'A Song For Tomorrows Tradition'
2007
The Maidenhead biennial Folk Song Competition
Held on the 29th March 2007 at the 'Seven Stars' PH, Knowl Hill, nr Maidenhead.
Criteria;
'A song written in the folk idiom which will continue to be sung in Folk Clubs'.
The Entrants (in order of appearance);
Malcolm Austen and Moira Craig;
'Two Crows'
Bob Watson; 'Old
Ports of Call'
Sylvia Watts; 'Rising
Like Larks'
Tony O'Neill;
'Silver is a Very Long time'
Kaye Tilley; 'Letter
from the King'
Christine Connelley;
'Cup of Coffee'
Kay Quinn; 'Safe
in South America'
Janet and Tony Geen;
'Dancing with Pierrepoint'
Liz Weston; 'Foreign
Fields'
Ian Freedman;
'Round and Round'
Chris Flegg;
'The Flowers of England'
Mark Ashworth;
'Great Western'
Bob Hambleton; 'No
Son of Mine'
The Winners in this years competition were presented with their certificates by Pearl O'Neill;
(Photographs by Malcolm Austen)
Christine Connelley: 1st for 'Cup of Coffee'
Malcolm Austen and Moira Craig: 2nd for 'Two Crows'
Kaye Tilley: 3rd for 'Letter from the King'
Mark Ashworth: 'Commended' for 'Great Western'