2018 BBC Folk Awards

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 03:11 PM

I don't know if I am or not either....

Buggered if I can remember songs and bands I liked from even 12 months ago...???

My memory was reasonably reliable until middle age clobbered me....

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: GUEST,Cj
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 03:00 PM

Lankum, Karine Polwart, Lunny...

Met them many times. Self congratulatory they are not. Hard working fexkers who love traditional music and dedicate their working lives to it.

*raspberry*

From reading his Mudcat posts, I'm surprised Punkfolkrocker isn't a fan of Lankum btw.


https://youtu.be/cZo5qs2VamE

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: Johnny J
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 12:44 PM

This is the man here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2GivwSboXM

The Allisons were the entry the following year. I liked their song a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQSncOYk-Cs

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: GUEST,Swindon/Enfield Folk
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 12:40 PM

Agree with Punk Rocker what a self congratulatory bunch of twats.

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 12:28 PM

i didn't used to mind the eurovision contest - i think wogan killed it off for me. his whole attitude seemed to be - I know its crap, you know its crap, but if you're daft enough pay me that's enough to make me smile....insincerely.

did i ever tell you i went to An Evening with Brian Johnston at Newark theatre - expecting an evening of recollections about cricket?

However the Brian Johnston in question turned out to be the bloke who won the eurovision singing Singing High High High, Singing Lo Lo Low. His brother was Teddy Johnson who with Pearl Carr sang Sing Little Birdie! in the eurovision.

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 12:25 PM

The Eurovision Folk Song Contest...bring it on.

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 12:21 PM

For a couple of years back about 15 - 17 years ago,
the Eurovision Song Contest became a showcase for really excellent East European and Balkan folk influenced pop music...

Now all nation's songs are written by more or less the same core of jobbing songwriters for hire...

But the best are still more intersting and enjoyable than many BBC Folk Awards nominations...!!!

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 12:14 PM

I like the BBC Folk Awards because it is an annual event to relish..

What else gives me such opportunity to spend an hour chortling and shouting at the telly..

"what do you think you look like in those wanky folkie clothes you upper middle class twats...!!!!!"...

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 12:11 PM

Hey! I like Eurovision AND folk amongst a lot of other things.

DtG

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: GUEST,jim bainbridge
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 11:36 AM

Dead right Vic, it bears about as much relation to the music WE love as the Eurovision Song Contest

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 10:46 AM

You may, Vic as long as we can make the usual annual gesture and ignore it :-D

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: Vic Smith
Date: 06 Apr 18 - 09:21 AM

May I add my annual comment that I find the whole thing utterly worthless and without any value to the existing scene - like a pathetic minor league attempt to copy the Baftas, the Oscars et al.

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 05 Apr 18 - 02:50 PM

Understand exactly what Johnny J means: for many years, the awards were nearly all taken by English artists, which led people to dub them the "English Folk Awards": the trend has been reversed in the last couple of years, with Scotland, Ireland and N Ireland scooping up most of them: see above again.

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 05 Apr 18 - 11:26 AM

I suspect you are right Derek, it's happened like this before.

Dave H

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: GUEST,Reinhard
Date: 05 Apr 18 - 10:04 AM

Folk singer of the year         Karine Polwart
Best duo         Chris Stout & Catriona McKay
Best group         Lankum
Best album         The Young'uns: Strangers
Best traditional track         Siobhan Miller: Banks of Newfoundland (Roud 1812; Laws K25)
Best original track         Lankum: The Granite Gaze
Musician of the year         Mohsen Amini
Horizon Award         Ímar
Young Folk Award         Mera Royle
Lifetime Achievement Awards         Dónal Lunny
Good Tradition Award         Armagh Pipers Club
Folk Awards Hall of Fame         Nick Drake

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 05 Apr 18 - 09:36 AM

Dave .. I think that was part of what Johnny J was referring to. Though fair enough to give an award to someone from Ireland when you're in Belfast...
Derek

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 05 Apr 18 - 09:20 AM

Donal Lunny [ Lifetime Achievement Award ] isn't English.

Dave H

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 05 Apr 18 - 06:21 AM

Thanks for the info Guest:guest. I will either watch it on Sunday or record it.

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: Johnny J
Date: 05 Apr 18 - 06:19 AM

Interesting results.

Whether you agree with the winners or not, nobody can argue that these are really just "The English Folk Awards" anymore.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5gGtf8BHf9QT0lYDDy4Mtnn/award-winners

Subject: RE: 2018 BBC Folk Awards
From: GUEST,guest
Date: 05 Apr 18 - 06:13 AM

Full list of winners is on Radio 2 website. I don't think you can watch it on the red button this year but it's on BBC4 9pm Sunday

Subject: Folk Awards
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 05 Apr 18 - 04:05 AM

Not seen or heard anything of this years BBC folk awards yet but surprised no one has started a thread. Anyone in the know want to post so I can prejudge and draw the wrong conclusions before I catch up with them on the red button?

:D tG