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THE DICK BRICE SONGWRITING COMPETITION

THE DICK BRICE SONGWRITING COMPETITION

Here are the details of a song writing competition in memory of our good friend Dick Brice – all songwriters please copy!

ENTRIES

• New songs, unpublished, any genre
• To be sung acoustically, by an individual or a group
• Any subject, but for the first year, themes to choose from in memory of Dick:
o Beer
o Community
o Forest of Dean
o Poetry
o Sailing

• Basis for shortlisting:
o Use of English
o Telling a story / carrying a message / sharing an emotion or a memory
o Musicality

APPLICATION

• By Friday 26th April inclusive
• Emailed to talktous@mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk , or delivered by hand to Mitcheldean Community Library (marked Dick Brice Songwriting)
• Sound or video recording of a performance.
• Printed copy of the lyrics with the songwriter’s / co-writers’ contact details.

2024 TIMETABLE

• Shortlisting by panel w/c Monday 29th April.
• Live performances in Mitcheldean Thursday 16th May
• Winner announced Friday 24th May.
• Winner’s details by the end of May to the Mitcheldean Festival programme
• Festival performance on Friday 19th July in Mitcheldean parish church when the Dick Brice Cup is presented.

MItcheldean Fete Fun Dog Show

MItcheldean Fete Fun Dog Show

The dog show at the Fete on Saturday 15th will take place between 2 and 3 pm (please see the different classes below). There will be a registration desk on the day – for any advance queries please call Penny James on 01594 544144 or 07755 502678.

THE ANNUAL PARTY IS NEARLY HERE!

THE ANNUAL PARTY IS NEARLY HERE!

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to our 10th free-to-attend Mitcheldean Festival.

Full souvenir programmes with details of the performers and special events are already available from Mitcheldean Library, and the free advance flier is available to download here – come on down!

June 17th Concert

June 17th Concert

As the main Mitcheldean Festival comes closer, do join us at the Lamb Inn in Mitcheldean on Saturday 17th June for an early taste of great musical talent – free entry to some great sounds!

YOUNG POETS & STORYTELLERS

YOUNG POETS & STORYTELLERS

This year’s Young Poets & Storytellers Competition 2023 is now launched with the suggested theme “Change” – something we are all very familiar with these days! The deadline for entries is Friday 26th May, and we look forward to receiving and reading them.

Please send your entries typed in Word or neatly handwritten with your name, age on 31.8.23, and school or family contact details to contact@poetryfod.org or to Young Poets & Storytellers Competition, Mitcheldean Library, High St, Mitcheldean GL17 0HN.

Details of the 2022 winners can be found here.

Performing in 2023

Performing in 2023

If you would like to perform at one of our 2023 Festival concerts, please return the APPLICATION FORM by February 19th to the address given. You can also collect a form at Mitcheldean Folk Club on Thursday 12th January or Thursday 9th February, meeting from 8pm in the White Horse.

There will be concerts in the church on the evenings of Friday 14th July and Saturday 15th, with a pre-Festival concert in the Lamb Inn on Saturday 17th June. There will also be music and song sessions over the weekend, with Morris and other dance sides very welcome!

Mitcheldean Festival concerts application form 2023

You can contact us any time via talktous@mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk, and we look forward to hearing from you.

Keith Hyett
ADVANCE PUBLICITY

ADVANCE PUBLICITY

Ideas are already beginning to flow for 2023, including an extended tug-of-war competition! The broad structure of the Festival remains the same, including singing in the church on Friday 14th July and Saturday 15th and comedy at the Jolter Press on Sunday 16th. Invitations to concert performers and details of the young poets and storytellers competition will be published after Christmas, meanwhile you are very welcome to come to the Lamb from 7pm on Wednesday 11th January to find out more – Cheers!