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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: IanC Date: 16 Feb 04 - 12:35 PM Cry of Tin |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: GUEST,Kathy Date: 16 Feb 04 - 10:35 AM How about Cornwall Songwriters for The Cry of Tin as the best folk drama? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: IanC Date: 16 Feb 04 - 09:13 AM Neither famous morris teams as fa as I'm aware. ;-) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: GUEST Date: 16 Feb 04 - 09:08 AM Charlie Drake |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: Bobjack Date: 16 Feb 04 - 09:05 AM Katie Boyle. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: IanC Date: 16 Feb 04 - 08:55 AM Two weeks left to put your nominations forward, folks... I'll put mine in later!!! There'll be an award for folk dance as well as for drama (after all, the Govt seems to be saying that Mummers are actually Morris Dancers these days!) ... ;-) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: treewind Date: 12 Feb 04 - 11:38 AM Yes thanks, that's useful and your reputation is already demolished just for talking to me. I'll give Keith a bell about travelling Friday sessions. As if there wasn't enough choice already on Fridays... There's a travelling Thursday session in Suffolk (fixed rota of pubs for 1,2,3,4th, varies on 5th) I didn't know other places had something like that. Anahata |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: Dave of Mawkin Date: 12 Feb 04 - 11:18 AM Well its not a folk club, but it is a session, the travelling friday session in essex does 4 different pubs a month. Anahata, Im glad someone else also loves Simon Ritchie, the man is a genius, a performer to the very sense of the word. I didnt really know who the other awards should go to, so I chose my band mates and friends of mine! Regarding the Thaxted Session, its every 5th Monday (i think) of the month, which usually means theres only 3 (i think) a year. I see you and Mary are playing down The Essex Singers Club, ask Keith Carpenter, as he regularly goes.You cant miss keith, his got big fuzzy hair, a big grin and looks northern, smokes like a chimney but only drinks one day a year. hope this is useful.Im not clued up on folk that much as im only 17, and have college to think about and my reputation! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: George Papavgeris Date: 12 Feb 04 - 10:14 AM Windward in St Albans wins hands down, with 6 addresses in 2 months: King Harry St Stephens Church Hall - main St Stephens Church Hall - small White Hart Comfort Hotel Duke of Marlborough And often the change of venue took place 2 days before the club night... Must be Breezy's aftershave... |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: Les in Chorlton Date: 12 Feb 04 - 09:54 AM How about an award for the most mobile folk club? Any suggestions? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: IanC Date: 12 Feb 04 - 09:11 AM Anahata Is the Mayflower still going? Wow ... I used to go there in the '60s! I don't suppose Eric is still playing the banjo is he? - I've got an old recording of him playing a few tunes with some others at a party around 1970. :-) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: treewind Date: 12 Feb 04 - 08:10 AM Dave - PUB/CLUB MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: Simon Ritchie Good call! BEST PUB SESSION: The Old Rose And Crown, Thaxted Can you tell me more about this one e.g. when? Worst Jumper worn by a folkie award Bernie Kedge of the now-almost-defunct Mayflower Club in Cambridge has to be a contender for that. Session nominations will mostly necessarily be local to the nominators. One exception: The Radway at Sidmouth. Only once a year but goes on all week subject to the pub closing at night. The Fox at Pirton (near Hitchin, 2nd Wednesdays) is a good one, real cracker last night. Anahata |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: IanC Date: 12 Feb 04 - 05:10 AM I've been wondering how to address the problem that people don't know too much about sessions etc. out of their area. When nominations close in 1 March, I'd like to post some brief notes about each person/session etc. nominated. Anyone who wants ... PM me with some details would you? Esp. if you have nominated someone. BTW ... far as I know, Llantrisant is in Britain!!! ;-) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: GUEST,Dave of Mawkin Date: 08 Feb 04 - 11:19 AM 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 |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: LesB Date: 08 Feb 04 - 10:51 AM Or Sally (Mrs Lemon). Les |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: John J Date: 06 Feb 04 - 06:37 PM Well said Les. How about Noreen for the best female singer of tradtional songs? John |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: LesB Date: 06 Feb 04 - 03:51 PM PUB/CLUB FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR.........STEVE TILSTON, DUNCAN MCFARLANE (RUNNER UP) PUB/CLUB MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR............JOHN KIRKPATRICK BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" GROUP / DUO........MICK RYAN & PETE HARRIS BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" CD.................BLIND CATS FOR THE BLIND HORIZONTAL AWARD (Best drinker)..........ANY RAPPER TEAM BEST FOLK CLUB...........................BOTHY FOLK CLUB, SOUTHPORT BEST PUB SESSION.........................GUEST HOUSE SOUTHPORT BEST FOLK FESTIVAL.......................WHITBY
The "Two In A Bar Award" for the best nonexistent Session/Singaround... AS ABOVE
SUGGESTIONS |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: John J Date: 06 Feb 04 - 08:49 AM Best all round folk entertainer: our very own Bernard. JJ |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: Essex Girl Date: 06 Feb 04 - 08:48 AM Best folk club - Sharps. Best festival - Whitby, close second Bromyard.(The best pub sessions are there as well) Lifetime award for songwriting Cyril Tawney. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: breezy Date: 06 Feb 04 - 06:26 AM The Great Knight Folk Club in Northampton. Good host and organiser in John New Good audience, very appreciative and encouraging especially to new faces. High calibre programme. Mix of trad and contemptuous. Then there's the Llantrisant folk club, can that be nominated in the 'over -the -border -west -of-England' category Great reciter in Glynn or Glyn |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: The Barden of England Date: 06 Feb 04 - 05:51 AM Richard - I'm not always horizontal - I'm laid back though!! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: Mary Humphreys Date: 05 Feb 04 - 07:21 PM Richard - I agree with you about Marion. She has the most amazing voice. She well deserved to win the National. Best folk club is a tie between Sutton Folk Club, Sandy, Beds and Everyman Folk Club, Benhall Green Nr Saxmundham, Suffolk. Suggestion for a new award : Weapon of Mass Destruction in a Folk Club : my nomination is the tambourine played a little behind the beat.... Mary |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: treewind Date: 05 Feb 04 - 06:48 PM GUEST - you are Martin Nail and I claim my 5 pounds! ANahata |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: Richard Bridge Date: 05 Feb 04 - 05:59 PM Musician of the Year - Marion Button (but she won the Nats last year or the year before, so although she is I think strictly an amateur, perhaps our own Wild Rover. Horizontal award - our own Barden of England. Session of the year - Greyhound, Maidstone (often featuring the two immediately above) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: GUEST Date: 05 Feb 04 - 04:02 PM The trouble with "non commercial" is that there is no national exposure. To be fair nominations would have to be from "commercial" performers who have been around an above average selection of venues. Club: Musical Traditions Session: Borough English Music Session Festival: Whitby |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: IanC Date: 05 Feb 04 - 10:44 AM Mudcat 2004 Alternative British Folk Awards - Nominations! |
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Subject: Mudcat Alternative British Folk Awards From: IanC Date: 05 Feb 04 - 06:40 AM Mudcat 2004 Alternative British Folk Awards - Nominations! 2004 sees the second 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
Last year a number of SPECIAL AWARDS were also included in the ceremony (see below). 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 2004 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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