Honour Roll
Criteria for A Cappella Fella Criteria
This can be be known as "Barbershopper of the year"]
an explanation of what the "A Cappella Fella" award is all about.
The nominations, recognise the special contribution made by some of our members over the previous twelve months (and to some degree prior to that). By "special" we mean that these persons have done more than would be expected of a member of the Club by involving themselves in something which assists in the smooth running of the Club and contributes to making this Club so successful and the envy of other clubs. It might, for example, include taking on a role within the Club or taking the initiative to help improve things within the Club. Since the award was introduced at the end of the Club's first year, there has never been an occasion, when we have not had several members who fall into this category. The difficulty comes at the AGM ,when we have to ask you to choose between these nominated members, the person you feel most deserves the award of A Cappella Fella.
2001: Pete Powell
2002: Jeff Click
2003: Ian Fraser
2004: Alf Beake
2005: Jim Downing
2006 Bob Walker
2007 Richard Mills
2008: John Palmer
2009: James Dubois
2010: Paul Connolly
2011 Roland Powell
2012 Windsor Rackham
2013 Ed Beer
2014 Nigel Gravette
2015 Ed Cox
2016 Matt Åkesson, James Dubois and Norman Lilly
2017 Geoff Whitehouse
2018 Pete Wickham
2019 Phil Brant
2020 Al Lines
2021 Ewen Nichol
2022 Josh Ellingford
2023 Chris Dale
2024 Peter Barralet and James Lyttle
2025 Ian Rathmell
Beer Gravette Award
In memory of Nigel Gravette and Ed Beer who, through Barbershop, had a very special friendship for many years. They were loyal and popular members of The Royal Harmonics until they both died within 3 days of each other in November 2014. This annual award is presented to the Royal Harmonic who, through his personal effort and consistency in singing, choreography and attendance, has shown the most dedication to the Club.
Awarded by the Musical Director, the Artistic Director and the Club Chairman
Beer Gravette Award Recipients
2015 Ed Cox*
2016 Phil Brant*
2017 Joel Knight*
2018 Martin Curno*
2019 Geoff Whitehouse*
2020 Not awarded due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the necessity of cessation of activity
2021 Dave Hughes
2022 Josh Ellingford
2023 James Lyttle
2024 Les Broude
2025 Ollie Bean
*Denotes those who received a prize of £100 with the awarding of the Beer Gravetter Award, which was spent on Musical Education. From 2021 onwards, the award has still been given but without any financial prize attached.
Jim Downing Award
In honour of the contributions made by Jim Downing in support of the accurate learning of music, the Jim Downing Award is awarded to the member who has engaged most proactively with the Purple Dot system.Each section leader will nominate up to two individuals in their section who they feel are deserving of this award; with consideration given to quality of PD submissions, self assessment of PD submissions, active addressing of feedback, and timely submission/resubmission of PDs. The winner is decided between the Musical Director and the Music Team Leader, based on the merits of the recommendations put forward.
The award consists of a trophy and sponsorship to attend Harmony College, to support music education.
2025 Les Broude
