Islington Folk Club

Trad2Mad competition 2015

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"From the fiercely traditional to the frankly eccentric."

In 2015 the Islington Folk Club again held, for the seventh 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 2015.

Winners

The winners were announced at the club Christmas Party on Thursday 17th December 2015:

Short list

The judges chose the following short list:

2015 entries

The following 32 entries were received. They are listed in URL (ie random) order.

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 2015 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 2015.
8. The results will be announced at the Islington Folk Club Christmas party on 17th December 2015, 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

• Alex Szyszkowski (Musician, Angel Band, Cheap Jack)
• Bernard Puckett (Poet, IFC MC)
• David Campbell (Singer, Possum Lickers)
• Martin Nail (Singer, Subcommittee Band, IFC Treasurer/Webmaster)
• Peta Webb (Singer, Oak - Sisters Unlimited)

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