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"From the fiercely traditional to the frankly eccentric."
In autumn 2010 the Islington Folk Club held a competition across the World Wide Web for unaccompanied solo singers.
A total of twenty two entries were submitted; from these the judges chose the following winners:
| 1st prize | Tim Chipping | The Wreck of the Industry | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roZ2X_MGfyw |
| 2nd prize | Alison Frosdick | Alice White | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_54a-ye62U |
| 3rd prize | Kate Akers | The Cock Fight | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWc9oPHwBPs |
The short list was:
| Singer | Song | YouTube URL |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew King | Young Sailor Bold | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpG5HAqu2RM |
| Mary Humphreys | The Maid on the Shore | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj7XXjpj6Lc |
| Kate Akers | The Cock Fight | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWc9oPHwBPs |
| Gemma Mather | Annan Water | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZd5LOoDnu4 |
| Simon Vaughan | The Cropper Lads | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcY9y0lVU78 |
| Tim Chipping | The Wreck of the Industry | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roZ2X_MGfyw |
| Alison Frosdick | Alice White | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_54a-ye62U |
| Daisy Abbott | I Wish my Baby was Born | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjO-XANKOQA |
| Richard Hawkins | The Crafty Maid's Policy | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtA4zADUEao |
The original twenty two entries were:
| Singer | Song | YouTube URL |
|---|---|---|
| Garry Walker | Limbo | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RheHHnPgPU |
| Madeline Claire de Berrie | The Grenadier and the Lady | No longer available |
| Andrew King | Young Sailor Bold | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpG5HAqu2RM |
| Sunnie Dae | Sail Away Ladies | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g202b-kJauY |
| Stewart Simpson | History Lesson | No longer available |
| Alan Riley | The Lambton Worm | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTR2bI78nfM |
| Reesha Dyer | The London Prentice | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJhcWWFSu5M |
| Marc Block | Davy Cornish | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGgK0cSmwUI |
| Mary Humphreys | The Maid on the Shore | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj7XXjpj6Lc |
| Matt Milton | The False Bride | No longer available |
| Kate Akers | The Cock Fight | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWc9oPHwBPs |
| Katy Vanden | The Cruel Mother | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQfIad3H7mg |
| Gemma Mather | Annan Water | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZd5LOoDnu4 |
| Simon Vaughan | The Cropper Lads | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcY9y0lVU78 |
| Martin Sellers | Through Moorfields | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIWtZcw9WkY |
| Tim Chipping | The Wreck of the Industry | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roZ2X_MGfyw |
| Laura Hulse | My Bonny Boy | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SskQc18aQN4 |
| Alison Frosdick | Alice White | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_54a-ye62U |
| Daisy Abbott | I Wish my Baby was Born | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjO-XANKOQA |
| Ffion Mair Thomas | Bold Privateer | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9xYZSCX72o |
| Richard Hawkins | The Crafty Maid's Policy | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtA4zADUEao |
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