Story Created:
Feb 13, 2013 at 1:33 PM ECT
Story Updated:
Feb 13, 2013 at 1:46 PM ECT
Brian Mac Farlane's "Joy-The Finale" has captured the George Bailey Band of the Year title for Carnival 2013.
In what Mac Farlane has indicated will be his last year of competition, Joy-The Finale amassed 1,361 points to give the veteran masman his seventh consecutive Large Band title.
Ronnie & Caro's "The Mystery of Cascadura" placed second with 1, 247 points while the presentation "Fleets In" by Trinidad All Stars steelband was third with 1,189 points.
Mac Farlane first shot into prominence in 2005 when he captured the Band of the Year - Medium with his presentation "The Washing - By Fire and Water."
The next year he moved up to the Large Band category and came second with "Threads of Joy", as Trini Revellers took the title with "Rome - The Empire."
His 2007 presentation "India - The Story of Boyie" would bring him his first George Bailey crown and his amazing run of success.
He followed it up with Earth - Cries of Despair (2008); Africa - Her People, Her Glory, Her Tears (2009); Resurrection - The Mas (2010); Humanity Circle of Life (2011); and Santification (2012), before culminating with yet another victory in 2013.
BAND OF THE YEAR RESULTS
Large Band Category (George Bailey Band of the Year)
1. Joy - The Finale - Brian Mac Farlane (1,361)
2. The Mystery of Cascadura - Ronnie & Caro (1,247)
3. Fleets In - Trinidad All Stars (1,189)
4. Kitch - Man, Music, Legend - Showtime trinidad (1,177)
5. Paparazzi - Paparazzi Carnival (1.121)
6. Trinbago To Rio - Legacy (1.097)
Medium Band Category
1. The Conquest - Colorz Fuh So (1.215)
2. Magnifique...Earth's Most Colourful Creatures - WE International (1,142)
3. SoBeIt 2013 - Maurice Chevalier (1,114)
4. The Human Race - K2K Alliance & Partners (1,111)
5. Broadway - Just Friends (1,090)
6. Green Corner - Image Nation (1,034)
7. Black Skin White Mask - Roam The MAs Band (1,017)
8. Mirror Mirror "Who Is The..." - Genesis (903)
Small Band Category
1. Under D Big Top - Belmont Original Stylish Sailors (1,254)
2. Leviticus - The Word And Associates (1,223)
3. Revellers In Paradise - Rosalind gabriel And Village Productions (1,202)
4. Vision Of Crazy Horse - Tribal Connection Cultural Promotion (1,200)
5. D Trail Of Tears - D Midas T&T (1,134)
6. We Not I - Dragon Keylemanjahro (1,133)
7. Danza Del Fuego - Splash D' Mas Band (1,002)
8. Cocktail Party 2013 - Berlin And Associates (964)
9. Once Upon A Time In D Mas - Bp Renegades Steel Orchestra (942)
10. Sink Or Swim - Cat In Bag Productions (937)
Full Story in tomorrow's Express.
