartlett BEST FOLK CLUB Llantrisant (biased again) BEST PUB SESSION (Regular) Y Mochyn Ddu, Cardiff BEST PUB SESSION (Festival) The Endeavour, Whitby BEST FOLK FESTIVAL Towersey BEST FOLK DRAMA (the "We do it in the road award") BEST REGULAR DANCE EVENT RUFF ceilidhs, Cardiff BEST LOCAL FOLK MAGAZINE Taplas I'll think of some special awards later. Splott man |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: George Papavgeris Date: 28 Jan 05 - 05:03 AM PUB/CLUB FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR....Christine Connolley ("Moses") PUB/CLUB MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR.......Miranda Sykes BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" GROUP / DUO...Mary Humphries & Anahata BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" CD............"Echoes of Mingulay" - Les Sullivan HORIZONTAL AWARD (Best drinker).....Hilary Ward ("MGAS") BEST FOLK CLUB .....................The Carrington fc, Nottingham BEST PUB SESSION (Regular)..........Uxbridge, Crown & Treaty BEST PUB SESSION (Festival).........??? BEST FOLK FESTIVAL..................Banbury BEST FOLK DRAMA (the "We do it in the road award") ??? BEST REGULAR DANCE EVENT ...........Haddenham Ceilidhs BEST LOCAL FOLK MAGAZINE............Taplas (Wales) |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: Splott Man Date: 28 Jan 05 - 03:50 AM You obviously never heard me on CBC in the late 70s. Splott Man |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: Dave Hanson Date: 28 Jan 05 - 12:23 AM You forgot a nomination for the worst presenter of folk music on the radio EVER. Obviously only one nomination, Mike Hardly, oops Harding. eric |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: Big Al Whittle Date: 27 Jan 05 - 08:28 PM this isn't going to work. try, best quibble of the year award. lets face it, no two folkies agree on anything much......thats why we have mudcat. |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: GUEST Date: 27 Jan 05 - 12:37 PM As IanC is setting the parameters for these 'ere awards, won't a good number of LesB's nominations be disqualified? I thought Bob F, John K and Damien B would all qualify as full-time professionals? I have no quibble with any of them, by the way - they're all very good and well worth seeing. |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: Mary Humphreys Date: 27 Jan 05 - 12:01 PM By the way, Anahata and I saw the 10 year-old fiddler in the New Crown at the Straw Bear. Yes, he is the same one you saw at Whitby. Better than ever and playing in F and Bb.... that's a great way to shut up melodeons! |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: Mary Humphreys Date: 27 Jan 05 - 11:58 AM No hard feelings at all LesB and IanC. I said it was an honour to be nominated by Les, and I meant it! And no, I won't be giving up the day job.... Mary |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: IanC Date: 27 Jan 05 - 03:58 AM Might be worth explaining that what I meant, when replying to GUEST's post above, was mainly a shorthand for "Whatever you like". In general, though, I've always looked on this massive and splendid ceremonial occasion as an essentially non-pro event (i.e. don't give up the day job). In fact, my personal idea of "folk" would pretty much rule out the idea of a full-time "professional folk singer" anyway. It seems a contradiction in terms. I'm happy about professional entertainers who specialise in singing "folk" songs (whatever those are), and I'm happy to go to see them (and to pay). Just they've already got a massive awards thingy courtesy of the BBC, and I wanted to celebrate the other thing. :-) Ian |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: LesB Date: 26 Jan 05 - 07:17 PM I didn't see the 10 yr old fiddle player, but he could very well have been the same one I saw in the Elsinore at Whitby, fantastic. I didn't mean to be disparageing Mary but there was only one catagory for duos. Cheers Les |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: treewind Date: 26 Jan 05 - 05:38 PM Nah, getting gigs is when you have to give up the day job... Anahata |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: treewind Date: 26 Jan 05 - 05:35 PM The Boars Head Parody is famously sung by Chris Pitt, who in all probablity wrote it (and he was at Whittelesey, so it must have been him). He deserves some sort of award for that and his other misdemeanours in song! Anahata |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: Mary Humphreys Date: 26 Jan 05 - 05:35 PM Hey Les - have you seen our gig list for this year? Our website here lists 24 song gigs up to the end of August - of which 5 are festivals ( including Whitby for the week).This does not include all the band gigs for Fendragon ( our Ceilidh band, or English rebellion, the other ceilidh band we're in) If that isn't getting gigs, I don't know what is. So I think we have been disqualified by Guest's post above. Of course, if you don't agree, then we'll be honoured to be nominated. |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: Fidjit Date: 26 Jan 05 - 05:01 PM Come to think of it. At the Straw Bear, Nick Barber was doing a good job for the best drinker award. Played a lot with his eyes closed. |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: Fidjit Date: 26 Jan 05 - 04:58 PM I second -Bob Fox, and John K. But most of all the Bricklayers Arms at Whittlesey. The Straw Bear Festival. Great. Actually two sessions going on in two bars. It's where I heard The Boars Head - Kebab parody! Come on Keep Up! (and watch out for a 10 year old fiddle player, as was heard at the New Crown, same weekend). |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: LesB Date: 26 Jan 05 - 03:35 PM My nominations are as follows...(rustle as he opens the envelope) PUB/CLUB FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR....Bob Fox PUB/CLUB MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR.......John Kirkpatrick BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" GROUP / DUO...Mary Humphries & Anahata BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" CD............'Donovan Songs' :-Pete Rimmer HORIZONTAL AWARD (Best drinker).....Dameon Barber or any rapper dancer! BEST FOLK CLUB .....................The Bothy Folk Club Southport BEST PUB SESSION (Regular)..........The Guest House Southport BEST PUB SESSION (Festival).........Bricklayers Arms (Whittlesea Straw Bear} BEST FOLK FESTIVAL..................Whitby BEST FOLK DRAMA (the "We do it in the road award") ??? BEST REGULAR DANCE EVENT ...........Phoenix Ceilidhs BEST LOCAL FOLK MAGAZINE............Folk North West These are the nominations for the constituancy of Southport! Cheers Les |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: IanC Date: 26 Jan 05 - 12:34 PM Xactly |
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Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: GUEST Date: 26 Jan 05 - 12:29 PM Please define "non-commercial". Do you mean in folk terms? Is Kate Rusby commercial because she sells like hot cakes compared with some floor singer's home produced effort? And is a group non-commercial only when they aren't getting gigs? |
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Subject: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005 From: IanC Date: 26 Jan 05 - 12:20 PM Mudcat 2004 Alternative British Folk Awards - Nominations! 2005 sees the third year of the Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards. Not a prestigious event, but one which celebrates the past year in the world of cyber-assisted folk music. Last year, a completely undemocratic and non-representational group of Mudcat members voted to pick a winner in each of the categories below. Your nominations are sought for this year's folk spectacular. Nominations are welcomed under each of the following categories PUB/CLUB FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR A number of SPECIAL AWARDS are also traditionally included in the ceremony (see below for examples). Your suggestions and nominations for any special categories will be considered by the committee. The "Two In A Bar Award" for the best nonexistent Session/Singaround please PM me with nominations etc. by 1st March 2005 so that voting can commence in good time for the awards to be published on the now-traditional date of 1st April. Go to it, folks! |
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