Mudcat Awards

Subject: Mudcat Awards Nominations
From: selby
Date: 23 Nov 12 - 08:27 AM

This was suggested on the Radio 2 award thread so here goes.
The Mudcat Awards you can nominate in the following sections.

FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR

BEST DUO

BEST GROUP

BEST ALBUM

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

BBC RADIO 2 YOUNG FOLK AWARD

BEST TRADITIONAL TRACK

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Rules (there has always got to be some)
Nominate who you want from the Folk Music genre
Nominates closes on 7 Dec 2012
The 4 most popular nominations will move on to the voting list
I will then produce a voting thread
Voting will then close on 14 Dec 2012
For better or worse my decision for 2012 is final!!!!!!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Nov 12 - 09:43 AM

Nobody intrested?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 24 Nov 12 - 11:53 AM

Interested in what ?

Dave H

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: gnu
Date: 24 Nov 12 - 05:16 PM

I don't think you'll get any response in this here Café. Most folks just don't like "awards". Now, if there were other categories, in the BS section, of course, like say, "Most Reactionary Mudcatter" likely to go apeshit when someone messes with him or his firends and go after yer ass or similar, ya might have something. I have a nominee in mind for that one. >;-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 24 Nov 12 - 06:36 PM

I think he's talking about us not nominating other Mudcat Members, but Folk and Traditional performers in general.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: Artful Codger
Date: 24 Nov 12 - 09:49 PM

But only, apparently, "recording artists".

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: Beer
Date: 24 Nov 12 - 10:32 PM

Lonesome i am also a little confused on this. selby, how about a little further explanation.
Adrien

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: gnu
Date: 24 Nov 12 - 10:59 PM

LEJ... I still don't think that matters. Most Mudcatters that I know just don't like "awards" stuff. It's nice to be recognized, of course, but... well, that discussion could go on - yet again - forever.

Sorry. I shouldn't have posted at all. My bad. Have fun.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: GUEST,FloraG
Date: 25 Nov 12 - 08:25 AM

How about just going for one thing at a time
eg
Most welcoming pub

I would nominate The Good Intent in Rochester this year. It gives itself to the folk group most Tuesdays, and some weekends and the Rochester sweeps. It puts up a marque for the sweeps where even more music goes on, and there is usually some food supplied to performers and audience on the folk nights.   
Florag

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: selby
Date: 25 Nov 12 - 10:25 AM

There was on the BBC radio 2 awards, discussion over who had not been awarded, I used the format of the BBC to see who we would nominate etc. Hindsight being a wonderful thing quite clearly a bad idea.Therefore I consider this thread closed
Keith

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: JHW
Date: 26 Nov 12 - 07:04 AM

I don't think labelling anyone as 'award-winning' is helpful.
I've often had to advise non-folkies that the 'Radio 2 Folk Awards' are exactly that (what you might expect from an Easy Listening radio station) and are not 'THE Folk Awards'.
There are of course competitive festivals where you can win an award for your performance.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: skarpi
Date: 26 Nov 12 - 07:46 AM

And the Winner is ....


MUDCAT.....

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: GUEST,Bob Ryszkiewicz
Date: 26 Nov 12 - 06:25 PM

"And each pirate would only vote for hisself..."

A peek at what the Mudcat Awards Ceremony might be like....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EnOjGuQkNs

Arggghrrrrr me buckos...LOL :0)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: Splott Man
Date: 27 Nov 12 - 04:01 AM

Mudcat awards have been well received in previous years.
If you don't like the game then don't play.
I suggest you keep going with this, Selby.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: gnu
Date: 27 Nov 12 - 07:47 AM

Splott... I filtered "Mudcat Awards" and got nothing. Kinda odd since this thread exists???

Anyway, I'd love to see an example. Maybe I was hasty in my assumptions. Yeah, yeah... I know. >;-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: Beer
Date: 27 Nov 12 - 09:14 AM

Good one Bob.
ad.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Awards
From: Splott Man
Date: 28 Nov 12 - 04:04 AM

They may have been called Alternative Folk Awards or something similar.