From the Purcell
Room of London's
South Bank Centre,
Jim Lloyd presents the finals of this award which aims to assist young musicians developing careers in the area of traditional music.
This year's finalists are Oliver Bootle from Rye,
Sussex (singer/violin), Ben Dauncey from Caterham,
Surrey (melodeon), Corrina Hewat from Edinburgh,
(Scottish small harp) and Michael McGoldrick from
Manchester
(whistles/pipes/flute).
At 8.00 approximately, during the interval, Richard Stilgoe talks to two previously successful award entrants, Lucy Castle and Simon Thoumire.
8.45 The first "Radio
Ballads", created by Charles Parker ,
Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger were produced almost 40 years ago. Following the awards, Gillian Reynolds looks at the Charles Parker
Archive and explores the influence being handed on to a new generation of young musicians. Producer Jane Ward