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| Well, blow me down, from now on I am transformed into "Award Winning John Kirkpatrick"! BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010 Musician of the Year! Thank you voters, whoever you may be!
I couldn't get to the actual ceremony at the beginning of the month, so Eddie Upton accepted it on my behalf, and gave a short speech which I had secretly sent him in advance. I've now done an interview with Mike Harding, which will be broadcast on his programme, along with the appropriate section of the Awards Ceremony. You'll hear the announcement and presentation by actor Greg Wise, who appeared in the film "Morris - A Life with Bells On", and what Eddie said in reply. Tune in to BBC Radio 2 at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday March 3rd. My speech was mainly about dancing, and the editors of both the EFDSS magazine "English Dance & Song" and The Morris Federation Newsletter have asked for a copy of it, so this could run and run! Efforts to get sponsorship from P G Tips have so far proved fruitless, however, and I have to say that constantly delivering steaming liquids to the large posse of paparazzi unexpectedly lined up behind the coal bunker in this cold weather is getting to be a real drain on resources. |
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| My Carolling & Crumpets tour in December ended on a sad and ghastly weak note, as the large dollops of Christmas spirit and good cheer that I usually aim to dispense on these occasions quite eluded me, and I turned into a very limp lettuce indeed. Devoid of voice and energy, and achieving Olympic standard sneezes, I had to pull out of four gigs arranged by the Highlights touring scheme in the North of England.
My sincere apologies to the Highlghts team, the individual promoters, and all the audience members, for the trouble and inconvenience caused by my non-appearance. Arrangements are already under way to put in replacement dates, and I have booked in the next eleven months at a health spa, to make sure I will be in a fit state to fulfill them. |
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| The long-promised book of one's own compositions is racing fearlessly towards publication date. Mick Lynn, of Quarry House Publishing, is aiming at a March release. The book is going to be called "JUMP AT THE SUN", with a stunning cover to match, and has over 130 items of all shapes and sizes.
Keep watching this column for more precise news of the book's release, and how to get hold of it when the time comes. |
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| Just about everybody I have spoken to over the last year has revealed that they had seen and enjoyed the television series depicting the working year on a farm in the 1880s. Three brand new episodes are now being shown in the run up to Christmas, each one with a few repeats at all hours of day and night, and, as before, my cheery visage pops up now and again as a genuine Victorian folkie.
The instalment destined to be shown on Christmas Eve includes a Carol Service, where you will see a seven piece band of local worthies - mostly current or former members of The Shropshire Bedlams - pumping out some little known Shropshire tunes for some well known carols. You can see a snippet of this straight away on the BBC Victorian Christmas website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/victorianchristmas/activity/carol-singing.shtml |
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