New Annual Awards event at Conquest Hospital Radio
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A new annual event has unfolded at the Conquest Hospital. The event, the first of its kind last December, is the LIVE FOLK AWARDS stemming from the Live Folk Show on Conquest Hospital Radio (CHR). The event was a great success with 34 certificates awarded and 8 medallion award categories.
The Live Folk Show is broadcast on CHR between 7 & 8pm on Monday evenings with the purpose of making patients in the hospital feel less distanced by having local musicians broadcast to their ears. The show also gives local musicians a platform to be heard across the world, since CHR went digital two years ago.
Everyone who had performed on the show received a performance/broadcast certificate and a CD of their interview and performance. Some were awarded a special medallion. Mayor Nigel Sinden was there to present the awards.
The given awards were:
Best Folk Voices of 2019 Crystal Greenfield, Nick Warren, Paul Hugget
Best Acapella Lin Wescott and Karen MaCinally
Best Instrumentalist – Sarah Taylor
Best Duo- Oksana Kirjuskina and Paul Crimin
Special Award – Elena Fortuna-Moss
Best Studio Group award The Fipple Consort
Non local Best Contributor – Mark Haywood
Best Traditional Song Voice – Jolene Pont
The show is the brain child of Maxine Wright-Moore, who presents the show. Terry Kane oversees the show and gives out diary dates.
Terry was formerly station manager of Arrow FM and famously known for his Radio Lounge, wit and profound thought of the day.
(All photos: Sid Saunders)
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