Sorry for butting in as I've not really kept up with this thread and this may have been added before,

Posted on the BBC F&A board bby the BBC host (Jon from Smooth Ops)

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Regarding the confusion over the nomination of 'The White Hare' as a traditional song, it would appear that it has always been credited as traditional, and Seth's management have kindly made a statement on his behalf explaining why:


"4/12/06

Seth Lakeman is extremely proud to have recently received nominations in various categories for the 2007 BBC Folk Awards and is grateful for the support he has been given over what has turned out to be a remarkable 18 months.

However, in response to recent queries about the source of the song, The White Hare, nominated in the Best Traditional Song category, Seth would like to explain where it comes from.

He adapted a tune he had heard from a local musician as a child and combined this with lyrics, which were based on a legend he grew up with and one which was also later recounted to him in a Cornish pub - the story of The White Hare.

As Seth adapted the tune and lyrics from a combination of what he believed were largely 'traditional' sources he thought it right to credit The White Hare, on his latest album, 'Freedom Fields', as 'trad/arr..', rather than suggest that it was completely 'original'.

If the BBC, voting panel and other experts involved believe that The White Hare does not fit the true definition of a 'traditional' song, then Seth agrees that it would be entirely appropriate for it to be withdrawn from the category in which it has been nominated."

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Does anyone know how the other BBC Awards are chosen? That is the Young Folk Award and the World Music ones? Is it a better system?

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