Islington Folk Club

Trad2Mad competition 2020

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"From the fiercely traditional to the frankly eccentric."

Whilst the Islington Folk Club was physically closed, each month from April to October 2020 the club held competitions 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 Bernard Puckett by the last day of the competition month.

Winners October 2020

1st prize Caroline Stupnicka Honest Work https://youtu.be/HAQSGsXquL0
2nd prize Rebecca Woolf Lady Diamond https://youtu.be/aWmAqyHycdQ
2nd prize James Eagle Waiting For The Ferry https://youtu.be/42WThVIqrDo
3rd prize Tamsin Try Fire and Flame https://youtu.be/IHdINzn86XI
3rd prize Fiona Clark The Fox https://youtu.be/g8c3aImKTd8
3rd prize David Harley Young Hunting https://youtu.be/YAgs3UcDnoQ

Winners September 2020

1st prize Tara Mackenney Cariad Cywir https://youtu.be/jYSJ92UyNgg
2nd prize Tam Hatton-Brown The King of Rome https://youtu.be/grLlQjmcDPI
3rd prize Tamsin Try Pedlar Bold https://youtu.be/NG_Xj_5XmXk

Winners August 2020

1st prize Fiona Clark The Queen and the Soldier https://youtu.be/tA_b7Ac6_uk
2nd prize James Eagle Reedy River https://youtu.be/Aqt6_K5-EM0
3rd prize Chris Lamb Fiddlers Green https://youtu.be/MwFaWx-qx9M

Winners July 2020

1st prize Tara Mackenney Tha mi dol a dheanaimh banais https://youtu.be/y715hiizsQg
2nd prize Fiona Clark The Dreadful End of Marianna for Sorcery https://youtu.be/k7HXxpx1SMw
3rd prize Chris Lamb Net Hauling Song https://youtu.be/e0dfwkS55OU

Winners June 2020

1st prize Iona Fyfe Bonny Udny https://youtu.be/3Tok7K0JCbs
2nd prize Lizzy Hardingham A Stitch in Time https://youtu.be/JZ9M8QMxE80
3rd prize Tara Mackenney Black is the Colour https://youtu.be/5jLoMIOUvRM

Winners May 2020

1st prize Delila Black I Never Will Marry https://youtu.be/qOIDb3jhs2s
2nd prize Iona Fyfe Berry Fields o' Blair https://youtu.be/Z-U8IDZ8IVk
3rd prize Lizzy Hardingham Rolling Down to Old Maui https://youtu.be/CljWteKxsqU

Winners April 2020

1st prize Caroline Stupnicka Bay of Biscay-o https://youtu.be/fcbPppuf5ZE
2nd prize Iona Fyfe Mill o' Tifty's Annie https://youtu.be/ROvrOTPq27I
2nd prize Fiona Clark Love is https://youtu.be/LE2hYWwFTZk
3rd prize Iain MacDonald The Model https://youtu.be/zPkM23lOwZw

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 2020 April [or May or June] 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 for each month may be entered per person.
  6. No electronic artificial manipulation of the solo voice is allowed (e.g. 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 of the last competition month.
  8. The results will be announced in the following month, posted on the internet, and in our Facebook Group.
  9. Entry is free.
  10. Prize money will normally be paid in sterling and by bank transfer on production of bank details. Payment can be by cheque if the former method of payment is not possible or is specifically requested.
  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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