THE Lord Williams’s-based rock band, SILVER PENNY, has won a 2005, Schools’ Rock Idol competition.
Band Members, Mike Lumpkin, Matt Stokes, Sam Richardson, Dan Braithwaite and Ash Cooke were up against some very stiff opposition for top place in the competition organised by BGFL, the Birmingham based learning and information-sharing organisation for schools.
The following is what the BGFL website had to say about the competition, sent in to us by a very proud parent, Karen Lumpkin.
“The judges all agreed that it was a VERY difficult decision to come up with a list of winners. The standard of every band that took part was simply amazing. Everyone that took part can be justly proud of the music they are composing, performing and practicing. Not only was the music so good, but equally fantastic was the way everyone arrived on time, performed on time and were so good humoured and laid back (a very important rock star quality!). So a BIG pat on the back to everyone involved ? teachers, technicians, musicians, roadies and all the other people who supported ROCK IDOL 2005.
After A LOT of discussion, and a lot of consultation and a lot of reading texts and comments that came flooding in, the judges were able to agree a unanimous 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The judges also felt that EVERYONE who performed should have a prize? but if we did that? it wouldn?t have been much of a competition, would it?
So?.
Who came first ? It was Silver Penny (Lord Williams School)
Who came second ? It was Multicolour Mayhem Whitecross School)
Who came third ? It was No Good Cause (Harborne Hill School)
The judges also awarded a Special Commendation to ? Reborn (Sir Graham Balfour School)
Plaques and prizes will be winging their way to each of the schools that the winning rock bands represented in the competition. Silver Penny will also have the opportunity of an executive tour of Kerrang Radio Station and an opportunity to cut a CD of their winning entry at a state of the art recording studio. Lord Williams School will also receive a years free use of Gigajam music composition software.
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