TWO farmers from the Tanat Valley have made it to the final of a national competition and the chance to perform at the world-famous Glastonbury Festival.
Richard Lewis, from Llanfyllin, and Llion Vaughan, of Llanrhaeadr, became overnight internet sensations when they entered the Farmers Guardian’s competition Tractor Factor with their parody of Rihanna’s hit ‘S&M', amassing more than 15,000 views on YouTube.
The teenage boys, who call themselves DJ Wooly and Will I Lamb, filmed the song, ‘Plough On!’, with the help of their friend Gus Harris at Green Hall Farm in Llanfyllin.
They have now been selected for the shortlist by the competition judges – which include Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis and Yeo Valley managing director Tim Mead – and it is now down to the public to decide who they want to win.
Voting is open now at www.farmersguardian.com/tractorfactor where you can watch all the shortlisted videos.
Richard Vaughan said: “It has been great fun making the video and we are all really greatful for the support we have received.”
Llion Vaughan added: “The video took an afternoon of filming, two nights of editing and a further night to record the song. A fair amount of time and commitment has gone into it.
“We are not taking it to seriously, we’re just having a laugh while, importantly, making other people laugh too”, added cameraman Gus Harris.”
The boys have stiff competition from the other acts in the final six, which include a Justin Bieber parody, a soulful farmer from the Isle of Man, the Dorset countryside’s finest rappers and two farming girl group’s Girls A’Cowed and Farming Babes.
Farmers Guardian’s features editor Danusia Osiowy said: “The reaction to the competition has been fantastic and there have been so many good entries.
“There is clearly a lot talent out there in the farming community and it’s good to see people getting involved and promoting British agriculture through a very different route.”
The competition, run in conjunction with organic dairy firm Yeo Valley, was launched after the success of Yeo Valley’s TV advert featuring the Yeo Valley rappers in December last year.
Screened in the break between the X Factor, the advert struck a chord with the British public and was later released as a single as its popularity soared.
Voting for Tractor Factor is open until May 27, when the final results will be combined with the judges votes to declare the winner.
The winning act will win four tickets to Glastonbury and a chance to play their song at the festival at the Yeo Valley stand.