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Please note that, by entering this competition, competitors are confirming their agreement: 1 to be fully responsible for the safe care and custody of any trophy they may win and & 2 to return it in good condition to the Gathering Secretary before the end of October of the following year. SIGNATURE of competitor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Give the completed entry form to the steward at the competition venue or post it in advance to the Gathering Secretary, Mrs Lorna McKenzie, 1 Kestrel Drive, Westfield, ASHINGTON, NE63 8JS. The Competition rules are overleaf. PLEASE READ THEM. COMPETITION RULES  2006 RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL COMPETITIONS №  Competition Rules 2007 Rules applicable to all competitions Changes from last year are highlighted in bold italic. 1. Please note that no recording of competitions by photography, video or sound recording or any other medium is permitted without permission of The gathering Committee 2. Competitions will take place simultaneously in several different venues in Alnwick, starting from 1.00 pm. 3. Competitors should make sure that they are in the right venue and ready to compete when required. 4. The Gathering exists to celebrate and demonstrate the best of Northumbrian traditional music. Competitors are therefore encouraged to ensure that their performances are in styles traditional to Northumberland and/or the Borders. Judges are encouraged to deduct points where this is not done. 5. The playing time allowed for each competitor must not exceCHNKWKS Р°ОTEXTTEXT&lFDPPFDPPpFDPPFDPPrFDPPFDPPtFDPPFDPPvFDPPFDPPxFDPCFDPCzFDPCFDPC|FDPCFDPC~STSHSTSHАPSTSHSTSHPАаSYIDSYIDЁБSGP SGP ВINK INK ВBTEPPLC В8BTECPLC HВ(FONTFONTpВ(EOBJPLC ШВ4TCD PLC ╠Вbe fully resENTRY FORM ___________________________________________________________ COMPETITION Class Name& .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . Class No& .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... & . COMPETITOR Surname & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & (or Name of group) First Name ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 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Email address ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ENTRY Names of items ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... composed or ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . to be performeded five minutes, except for the Band class where the limit is six minutes. To ensure that competitions do not overrun, these time limits must be observed. Judges are encouraged to deduct points where this is not done. Any competitor exceeding the allotted time may, at the discretion of the judge and steward, be asked to stop playing. 6. Except for slow airs, each tune must be played twice through. Slow airs can be played either once through or twice through. However, if a slow air is repeated, competitors much make sure that the overall time limit of five minutes (six minutes for bands) is not exceeded. 7. For all spectators and competitors attending the Gathering competitions there is a small charge on the door of г2 (г1 concessionary rate for under- 16 and over-65). Family tickets for two adults and their children are г5. There is no additional entry fee for individual competitions. 8. For the Band competition there is an entry fee of г10 per band (considering that each band is unlikely to have less than 5 members, and the cost could be borne by the band). If any band members are entering another competition they will need to pay a separate fee of г2, as all other competitors do. 9. A separate entry form is required from each competitor for each class entered. 10. Postal entries should be sent to the Gathering Secretary, Mrs Lorna McKenzie, 1 Kestrel Drive, Westfield, ASHINGTON, NE63 8JS. 11. Entry forms may be submitted on Gathering Saturday and should be handed to the steward at the venue at or before the start of the relevant competition session 12. Late entries may be accepted, at the steward s discretion, up to the start of a competition class but no entry will be accepted for any class after the first competitor has started. 13. The order of performance will be decided by the steward at the beginning of each class. 14. If there is only one entry for any class, The entrant may perform and the judge will give marks for the performance and award a certificate of merit.(No trophy will be awarded) This will not be classed as winning a competition for purposes of Novice classification A competitor may elect to play in a Higher classification 15. Judges decisions are final. School ceilidh band competition 16. Any band entering for the band competition which may be classed as a school ceilidh band, shall be eligible not only for the general band prizes but also for a г50 cash prize for the best school ceilidh band. 17. A school ceilidh band must consist only of current school pupils with the exception of one teacher or other adult who may play with the band. A school band entry which does not fulfil this condition will be treated as a general band entry. Novice, Intermediate and Open classes 18. Entry to Novice classes is confined to those competitors who have not previously won any competition for that instrument or for that clog dance discipline. 19. Intermediate classes are confined to those competitors who have not previously won: a. an intermediate competition for that instrument at Alnwick Northumbrian Gathering, OR b. an open competition for that instrument at any festival or gathering. 20. Open classes are open to all competitors except those entered in the novice class for that category. 21. In the clog dancing competitions with age limits, competitors must be under the relevant age limit on Gathering Saturday. Cups, Plaques, Certificates and Medals 22. A trophy, to be held for a year, is presented to the entrant placed first in each class in all the competitions. 23. In the clog competitions medals are awarded to the entrants placed first, second and third and all entrants receive a competitor s memento. 24. In all the other competitions a plaque is awarded to the entrant placed first and a certificate is awarded to the entrants placed second or third. 25. Trophies should be returned to Mrs Lorna McKenzie, 1 Kestrel Drive, Westfield, ASHINGTON, NE63 8JS by the end of the following October. Trophies may be returned by 12.30pm on the day of the competition, but only with the prior knowledge and agreement of the Gathering Secretary, Lorna McKenzie (01 670 - 815 400 or email gathering@northumbrian.info). NORTHUMBRIAN SMALLPIPES Class P1 Novice Billy Pigg trophy A set of 2 tunes: one slow, one quick. Class P2 Intermediate Bill Drummond trophy A set of 2 tunes: one slow air (3/4 or 4/4): plus a jig, reel or hornpipe. Class P3 Open Joe Hutton trophy A set of 3 tunes: one slow air (3/4 or 4/4): plus any two from a jig, reel or hornpipe. General requirements for all piping competitions Jigs, reels and hornpipes are to be played in strict dance tempo. Variations are allowed, but it should be noted that the total playing time must not exceed five minutes. The Ian Dickson Memorial Cup for Northumbrian Pipes will be awarded to the best Alnwick Pipers Society member living within a 30 mile radius of Alnwick. ACCORDION Class A1 Novice Novice trophy A set of 2 tunes: one slow, one quick. Class A2 Intermediate John Dagg trophy A set of 2 tunes: one waltz: plus a jig, reel, hornpipe or march. Class A3 Open Bob Clarke trophy A set of 3 tunes: one waltz: plus any two from a jig, reel, hornpipe or march. General requirements for all accordion competitions Jigs, reels and hornpipes are to be played in strict dance tempo. FIDDLE Class F1 Novice NPS trophy A set of 2 tunes: one slow, one quick. Class F2 Intermediate EW trophy A set of 2 tunes: one slow air (4/4 or 3/4 but not in waltz dance tempo): plus a jig, reel, or hornpipe. Class F3 Open Ned Pearson trophy A set of 3 tunes: one slow air (4/4 or 3/4 but not in waltz dance tempo): plus any two from a jig, reel, or hornpipe. General requirements for all fiddle competitions Jigs, reels and hornpipes are to be played in strict dance tempo. MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTS Class M1 Open APS trophy A set of 3 tunes: one slow air (3/4 or 4/4): plus any two from a jig, reel or hornpipe. To played on any instrument other than accordion, fiddle or smallpipes. Only one entry per person. INSTRUMENTAL PAIRS Class M2 Open A set of 3 tunes: one slow air (3/4 or 4/4): plus any two from a jig, reel, hornpipe or march To be played on any two traditional instruments. This competition is for two melody instruments playing in unison and/or seconds. It is not for a solo melody with a rhythmic accompaniment. Judges will award extra points for good use of seconds. BANDS Class M3 Open APS trophy A set of dance tunes in different tempos and rhythms; To be played on three or more traditional instruments; The maximum playing time is six minutes. SINGING Class S1 Unaccompanied Singing for Women Class S2 Unaccompanied Singing or Men Class S3 Accompanied Singing For Class S1 and S one song in a Northumbrian traditional style sung without any accompaniment. Class S3 Competitors may be accompanied by one instrumentalist or they may accompany themselves ORIGINAL COMPOSITION Class O1 Tunes Orig.Comp. trophy A new tune in a traditional style; No more than three entries per person; Entries must be in manuscript form and should be sent to the Gathering Secretary, Mrs Lorna McKenzie, 1 Kestrel Drive, Westfield, ASHINGTON, NE63 8JS to arrive no later 14 days prior to date of the Alnwick Northumbrian Gathering So that entries can be judged anonymously the entrant s name should be attached to, but not marked on, the manuscript; The entry of a piece in this competition will deemed as permission for the Gathering Committee and/or Alnwick Pipers Society to include the tune in any publication or compilation, subject to copyright and all other rights being reserved to the composer. DIALECT POETRY CLASS O2 POETRY  NOVICE CLASS O3 POETRY  OPEN A new poem written in Northumbrian dialect and read by the author. The Novice Class is confined to entrants who have never been placed in a previous poetry competition at the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, the Rothbury Traditional Music Festival or the Alnwick Northumbrian Gathering. No more than two poems to be entered per person. If two, these poems will not be read consecutively. If there is a large number of entries the judge will have the right to restrict entrants to one poem each. The recital time for each poem must not exceed 5 minutes. Poets should not enter work that has previously won prizes elsewhere (such as Morpeth or Rothbury), or been published in print. Failure to comply with this provision will lead to automatic disqualification. A written copy of poem is to be submitted with the entry form. Entries will not be accepted at the central Competition desk at the Playhouse less than 15 minutes before the commencement of the competition. Entries will not be accepted at the competition venue after the competition has started. The entry of a poem in this competition will deemed as permission for the Gathering Committee and/or Alnwick Pipers Society to include the poem in any publication or compilation, subject to copyright and all other rights being reserved to the author. CLOG DANCING Northumberland & Durham Traditional Clog Dancing Children s Classes Class C1 Under 10 Clog Hornpipe Class C2 Under 13 Clog Hornpipe Class C3 Under 16 Clog Hornpipe The above classes all consist of 6 complete steps and a final double shuffle off the toe, (all to be completed). Class C4 Under 16 Waltz Clog Dance This class consists of 10 steps, not repeated. Adult Classes (Entrants aged 16 & over) Class C5 Novice Clog Hornpipe 6 complete steps and a double shuffle off the toe. Class C6 Novice Waltz Clog Dance 12 steps not repeated. Class C7 Open Pedestal Clog Dance 6 complete steps and double shuffle off the toe Must include at least one turning step To be danced on the pedestal Class C8 Open Championship Clog Hornpipe 10 complete steps and a double shuffle off the toe To be danced on the floor. General requirements for all clogging Competitions: All competitors must dance to the official Gathering musician; Clogs must be worn. Traditional outfits must be worn. Judging is on time, beat, carriage, and execution. Tiebreaker: Hornpipe - one complete step and double shuffle. Tiebreaker: Waltz - two steps, not repeated. Any enquiries about the clog dancing competitions should be addressed to: Mrs. Anne Walton - phone: 0l 670 - 787 966. published in print. Failure to comply with this provision will lead to automatic disqualification. A written copy of poem is to be submitted with the entry form. 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