Fli High are Stone Festival’s Top Talent in 2010, and will be performing in Westbridge Park on Carnival Day, 12^th June, alongside the other top acts who made it through the auditions held on Sunday at Alleyne’s High School. Fli High are a group of 8 young people, all under 20, who performed a breathtaking routine of break dancing, described by Pete Morgan, one of the judges, and Radio Stoke’s Breakfast Show host as absolutely brilliant.

 
 Fli High - (Picture Courtesy of  Martin Robinson)

Running them a close second was James Bell, a 12 year old guitarist who was described by Elaine Bird, chairman of the judges as very special with an incredible performance. James was awarded the prize of a day in Matt Bishop’s recording studio

Third in the competition was Naomi Dale, with a very confident rendering of Good Morning Baltimore, from the musical Hairspray. Naomi’s performance was described by Sara Christie, the third judge, as one that brought her out in ‘goose bumps’ it was so moving. Naomi will be very busy on Stone’s Carnival Day as she is also a member of the Fli High Dance group.

James Bell -
(Picture Courtesy of  Martin Robinson)

Also invited to take part in the fun on Carnival Day were Paul Rickett, a guitarist, Meghan Rowe, a young vocalist and Karen Pfeiffer, a singer and guitarist. 
All in all 17 acts applied to take part in Stone Festival’s Top Talent competition this year, and Elaine Bird, the Chairman of judges, remarked that the standard was really very high again. The judges had a great deal of difficulty in separating the top three acts and are looking forward to seeing them perform in front of a packed Westbridge Park on Stone’s Carnival Day, 12^th June.
Naomi Dale -  (Picture Courtesy of  Martin Robinson)