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Thread #99059   Message #1969556
Posted By: GUEST,Keith
16-Feb-07 - 06:43 AM
Thread Name: The Guardian Vs 'Catters?
Subject: RE: The Guardian Vs 'Catters?
Here. Just in this para and ONLY for the trad song award, and not for all the entries, just WH and Barleycorn.

"The 150 folk "experts" called on to vote from different fields of the industry can nominate whatever they like, and are then asked to vote again on the shortlist of four. Nine judges voted for The White Hare in the original nominations - fewer than half the number who voted for the ultimate winner, Tim Van Eyken's inspired arrangement of John Barleycorn. Many of the "Outraged of Tunbridge Wells" missives bombarding the BBC demanded the expulsion of The White Hare, to be replaced on the shortlist by whatever finished fifth in the original nominations. (Their reaction would have been interesting, as the next in line was Lakeman singing King & Country.)".