73-2 Summer 2011
Continuing the magazine’s celebrations of the centenary of the English Folk Dance Society, we move to the post-1945 era. There is a feature on the Stratford-upon-Avon Festival (started in 1946) and an article on the folk dance programmes on the radio (including Everybody Swing and Village Barn Dance), as well as a feature on Jockey Men’s Morris Club, which started in 1949.
The Singer, Song and Source series features the a cappella trio, Coope Boyes and Simpson. The song is ‘Storm Along’ from John Perring, whose shanties were noted by Percy Grainger (the 50th anniversary of whose death is being commemorated this year) and by Harry Piggott.
In the last month or so, both Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick have celebrated their 70th birthdays, so we have a feature on their enduring musical partnership.
A new tune book has just been published: a selection of tunes from a Yorkshire manuscript dated 1798, so there is a feature by the book’s editor, Robin Shepherd - Mr Joshua Jackson and His Book.
John and Katie Howson’s EFDSS Gold Badges Citation is included, with a selection of photos from the day of traditional music and dance they curated, It’s Just What We Do.
There is a feature on the new double DVD, Here’s a Health to the Barley Mow, published by the British Film Institute in association with the EFDSS, plus a feature on the most recent folk dance activities at the Royal Ballet School.
The list of 150 folk festivals in England and Wales from the Winter issue is also available here: www.efdss.org/festivals/2011
Plus all the regular features – Festive Round-up, EFDSS Matters, Lives Remembered, news, reviews and dance events.
Sound Files
‘Storm Along’ sung by Coope Boyes and Simpson. With thanks to No Masters and the trio for permission to include this recording from their album Triple Echo (NMCD22). www.nomasters.co.uk
Two tunes from the Joshua Jackson tune book, played by Shepherds Hey band. With thanks to Robin for making available these unpublished recordings.
- ‘Royal Salute’: Robin Shepherd (melodeon) & Heather Shepherd (tenor horn).
- ‘Untitled (Gnasher)’: Robin Shepherd (fiddle) & Andrew Fearnley (mandolin).
