“ Folk Quest” Winner 2006

24 year old Andy Whittle’s skilful guitar playing and accomplished song writing has led him to victory in the first ever Saul Folk Quest.

The Saul Folk Quest’s panel of judges, made up of Johnny Coppin from BBC Radio Gloucestershie, Al Best from EntsWeb.com and Keith Harris from the Saul Canal Festival & Folk on the Water, unanimously voted Andy into the top spot.

EntsWeb’s Al Best said, “The many excellent entries from musicians across the country made it an extremely difficult process for the judges but in the end it was Andy Whittle's talent that shone through for all of us. I look forward to seeing him play live at the Saul Canal Festival”.

After commenting on the diversity of entries for the Folk Quest, Johnny Coppin went on to say, "I've been amazed at the standard - it was very very hard to decide in the end".

It was indeed a close run thing and the overall high quality of the entries made it a difficult to pick a clear winner. There were three runners up all highly commended on the quality of their work.

They were :

Andy Whittle, the winner of the Saul Folk Quest receives:

1. An appearance on the main stage at the Saul Canal Festival

2. Airtime on Johnny Coppin’s Folk Roots – BBC Radio Gloucestershire

3. A year’s free advertising in the EntsWeb Directory www.entsweb.co.uk

4. A half day in a professional studio. Courtesy of DB Studios, Stroud.

5. Featured artist status on the EntsWeb Folk Roots List web site. www.folkrootslist.co.uk