Alternative British Folk Awards 2005

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: GUEST,IanC - cookieless!
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 11:15 AM

PM IanC

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: IanC
Date: 01 Apr 05 - 04:30 AM

The votes have been counted and th judges are now conferring.

Be patient ... The results will be announced imminently.

:-)

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: IanC
Date: 01 Apr 05 - 08:11 AM

Mudcat 2003 Alternative British Folk Awards - Results!

April 2005 sees another 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. A completely undemocratic and non-representational group of Mudcat members voted to pick a winner in each of the categories below.

Votes have been pouring in from Mudcatters far and wide, under each of the following Main Award categories and here are the final results of your voting.

PUB / CLUB FOLK SINGER OF THE YEAR
George Papavgeris is back on top this year, a runaway winner, knocking Mary Humphries off last year's No 1 spot.

PUB / CLUB MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
John Breeze knocks John Kirkpatrick off the No. 1 spot. Special mention to runner up Pat Smith.

BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" GROUP / DUO
Mary Humphries and Anahata were runaway winners this year.

BEST "NON COMMERCIAL" CD
This year, Les Sullivan's "Echoes of Mingulay" takes the prize by a mile, knocking last year's winner "Guide Cats for The Blind" into 2nd place.

HORIZONTAL AWARD (Best drinker)
This year's more rigorous selection procedure sees Crispin Bartlett knock Hilary Ward from her accustomed position and take the cup. Joint 2nd for Cllr and Snuffy.

BEST FOLK CLUB
This year goes to Windward, St Albans with special mentions to Llantrisant, Seaford and The Carrington, Nottingham.

BEST PUB SESSION (Regular)
Once again to The Bull, Barton le Clay - special mention (runners up) The Crown & Treaty, Uxbridge and The Guest House, Southport.

BEST PUB SESSION (Festival)
This year to The Bar Room, Miskin - special mention (runner up) The Endeavour, Whitby.

BEST FOLK FESTIVAL
Miskin is getting all the plaudits this year, special mentions to Bridgenorth and Whitby.

BEST FOLK DRAMA (non Mummers)
"Unsung Heroes" ... The Cornwall Songwriters get it for the 2nd year, this year uncontested (but heavily supported).

BEST FOLK DRAMA (Mummers)
Goes to The Mummers Play at The Tap & Spile, Whitby.

BEST REGULAR DANCE EVENT
Haddenham Ceilidhs wins the prestigious award this year.

BEST LOCAL FOLK MAGAZINE
goes to Unicorn again, despite increased competition, particularly from Taplas and Folk North West.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

This year, we particularly recognised the contributions ofAndy Jackson for his work on Miskin Festival.Alan White (Wareham Wail and Sidmouth Campsite).Vin Garbutt long time singer/songwriter and overall entertainer.

SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS

Only one special award this year - the Invisible Man award for THE WORST PRESENTER OF FOLK MUSIC
This highly prestigious award goes jointly to Mike Harding and Splott Man (with Archie Fisher a close 3rd).

PRESS RELEASE TO FOLLOW ... COULD I HAVE DETAILS ABOUT THE WINNERS FOR THIS!

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: IanC
Date: 01 Apr 05 - 08:17 AM

BTW

Though we haven't got Ant & Dec to present the awards this year, we have the next best thing ... a commercial break.

Here it is.

Ashwell Mummers will be performing their (now) traditional Pasche Egging Play tonight (Friday 1st April) in all the Ashwell pubs.

Bushel & Strke, Mill Street 7:30 pm
Three Tuns, High Street 9:30 pm
Rose & Crown, High Street 10:00 pm

You may wonder where we'll be between the 7:30 and 9:30 performances ... well, that's for us to know and you to wonder about.

;-)
Ian

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: Moses
Date: 01 Apr 05 - 08:20 AM

Breezy sends his warmest thanks to his many fans for their votes and wishes them to know that the drinks are on him whenever they pop in to his clubs.

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: George Papavergis
Date: 01 Apr 05 - 08:48 AM

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: breezy
Date: 01 Apr 05 - 11:38 AM

Well thats my foking singing career down the pan


again


Congrats to Les Sullivan who last night won the highly prestigious Maidenhead Folk Clubs bi ennial songwrithing contest.
His song was The Ringmasters Hat.

Well worth nicking

Chris Flegg, of the Windward club was runner-up with his song 'The Man'


My vote for best folk club for next time goes to Maidenhead unless the get it in the real world of course


Tonight at the Windward in St Albans, Stanley Accrington.

We are the champions, Wales of course.

p.s. who is John Kikzpatrick?

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: GUEST,Les Sullivan
Date: 01 Apr 05 - 01:57 PM

What a fabulous week it has been. Many, many thanks to everyone who voted. If any details are required for the "press release" please email to [e-mail]. or if you want to check out the CD the words are on my website howlingtoad.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk (can be found on Google too).
Of course the CD would not sound as it does without Kitty, Johnny and George, I am inordinately proud to have worked with all of them.
Look forward to meeting mudcatters at festivals this summer.

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 01 Apr 05 - 02:57 PM

How nice to see that so many of my friends have won awards!

Kitty

PS I love the Tap & Spile mummers' play!

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: My guru always said
Date: 01 Apr 05 - 04:40 PM

Am so glad to have been knocked off my perch by Crispin, a worthy winner this year!!!

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: breezy
Date: 01 Apr 05 - 07:32 PM

At Windward tonight El Greko says he is making a full recovery from Maidenhead, Chris Flegg gave us an encore and Stanley Accrington blew us away on Chattanooga Choo Choo.

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 02 Apr 05 - 04:59 AM

*ahem* Unaccustomed as I am...
Thanks folks.

Ian, just as a matter of interest, how many people voted in total? Are we talking 5-6, 10-20, or the full membership of Mudcat and their families?

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: GUEST,Guest - The Man with the hand up Sooty's bum
Date: 02 Apr 05 - 05:59 AM

Can I just sy that Sooty is made up with the Mummers Play winning in fact he's speechless !! However that little twonk Sweep is just about to soak him with his water pistol

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: Mary Humphreys
Date: 02 Apr 05 - 09:06 AM

Congrats to El Greko - the award couldn't have gone to a nicer man!
Anahata and I are delighted to be regarded as the best 'Non-commercial Duo' in spite of Mike Harding's decision to play a track from our new CD on Radio 2. We are sticking with the day-jobs!
How about for next year, an award to 'Great Snorer of All-Time'. Judging from comments at Miskin there is a huge competition to be had there....
Guru - glad to see that your fame has diminished somewhat, in the nicest possible way. Perhaps Best Raffle-ticket Seller might be one to go for next year.
Mary

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 02 Apr 05 - 10:41 AM

Mary,
Are you saying i snored at Miskin?????.
Scooby

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: Cats
Date: 03 Apr 05 - 01:32 PM

I've just got back from Conference and seen the results. Thanks to everyone who voted for Unsung Heroes from all of Cornwall Songwriters - that's Jon Heslop, Mike O'Connor, Tony Truscott, Lucy Burrow (Hawker), Kathy Wallis (Cats), Roger Bryant and Ron Openshaw. We are perfoming it all over the place in the coming months so make sure you get along to see it. It you haven't booked it for your festival yet, contact us soon as we are not doing it after next summer, 2006.
Also brilliant news about Miskin and the Lifetime Achievement Awards for Andy and Alan.
Congrats to all the other winners too.

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 04 Apr 05 - 01:18 PM

Miskin Man is at present away on holiday he does know about the awards as i contacted him and Eye Lander last week to let them know.
I am sure they will thank you all when they return for the nominations and the awards.
Yas

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: breezy
Date: 04 Apr 05 - 05:38 PM

John Breeze

Musician?

He Dont do pubs.


George Papavgeris is at the topic on thursday.

Windward reopens on Fri 15th April at the Duke Of Marlborough,
St Albans with
Dan McKinnon

www.danmckinnon.ca/

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 10 Apr 05 - 04:40 AM

You cannot imagine how proud I was to see the kind references to Miskin and indeed myself, throughout the nomination process. All a bit of fun I thought...then I pondered, hang on these are the very life blood of our festival scene here, and they seem to like Miskin - Warm Glow, Miskin Tingle Moment time. And then to hear such an amazing verdict. I am very proud and happy to have found a formula that works.
When the results were announced I was away in Suffolk with Jillie researching and meeting surviving family members. My cousin Geoff Ling was well pleased that I was so involved in our traditions and was still flying/singing the family flag. You helped make an old gentleman of our traditions very happy.

Andy

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: Cats
Date: 10 Apr 05 - 07:53 AM

I get a 'tingle moment' everytime we have a hug, Andy... you deserve it. See you soon for more hugs?

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: breezy
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 07:45 AM

going

Subject: RE: Alternative British Folk Awards 2005
From: breezy
Date: 20 Mar 09 - 01:00 PM

The Pumphouse watford Fri 27th March 2009

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