Seafest 'Song for the Sea' Competition
Are you an established or budding songwriter? Seafest are inviting entries for this years 'song for the sea' competition. In the last 2 years it has produced 2 fine winners in Jim Radfords ' Shores of Normandy' and Wendy Arrowsmith's 'Sleep well till morning'.
All songs that can be performed acoustically in a folk style - or other- with a connection to the sea are welcome. The competition takes place at 2.pm on Saturday 24th July at Sea Cadets Hall, Scarborough.
The winner of the competition goes forward to compete in the Klondike Folk Arts 'Song of the Year' competition later in the year.
For more details and to enter please contact us on 01287 660060 and be email to the address below:
Latest News: The Klondike Folk Arts Song Competition 2009
Jim Radford accepts his certificate from Richard Grainger.
Photo courtesy of Glyn Cavell
We are delighted to tell you that The Klondike Folk Arts Song Competition FINAL took place recently at The Kirby Fleetham Folk Club Big Birthday Bash. The winner was Jim Radford with his song The Merchant Seamen - a tribute to The Merchant Seamen who took part in the two World Wars and on whom we all rely daily for much of our worldly goods.
Jim was winner of the Seafest heat held last July during the festival. The two runners up in the Song of the Year Final were Wendy Arrowsmith with The Hearth Song and Pete and Jools Thomson with Jack and Jill.Both excellent songs.
The KFA Song Competition takes place annually with heats at Ryedale Folk Weekend - Hutton le Hole (May), Seafest - in Scarborough (July) and Osmotherley Gathering (Sept). Entries are being accepted for next years event.
Contact for entry details in the first instance Klondike Folk Arts c/o richard-grainger@tiscali.co.uk