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Manx Folk Awards 2014 review

02 May 2014


Manx folk awards 2014

April’s DEC Manx Folk Awards was a fantastic success which attracted 700 schoolchildren from all over the Island to the annual Manx music, song, dance and recitation competitions. Organised by Jo Callister (Department of Education & Children), Chloë Woolley (Culture Vannin) and Anthea Young (Manx National Heritage), the MFA took place at the youth Arts Centre and Trinity Church, Rosemount from 7 – 9 April, with secondary classes being judged online as video entries.

Highlights included the Feddan whistle class which saw 150 children from schools play the tin whistle (some of whom had customised their Feddan books!), some excellent Manx dance displays, massed primary choirs singing the “The Moddey Doo” from Lin Marsh’s Chronicles of Mann and a touching rendition of TE Brown’s famous poem “Betsy Lee” by an infant from Jurby School – there wasn’t a dry eye in the house!

See the May edition of KMJ for the results here

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