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Looking back over the last 20 years of reporting from The Guild - with some winning performances across just a few of the many classes that make this such an entertaining festival.

In this podcast of the programme first broadcast on Friday 2nd May you can hear : Announcement of RUTH TICKLE as winner of the Cleveland Medal 2025 - singing one of her two test pieces - "Will there really be a morning" a poem by Emily Dickinson set to music by Ricky Ian Gordon. Ruth's accompanist is Graham Kirkland Peel Clothworkers School - winners of the Open Choirs Class years 3 - 6 singing "Enjoy The Storm" and "Count On Me" Deborah Taubman recites from the poems of T.E. Brown - taking first place in the class, with an extract from Betsy Lee Skeealyn Vannin - conducted by Kristene Mary Wilson - winners of the Gaelic Choir class (up to year 13) singing two pieces - Ushag Veg Ruy - traditional, arranged by Frank Woolley and Ta'n Grine Veg Oarn composed by Katie Lawrence "Losing my mind" - from Follies - sung by Maia Haddock - winner of Songs from the Musicals & Light Opera Richard Corlett singing 'A Friend Like Me' from Disney's Aladdin - winner of the Most Entertaining Performance in Songs from the Musicals class Rhiannon Mellor sings "Still Hurting" from the film The Last Five Years - second place in the Songs from the Musicals & Light Opera Neil Taverner - winner of the Operatic Solo Class sings "Starbuck's Soliloquy" from Moby Dick by Jake Heggie - accompanied by Madeline Kelly. Neil also won the William Curphey Memorial Challenge Cup for the best baritone in this class.

Another bite-sized Breakfast Show report from the 2025 Manx Music, Speech and Dance Festival 2025 - heading for the big one - the Cleveland Medal test is tonight!

In this podcast of results and winning performances broadcast on Thursday 1st May you can hear : Boys Treble Class for school years 5 to 6 - winner Parker Kissack accompanied by Madeline Kelly singing "I'm learning to write" (Sheffield Plate finalist) Lucy Morris - accompanied by Madeline Kelly - winner of the Girls Solo voice class for School years 7 and 8 singing "The Path to the Moon" (Sheffield Plate finalist) Daniel Tickle accompanied by Madeline Kelly sings "Ching A Ring Ching" - winner of Boys Treble Solo for School years 7 to 9 (Sheffield Plate finalist) Penny Lavery - winner of Girls Solo class for school years 9 & 10 - sings "Down By The Salley Gardens" accompanied by Madeline Kelly (Sheffield Plate finalist) Enid Stubbs recites Bed In Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson - winner of Spoken Word class for 7 year olds Orry Wilson - Winner of the Boys Solo Class for 15 to 18 year olds - sings The Woodcutters Song by Vaughan Williams - accompanied by Judith Christian Kasia Ashton and Lowenna Joughin - winners of the Duet Class for school years 7 to 13 - singing "Flight" by Craig Carnelia Myla Quaye - winner of Class R1 - playing "Smuggler's Lullaby" on the whistle (up to Year 6) Winner of Adult Pop Song Class - Maia Haddock - "Creep" by Radiohead - accompanied by David Holland More performances of distinction (ie 90 marks or more) from the Songs from the Musicals class for School Years 9 - 13 : Emma Hill sings "Home" from The Wiz Kendra Maddox sings "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime Rosie Bullough sings "When It All Falls Down" from Chaplin the Musical Amelie McCraith playing the Celtic Harp - winner of Class SC2c Cara Rowles playing Violin - winner of Class SC2a

In this podcast of TODAY AT THE GUILD, first broadcast on Wednesday 30 April, you can hear Lon Dhoo Male Voice Choir (ensemble) "There is nothing like a dame" 2nd place in Vocal Ensemble class Kiare (Manx for 4!) Winners of Quartet class for any combination of voices, singing "Pokarekare Ana" (Chris and Ellen Sullivan, Tom Shirtliff and Angela Stewart) Debbie Gooding singing "Roses of Picardy" - winner of Victorian or Edwardian Ballad Poems from Dahlia Swann and Rosa Dalton The Shimmerelles singing "Hushabye Mountain" - winners of the Any Voice Trio class (Jane Corkill, Ruth Tickle and Naomi Cole) SEVEN performances were given marks of 90 or more, in Class JS11 - Songs from the Musicals - Ages 14 - 18 Four are included in this podcast - the other three can be found in the podcast of Today at the Guild, Thursday 1 May Eva McCaulay (class winner) singing "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie William Shooter singing "This is the moment" from Jekyll and Hyde Eve Puzzar singing "With You" from Ghost The Musical Kasia Ashton singing "By The Sea" from Sweeney Todd Coraaghyn Vannin Ensemble conducted by Angela Stewart singing "Hush Little Darling" Manx traditional, arranged by Harry Pickard. Nicola O'Connor and Graham Crowe singing "I arise from dreams of thee" (winners of the George Davison, Wendy McDowell and Arthur Cowley Trophy for the most entertaining duet from all duet classes SG1 - SG4

Another bite-sized Breakfast Show report from the 2025 Manx Music, Speech and Dance Festival 2025 - kazoos at the ready if you'd like to join in with this one!

In this podcast, broadcast at 9pm on Tuesday 29 April, you can hear : Chloe Woolley and Jo Callister playing the Overture from The Fairy Island - winners of adult piano duet class Jane Corkill and Paul Costain - winners of the Mixed Voice Duet class Lorcan O'Mahony and Simon Fletcher - winners of the Male Voice Duet class Debbie Gooding and Jane Murray - winners of the Ladies Duet Class (the above 3 couples will sing again for the Billown Rose Bowl, on Friday night Ella-Rose Crellin - winner of the Girls Vocal Solo class school years 3 & 4 (qualifies for the Sheffield Plate competition on Saturday night) accommpanied by Wendy McDowell Evie Traynor - winner of the Girls Vocal Solo class school years 5 & 6 (qualifies for the Sheffield Plate competition on Saturday night) accompanied by Wendy McDowell Cleveland Medal qualifiers : note - the podcast includes these complete songs :- Ruth Tickle - (Will there really be a morning? by Ricky Ian Gordon) Matthew Quinn - (Black Max - W. Bolcom) Christine Edmundson - (Man - from Monkey Music) Karen Eliott (Laudamus Te - Mozart) Graham Crowe - (Stars from Les Miserables) Terence Qualtrough (Tell My Father from Civil Wars by Frank Wildhorn)

Another bite-sized report - including the names of the qualifiers for this year's Cleveland Medal test - and Graham Crowe explains why his song choice is particularly important to him.

Another quick round up of results from classes on Monday 28 April - and Trixie Landels is a little ray of sunshine!

In this podcast - broadcast at 9pm on Monday 28 April, you can hear :- Douglas Town Band - Napoli - from their winning Concert Class performance, featuring Best Soloist Ian Astill with conductor Robert Mitchell Boys Treble Solo (Years 1 to 4) Winner - Eben Kilgallon (now qualifies for the 2025 Sheffield Plate) Girls' Solo (Years 1 & 2) Winner - Eva Corkish (now qualifies for the 2025 Sheffield Plate) Winners of Duet Class Years 3 - 6 - Lyla King and Parker Kissack 2nd place - Duet Class Years 3 - 6 - Alice Daykin and Frida Anderson Jessie Quigley - Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord by Michael Head - accompanied by Graham Kirkland - winner of the Vocal Solo class (aged 18 but under 26 years) Charles Kerruish (God is Love) Winner of the Beginners Organ Class Alexander Owenson (Tuba Tune) Winner of the Intermediate Organ Class Rhiannon Mellor - Sea Wrack - accompanied by Graham Kirkland - winner of the General Vocal Solo class Onchan Silver Band from their Concert Class entry - Circle of Life (Winner - Most Entertaining Performance) Manx Concert Brass - Feelin’ Good feat: soloist Stephen Maddocks - from their Concert class entry Anna Tamarova - Winner of the Piano Class for Grades 5 and 6 (with 90 marks!) plays Foggy Blues

In this podcast, broadcast on SUNDAY 27 APRIL 2025 you can hear : Manx Concert Brass - Summertime - Class B6 winner The Sorcerer’s Apprentices - Joint 2nd - Class B6 - A Little Disney Alice Daykin - Winner - Class B1 - Strollin' by David Stowell Addien Morgans - Joint 2nd - Class B1 - Easy Winners by Scott Joplin Rishawn Vivian - Joint 2nd - Class B1 - Aria by Mozart Isla Thompson - Winner - Songs from the Musicals - Years 3 to 5 Alex Jones - Joint 2nd - Songs from the Musicals - Years 3 to 5 Lyla King - Joint 2nd - Songs from the Musicals - Years 3 to 5 Juan Wright- Winner - Class B4 - Solo Brass Instrumental - Adult Manx Youth Band A - Winners - class B5 - Brass Ensemble - Jamaican Calypso Ashley Cole - 2nd - Class B4 - Solo Brass Instrumental - Adult - Rusalka's Song to the Moon by Dvorak Platform Theatre Group - 2nd - Anything Goes - 'Oh What a Lovely War' Teddy Price - Winner - B2a - Brass Solo class (Years 7 & 8) Tequila Sunrise Tyler Hawley - 2nd - B2a - Brass Solo class (Years 7 & 8) Rondo Olympia Ben Dawson - Winner - B2b - Brass Solo class (Years 9 & 10) Misty Benjamin Wells - 2nd - B2b - Brass Solo class (Years 9 & 10) As Time Goes By Douglas Band Tooters - 2nd - Brass Ensemble up to Year 10 - Stargazer Manx Youth Band A - B7 Brass Quartet up to Year 10 - Yellow Bird

A quick results round-up, from classes held on Sunday night - April 27th

In this podcast - PART TWO of THE LAST DAY AT THE GUILD - you can hear :- Rushen Silver Band with American Trilogy - taken from their Brass Band Concert Class, winning performance.  They're conducted by John Kinley and Rushen band member Martin Norbury won the award for the Best Soloist. The winners of the Community Choir class were Aalin Clague's Yn Choraa - this is their full programme Lon Vane Ladies Choir won the Female Voice Choir Class - there was a set test piece for all choirs, followed by items of their own choice to a total maximum time limit of 12 minutes.  Listen to Lon Vane singing the test piece - "As You Sing"  - their Musical Director is Christine Bregazzi and the percussion is provided by Jane Creer Manx Voices are next, with two pieces from their Choir Concert Class entry - a song with a story which will be explained by the choir's Musical Director Angela Stewart, and this is followed by "Didn't It Rain" The choir's accompanist is Julie Brew. Platform Primaries won the Action Song Class with "Big Red Plane"  Ealish Creer won the Folk Song Class for 14 to 18 year olds, with "There Were Roses" There's another chance to hear the winners of the Duet Class, Anna Tamarova and Cristl Stitt, singing "True Colours" from Trolls by Steinberg/Kelly Then there's some amazing violin playing by class-winner Frank Joughin, followed by part of the performance by the IOM Arts Council Community Choir, singing "They Can't Take That Away From Me" Their Musical Director is Mandy Griffin, and the accompanist is David Holland Each day of classes during Guild Week concludes with the singing of the National Anthem - so in similar spirit, we complete this programme with Manx Voices Triads singing Harry Pickard's arrangement of Ellan Vannin   MV Triads are Mel Keating, Angela Gerrard and Elisa Gerrard And don't forget there are loads of videos recorded during Guild Week - go to YouTube.com and search for the Manx Radio channel - then look for the playlist TODAY AT THE GUILD - and enjoy!!

PART ONE - in this podcast you can hear :- A lively instrumental opening from Skimmee Kiaull - and as this is a review programme and might be the only Guild podcast you've heard, there's a chance to hear the big winners again - Breesha Kelsey, winner of the Sheffield Plate (and the brand new Sheffield Medal!) and Neil Taverner, winner of the 2024 Cleveland Medal. Karen Elliot and Matthew Quinn were the winners of the Vocal Duet Final and were awarded The Billown Rose Bowl - you can hear them sing "The Magic Chase" accompanied by Gareth Moore There's another chance to hear the Most Entertaining Performance from the Songs from the Shows as Simon Fletcher takes on the role of Professor Higgins, from My Fair Lady. Katie Lawrence conducted Kirk Michael Primary School choir to victory in the Choir Class for Schools with less than 150 pupils on the register -  "Almost There" is part of their class-winning performance. There was great support for the Community Choirs Class - Gobbag Groove sing a special adaptation of 'Cornwall My Home' which has become "Our Island, Our Home" Glenfaba Chorale were the winners of the Choir Concert Class - this is one part of their winning performance - "Perhaps Love". The choir is conducted by Muriel Corkish and the accompanist is Jean James. There's another chance to hear the winner of the Songs from the Shows - Graham Crowe singing "Those Canaan Days" from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat accompanied by David Holland and we finish PART ONE with a class-winning piano solo from Anna Tamarova BE SURE to listen to PART TWO now - to complete our Festival Review!

In this podcast you can hear :- A lively start to the hour with Skimmee Kiaull -  part of their class-winning performance in the Instrumental Small Ensemble Open Class The announcement of the Winner of the 2024 Sheffield Plate - Breesha Kelsey - and another chance to hear her sing "I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise" accompanied by Madeline Kelly. Graham Crowe - winner of Songs from the Shows - sings "Those Canaan Days" from 'Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' accompanied by David Holland. Lois Mooney - placed 2nd in the Songs from the Shows - sings "Fly Fly Away' from 'Catch Me If You Can' accompanied by David Holland Ballacottier Primary School Girls Choir under the direction of Katie Lawrence won the Girls' Choir Class for up to age 11 - singing "Top Of the World" In the adult Pop Song Class, Katie Lawrence came second, singing "Angel" accompanied by David Holland Aalish Kilgallon won her Plucked String Class, with three beautiful harp pieces - Our Ship Did Sail, Three Little Boats and Moirrey ny Cainle And just as the show was ending, the winner of the Cleveland Medal 2024 was announced - it's Neil Taverner -so there is another chance to hear him sing part of his winning performance - The Apple Orchard by Lori Laitman, accompanied by Madeline Kelly. And we finish with the winner of the Most Entertaining Performance in the Songs from the Shows - Simon Fletcher as Professor Higgins, singing 'I'm an ordinary man" from My Fair Lady