"From the fiercely traditional to the frankly eccentric."
In 2016 the Islington Folk Club again held, for the eighth 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 2016.
1st prize £100 2nd prize £50 3rd prize £25
The winners were announced at the club Christmas Party on Thursday 22nd December 2016:
1st prize | Katy Manning | Smile in Your Sleep | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D58d8tYejo |
2nd prize | John Cattini | A Sailor's Love is Hard to Find | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CelQ6xPo0KU |
3rd prize | Iain MacDonald | Can't Stand Losing You | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt8xiqcokX0 |
3rd prize | Martin Wilson | Oak and Ash and Thorn | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF8L_aPI1bo |
The judges have chosen the following short list. They are listed in URL (ie random) order.
Katy Manning | Smile in Your Sleep | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D58d8tYejo |
Alice Reid | Red Rosey Bush | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43o09Hgougk |
John Cattini | A Sailor's Love is Hard to Find | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CelQ6xPo0KU |
Michelle Paris | A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT6jO9FD-y0 |
Kristian Svensson | Campaign of smear | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1swtaLtaww |
Iain MacDonald | Can't Stand Losing You | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt8xiqcokX0 |
Martin Wilson | Oak and Ash and Thorn | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF8L_aPI1bo |
The following 12 entries were received. They are listed in URL (ie random) order.
Katy Manning | Smile in Your Sleep | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D58d8tYejo |
Emma Parker | Twa Corbies | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IQNFHulZxE |
Nigel Moorcroft | The Definition of Love | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UovvCjmX-E |
Alice Reid | Red Rosey Bush | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43o09Hgougk |
John Cattini | A Sailor's Love is Hard to Find | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CelQ6xPo0KU |
Frank Ewing | Rich Man | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cozbe-4V8ZU |
Michelle Paris | A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT6jO9FD-y0 |
Kristian Svensson | Campaign of smear | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1swtaLtaww |
Tim Jones | Polly On The Shore | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJIw2Yul8Dc |
Iain MacDonald | Can't Stand Losing You | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt8xiqcokX0 |
Ryszard Smolowik | Seinte White Downe | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMLN28WnfDg |
Martin Wilson | Oak and Ash and Thorn | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF8L_aPI1bo |
Page created by Martin Nail. Last revised 7th December 2018