Islington Folk Club

Trad2Mad competition 2014

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"From the fiercely traditional to the frankly eccentric."

In 2014 the Islington Folk Club again held, for the sixth year, a competition across the World Wide Web for unaccompanied solo singers. Entry was free and the videos of the performance -- we do like to see the singer -- had to be posted to YouTube and the URL sent to trad2mad@islingtonfolkclub.co.uk by 31st October 2014.

Winners

The winners were announced at the club Christmas Party on Thursday 18th December 2014:

1st prize Emmie Ward Low Down in the Broom http://youtu.be/Bk8oF6h9sto
2nd prize Carol Burtt A Maid Bedlam http://youtu.be/aPmLO_lsFuE
2nd prize Happy Hayes Speak Softly http://youtu.be/XeLB5A-hFiA

Short list

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

Singer Song YouTube URL
Carol Burtt A Maid Bedlam http://youtu.be/aPmLO_lsFuE
Emmie Ward Low Down in the Broom http://youtu.be/Bk8oF6h9sto
Emma Parker Wings of a Gull http://youtu.be/dA_VEtbXlN0
Catherine Spillman Spancil Hill http://youtu.be/fnK3cGA9FG8
Martin Wilson Stormy Winds http://youtu.be/L3nfMiOMF0E
John Cattini The Dark Eyed Sailor http://youtu.be/ThqsNtY9-rc
Mike Musgrove Homeward http://youtu.be/wt83M2CGNws
Happy Hayes Speak Softly http://youtu.be/XeLB5A-hFiA
Daria Kulesh Ataman http://youtu.be/xXbUSlYCsJ8
Liz Lawley The midshipman's boast http://youtu.be/zDE8FiPyAQY

2014 entries

The following 20 entries were received. They are listed in URL (ie random) order.

Singer Song YouTube URL
Clive Paish Seven by the Somme http://youtu.be/4926FhEGoxg
Jade Taylor Fields of Anthenry http://youtu.be/58gS-GibsrM
Carol Burtt A Maid Bedlam http://youtu.be/aPmLO_lsFuE
Emmie Ward Low Down in the Broom http://youtu.be/Bk8oF6h9sto
Bill Pardon Sally, Free and Easy http://youtu.be/Cqc8fDL0vzs
Emma Parker Wings of a Gull http://youtu.be/dA_VEtbXlN0
Catherine Spillman Spancil Hill http://youtu.be/fnK3cGA9FG8
John Foxen Billy Bolton Bought a Wife http://youtu.be/fwxS38FarUw
Martin Wilson Stormy Winds http://youtu.be/L3nfMiOMF0E
Frank Ewing Drunk Tonight http://youtu.be/LcEL6Enom5Y
Peter Walters Sumer Is Icumen In http://youtu.be/s0LJM0u3PSY
Dennis Homes Comics http://youtu.be/SNVz6Hd5okI
John Cattini The Dark Eyed Sailor http://youtu.be/ThqsNtY9-rc
Mike Musgrove Homeward http://youtu.be/wt83M2CGNws
Happy Hayes Speak Softly http://youtu.be/XeLB5A-hFiA
Phil Edwards Sweet Lemany http://youtu.be/XhPIGEB4P_4
Iain MacDonald Old Maid In The Garrett http://youtu.be/xnfxLme3isk
Daria Kulesh Ataman http://youtu.be/xXbUSlYCsJ8
Liz Lawley The midshipman's boast http://youtu.be/zDE8FiPyAQY
Ryszard Smolowik Helen Allingham http://youtu.be/ZHwz9057i9Q

Rules

  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 2014 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. No electronic artificial manipulation of the solo voice is allowed (i.e. electronic reverb, multi tracking or Xfactor nonsense). Keep it real!
  7. The trad2mad e-mail address (trad2mad@islingtonfolkclub.co.uk) will be available up to the closing date, 31st October 2014.
  8. The results will be announced at the Islington Folk Club Christmas party on 18th December 2014, and posted on this website thereafter.
  9. Entry is free.
  10. Prizes will be paid by a sterling cheque drawn on a British bank.
  11. 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.
  12. The judges' decision is final.

Judges

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