With the England cricket team showing their usual aptitude for not being able to hit a cow’s backside with a banjo, let alone a cricket ball against a pub side for a million dollars a piece, it was left up to the Norwegians to try and win some much needed entertainment dosh for their coffers.
Krone payout
The SIDDIS Entertainment Contest took place in Stavanger on the weekend, where Manger Musikklag took the top honours.
That win wasn’t enough to push them into the ‘3Grand’ Club however, as the top prize of 18,000 Krone equates to around £1,567 – as the band didn’t win a single Krone at the Nationals in Bergen earlier in the year.
The same applies to Stavanger, who picked up the third prize of 5,000 Krone (£435), meaning their current 2008 winnings ahead of their appearance at The Sage is £2,392.
With the England cricket team showing their usual aptitude for not being able to hit a cow’s backside with a banjo, it was left up to the Norwegians to try and win some much needed entertainment dosh4BR
Eikanger benefit
Despite not being able to win their fourth succesive SIDDIS title, runners-up Eikanger picked up the small matter of 10,000 Krone (about £870), which meant they boost their 2008 winnings from £3,705 to an impressive £4,575 – and a leap up the table from 16th to 9th place.
More to come
With no other major contest on the weekend, eyes are now firmly set on The Sage in a couple of weeks time, with further payouts at Treorchy and the Scottish Open.
If you think your band has won more than these top 20 rivals then let us know...
Current Table:
1. Grimethorpe Colliery — £12,350
(Yorkshire Regional — £100; European Championship — £6,250; English National — £4,000; British Open — £2,000)
2. Fodens — £11,100
(North West Regional — £200; Masters — £250; Whit Friday — £6,150; British Open – £3,000; National Finals — £1,500)
3. Desford Colliery — £10,200
(Butlins — £6,000; Midlands Regional — £200; Masters £4,000)
4. Cory — £9,997
(Welsh Regional — £75; European Championship — £7,422; British Open — £1,500; National Finals — £1,000)
5. Brighouse & Rastrick — £9,150
(English National — £2000; Whit Friday — £7,150)
6. Tredegar — £7,230
(Miners Eisteddfod — £2,000; Welsh Regional – £200; Masters — £2,000; SEWBBA — £230; Grand Shield — £400; Welsh Eisteddfod — £900; Wychavon — £1,500)
7. Black Dyke — £5,600
(Yorkshire Regional — £200; English National — £3,000; British Open — £400; National Finals — £2,000)
8. Haslingden & Helmshore — £4,800
(Butlins — £1,500; Guild Hall — £300; North West Regional — £100; Tameside Open — £300; Whit Friday — £300; Buxton — £500; Pontins — £1,800)
9. Eikanger Bjorsvik — £4,575
(Norwegian National — £3,705; SIDDIS — £870)
10. Uppermill — £4,145
(Buxton — £400; North West Regional — £200; Whit Friday — £445; Holmfirth — £200; Marsden — £150; Hebden Bridge — £200; National Finals — £750; Pontins — £1,800)
11. Woolston Brass — £4,110
(FABB Austraiasian Open — £4,110)
12. Fairey — £4,075
(North West Regional — £75; Whit Friday — £4,075)
13. Rothwell Temperance — £3,925
(Whit Friday — £3,925)
14= Bactiguard Wire Brass — £3,900
(Butlins — £1,000; Fleetwood — £400; St Helens — £800; Senior Cup — £400; Pontins — £1,300)
14= Whitburn — £3,900
(Scottish Regional — £200; Brass in the Park — £500; Land O’ Burns — £2,500; West Lothian — £700)
16. Oldham (Lees) — £3,715
(Guild Hall — £700; North West Regional — £200; Tameside Open — £600; Whit Friday — £415; Pontins — £1,800)
17. Marsden (Ossett Brewery) — £3,700
(Morley Hymn — £500; Brighouse March — £500; Easingwold — £500; Whit Friday £1,900; Senior Trophy — £300)
18. Rainford — £3,525
(Guild Hall — £700; St Helens — £1,500; Whit Friday — £325; Pontins — £1,000)
19. Leyland — £3,458
(North West Regional — £100; Whit Friday — £1,200; Grand Shield — £800; Grenland Festival — £358; British Open — £1,000)
20. Point of Ayr – £3,300
(Welsh Regional — £200; Tameside Open — £600; St Helens — £800; National Finals — £1,000; Pontins — £700)
21. Wingates — £3,000
(Butlins — £2,500; Whit Friday — £500)
