Award-winning Bellowhead is the subject of the Singer, Song and Source feature, with the song ‘The Rigs of the Time’ – dating from Napoleonic times, the song has a contemporary relevance.

Leaders of the three morris organisations reflect on morris dancing in the twenty-first century, and there’s a feature on the rapper sword competition, DERT.

There’s a double feature on walking and singing – Oysterband’s John Jones’s Feet Don’t Fail Me tour, and Ed, Will and Ginger’s Walk Around Britain.

There’s a selection of dances and tunes from a 1745 manuscript, now known as Kitty Bridges, in the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library; a feature on WildGoose Records; and the EFDSSGold Badge citations for Beryl Marriott and John Heydon.  

There are features on the Flash Company exhibition at Cecil Sharp House and the Singing Histories books, plus future EFDSS initiatives, Cecil Sharp House events, and reports on the recent St George’s Day events.

Plus all the regular features – festive round-up, news, reviews and dance events.

‘The Merry Councellor’ from the CD Kitty Bridges’ Pocket Book, with permission of Bob Shatwell and the other musicians on the CD.

Music credits

Sound files that complement the features are included here:

'The Rigs of the Time', sung by John 'Charger' Salmons,, from the CD East Anglia Sings, with permission.