Poll
Question: Which theme would you most like for the May/Jun 2019 "Covers" festival?
Option 1: Hendrix Fest
votes: 2
Option 2: Andalusian Fest
votes: 5
Option 3: John Lennon's Jukebox II
votes: 1
Option 4: 70s Variety Fest
votes: 0
Option 5: Cat Stevens
votes: 7
Option 6: The Cramps
votes: 0
Option 7: 2 Tone Records Fest
votes: 0
Option 8: Stiff Records Fest
votes: 0
Title: Vote for the May/Jun 2019 "Covers" festival
Post by: 64Guitars on April 25, 2019, 02:05:23 PM
Post by: 64Guitars on April 25, 2019, 02:05:23 PM
It's time to vote for our next two festivals which will run from May 1 to June 30. Voting starts now and runs for 5 days. You can change your vote any time until the closing of the poll on Tuesday, April 30th. To do so, click "Remove vote" to cancel your previous vote, then vote again.
This poll is for the "Covers" festival. There is a separate poll for the "Originals" festival. Please vote in both polls.
Remember, "Covers" is covers only, and "Originals" is originals preferred but covers welcome unless otherwise stated in the festival's description.
This poll is for the "Covers" festival. There is a separate poll for the "Originals" festival. Please vote in both polls.
Remember, "Covers" is covers only, and "Originals" is originals preferred but covers welcome unless otherwise stated in the festival's description.
- Hendrix Fest - Covers of songs by Jimi Hendrix.
- Andalusian Fest - Covers of songs featuring Andalusian cadences. See this topic (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=28704.0). And on Wikipedia, see this page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andalusian_cadence) and this list of songs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popular_music_songs_featuring_Andalusian_cadences).
- John Lennon's Jukebox II - In 1989, a jukebox owned by John Lennon was auctioned at Christie's for £2,500. It contained 41 singles that Lennon listened to while on tour in the sixties. This festival will consist of covers of those 41 songs plus the 41 B sides. More information about John Lennon's jukebox can be found on this Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon%27s_jukebox). And be sure to see this topic (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=21376.0) about our first John Lennon's Jukebox Fest in July/August 2014. It includes lists of the songs.
- 70s Variety Fest - Covers of songs by Abba, The Bee Gees, Slade, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, and Cheap Trick. All songs entered must have been originally released by these bands in the 1970s.
- Cat Stevens - Covers of songs by Cat Stevens, aka Yusuf Islam.
- The Cramps - Covers of songs by The Cramps.
- 2 Tone Records Fest - Covers of songs released on the 2 Tone Records label.
- Stiff Records Fest - Covers of songs released on the Stiff Records label.
Title: Re: Vote for the May/Jun 2019 "Covers" festival
Post by: 64Guitars on April 30, 2019, 02:08:10 PM
Post by: 64Guitars on April 30, 2019, 02:08:10 PM
Voting closed. The winner is...
Covers of songs by Cat Stevens, aka Yusuf Islam.
Covers of songs by Cat Stevens, aka Yusuf Islam.