Royston Folk Club invited two young musicians to each Showcase in 2017 and 2018 to play two songs. Secret judges submitted their scores and videos were recorded … After the November showcases, after some 12 contestants each year, the judges gathered round a few bottles of wine, watched the videos. They studied the results and chose the winner and runner up … both received bookings for paid concerts at the club in the following year . The Winner received £500 and the Runner Up (with the sponsorship by Royston Creative Arts) received £250 …
Young Musician of the Year 2017
The Winner … Trials of Cato https://thetrialsofcato.com/ who have gone on to win best album in the 2019 BBC Folk Awards
Here is a video of Trials of Cato at Our Royston January 2018 concert with the audience going bonkers ..
And the Runner up … Katie Spencer http://www.katiespencer.net who has gone on to tour with some VERY big names and is growing rapidly to be a major name herself
Young Musician of the Year 2018
Winners … Findlay & Crowley who have gone on to organise, headline and sell out, a concert raising money for Help for Heros at The Old Bull in Royston
And the Runner up … Lizzy Hardingham who is just amazing and will be famous xxx
