Islington Folk Club

Trad2Mad competition 2011

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"From the fiercely traditional to the frankly eccentric."

In 2011 the Islington Folk Club again held a competition across the World Wide Web for unaccompanied solo singers. Entry was free and videos had to be posted to YouTube by 31st October 2011.

Winners

The winners were announced at the club Christmas Party on Thursday 22nd December 2011:

1st prize Laura Smyth Here's Adieu To All Judges and Juries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SkThaEdEU
2nd prize James McDonald The Wexford Insurgent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPROknbcPbU
3rd prize Nick Hart Two Jolly Butchers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0GiogDDA8

Short list

The judges chose the following short list (they are listed in YouTube URL -- ie random -- order).

Singer Song YouTube URL
Laura Smyth Here's Adieu To All Judges and Juries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SkThaEdEU
Claire Rakich Bonny Woodhall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEudPtRQZ-g
Kevin Sexton The Slave's Lament http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Mc4E-L1H4
Alison Frosdick Nightingales Sing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNYglxb0RBc
Ffion Mair Death and the Lady http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpD04w8aKDw
Nick Hart Two Jolly Butchers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0GiogDDA8
James McDonald The Wexford Insurgent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPROknbcPbU
Amanda MacLean Halloween http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNnpS4GTyaw
Andrew Shaw Searching For Lambs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-uWCP3L890
Catherine Bindon San Francisco Fan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPFfd5KppBs

2011 entries

The twenty three entries were:

Singer Song YouTube URL
Laura Smyth Here's Adieu To All Judges and Juries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SkThaEdEU
Marc Block The Greenwood Laddie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-B47xgKk1A
Peter Janes Sheep Stealer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYt3b6T4r_c
Barry Reeves Bonny George Campbell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaoUWiwmI1E
Claire Rakich Bonny Woodhall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEudPtRQZ-g
Kevin Sexton The Slave's Lament http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Mc4E-L1H4
Alison Frosdick Nightingales Sing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNYglxb0RBc
Ffion Mair Death and the Lady http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpD04w8aKDw
Steve Donnelly Eddie's Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hux59uOs3K0
Ted Kemp Poison Beer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIhpl10I0KQ
Penny O'Connor The Lake of Innisfree http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS-BaEmY15I
Tom Besford The Maid of Australia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCsF5knyOqs
Nick Hart Two Jolly Butchers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0GiogDDA8
Christian Reynolds The Ryebuck Shearer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkxKwsuFDyk
James McDonald The Wexford Insurgent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPROknbcPbU
Marianne Neary My Lagan Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRv-br5YOVI
Frances Browning She Moved Through the Fair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qinhKmQR0JM
Amanda MacLean Halloween http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNnpS4GTyaw
Melissa Demian Por la tu Puerta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6vIRzHUjDw
Andrew Shaw Searching For Lambs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-uWCP3L890
Catherine Bindon San Francisco Fan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPFfd5KppBs
Patrick Rose Song For David http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3p-6Utx0PI
Carol Burtt The Grey Cock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjd_sE-j2EQ

Rules

1st prize £100 -- 2nd prize £50 -- 3rd prize £25

  1. Singers must be solo and unaccompanied.
  2. The song should be introduced with the singer's name, the song title, and the words "This is my entry for the 2011 Islington Folk Club Trad2Mad competition".
  3. The complete performance, including introduction, should last no more than 4 minutes. This limit will be strictly enforced.
  4. The file name should include singer's name, song title and 'trad2mad'. Some indication of source - ie the person, event, recording, broadcast or book from which the singer learned the song - should be given in the YouTube description field.
  5. Only one song may be entered per person.
  6. The trad2mad e-mail address (trad2mad@islingtonfolkclub.co.uk) will be available up to the closing date, 31st October 2011.
  7. The results will be posted in December 2011 and announced at the Islington Folk Club Christmas party on 22nd December 2011.
  8. Entry is free.
  9. Prizes will be paid by a sterling cheque drawn on a British bank.
  10. The Trad2Mad competition is intended to encourage new and un-established performers although all are welcome to enter. The judges may reflect the spirit of this rule in their choices.
  11. The judges' decision is final.

Judges

Trad2Mad 2009 and 2010

A number of entrants from 2009 and 2010 have already been booked at the club. Details of previous entries and winners are available here:

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