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22 Oct 07 - 07:41 PM (#2176904) Subject: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,KB from London Really looking foward to seeing what this year has to offer in the finals. There's been some great new talent come from these awards like Last Orders, Bodega, Uiscedwr. Its a really great platform for young and emerging acts. Mike Harding is announcing the finalists on Wednesday on his show. |
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24 Oct 07 - 05:59 PM (#2178454) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,Carol Just listened to the show. the finalists are JEANA LESLIE AND SIOBHAN MILLER - 2 scottish singers DOGAN MEHMET - from Brighton - mixes cypriot and english folk music. RYAN YOUNG - Scottish fiddler ONE STRING LOOSE - Welsh celtic band EMILY HOILE - harpist from Newcastle JACK MCNEILL AND CHARLIE HEYS - singer songwriter stuff with guitar and fiddle. the finals are on december 7 and tickets are free! so i'll be there! All of them sounded great, really professional - good choices judges! |
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24 Oct 07 - 06:52 PM (#2178506) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: Surreysinger Damn - I'd hoped to go and support my friend who's in the final... but I've already booked tickets for Maypoles to Mistletoe in Guildford... hey ho!!! |
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25 Oct 07 - 03:29 AM (#2178661) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: Valmai Goodyear Dogan Mehmet is part of Too Many Strings, who are appearing at the Lewes Arms on Saturday 17th. November (£4 entry, everyone welcome). The other band members are Matt Quinn (fiddle, mandolin,voice)and Tom Redman (cello, guitar, voice). Tootle pip, Valmai (Lewes) |
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25 Oct 07 - 03:59 AM (#2178674) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: The Borchester Echo . . . and at Islington Folk Club tonight. Dogan Mehmet Islington Folk Club |
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25 Oct 07 - 07:01 AM (#2178734) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,Dogan feeling honed that i've been mentioned here just thought i'd say to keep track on Too Many Strings check www.myspace.com/toomanystrings also if you want to know more and keep up to date with my music check out www.myspace.com/doenband many thanks Dogan Mehmet x |
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25 Oct 07 - 07:24 PM (#2179299) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: Surreysinger Doe... you're feeling "honed"??? (Sorry, couldn't resist .... forgive me!) Glad to hear it... Sorry - but I'm going to miss your various outings, thanks to prior engagements - but am still looking forward to hearing One Too Many Strings (and Matt's singing - grin)in action SOMEWHERE before too long. Good luck on 7th Dec ... Irene |
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25 Oct 07 - 09:08 PM (#2179358) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,Carol If Too Many Strings played a gig with One String Loose would you have One too many strings loose? |
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26 Oct 07 - 11:34 AM (#2179730) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,Matt Yes i suppose you would. Isn't that an amusing thought. Matt (of Too Many Strings) |
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26 Oct 07 - 01:07 PM (#2179792) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: Surreysinger No -surely if there was just one string loose, and you had too many strings in the first place, then it would have to be strung just about right ? Now I realise why I didn't take the first year philosophy course at uni! |
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26 Oct 07 - 01:46 PM (#2179822) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: greg stephens Does the BBC have a place where you can listen to a snippet of each performer? That would be highly interesting, especially to an old fogey like me: I have to admit I haven't heard most of them. |
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26 Oct 07 - 09:59 PM (#2180197) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,Carol Not sure if I'm allowed to put links in here but I have researched the bands and come up with the following where u can hear some of the music http://www.myspace.com/jackmcneill for the singer songwriter and fiddler http://www.myspace.com/onestringloose for the welsh band Hey Dogan Mehmet has already put his myspace so thats handy - see above message. Thanks for that Dogan, i will have a listen. If anyone can find samples of the others music it'd be appreciated. |
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27 Oct 07 - 10:29 AM (#2180439) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: Richard Bridge If one was tou loose would you call it Lautrec? But speaking of the Young Folk Awards, whatever happend to that rather fine fiddle and vocal duo who won it about 10 years back, I think one was called Oliver Bootle..... |
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27 Oct 07 - 12:00 PM (#2180479) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: Richard Bridge And was the other one Ben Dauncey? |
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27 Oct 07 - 02:21 PM (#2180548) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: The Borchester Echo The YFA has been running only since 1998 when the Smoothies got their claws into it. Before that it was the Young Tradition Award of which I have almost total non-recall except that Damien Barber won it in the early 1990s. Tim van Eyken won the first YFA, a decision with which no-one could possibly argue, but in subsequent years I have been in constant variance with the judging panel. Not that there was anything bad about their choices but that the results were clearly pre-ordained: this year has got to be a solo instrumentalist/fiddle melodeon band/Irish/Scottish . . . or whatever. In fact, if they jus published tha year's criteria beforehand, no-one need bother going. Including the other contestants. |
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27 Oct 07 - 03:11 PM (#2180561) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: Richard Bridge Ah, yes, I had forgotten about the handover to Smoothiechops. I did a bit of rummaging Oliver Bootle still has a website but the details on it expire in 1998! There is a Ben Dauncey with Ravensbourne Morris, and he did the 207 mile jig recently but I don't know if it's the same one - and one of them gets a mention on Tim Edey's Myspace. Strange that two players of such ability should sink back into the murk. Anyone know any more? |
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28 Oct 07 - 06:56 AM (#2180887) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,Andy, Port Erin Let's hope that this newly recognised talent is overlooked by the record company operating from Harrogate. |
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28 Oct 07 - 01:00 PM (#2181065) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,Carol sorry for my ignorance but whats in harrogate? |
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28 Oct 07 - 01:06 PM (#2181068) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: Richard Bridge A record company accused by some of ripping off its artists. |
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29 Oct 07 - 12:36 AM (#2181501) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,Andy, Port Erin More than that Richard. A record company that claims to be a one-stop for FOLK artists! And to Carol, search the name DAVE BULMER in Mudcat and you may find you have a very long, very, very depressing read. |
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29 Oct 07 - 01:07 AM (#2181513) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,Janet Williams One String Loose have been doing the festivals here in Wales for the past 3-4 years at least. I have seen them at Pontardawe each year in fact thats one of the main reasons I go. They are still only around 15/16. See them if you can! They have done Wales proud! |
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29 Oct 07 - 06:15 PM (#2182208) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,ben dauncey well i was not aware that i had sunk back into the murk. i am still playing although not in public. just for me and anyone who is interested enough to come and see me play with the ravensbourne morris. |
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01 Jun 12 - 07:53 PM (#3358200) Subject: RE: BBC Young Folk Awards From: GUEST,Ben Dauncey Yes the two Ben Daunceys are one in the same |