EDS Vol 41 No 3
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Cover: John Kirkpatrick - musician for Shropshire Bedlams Border Morris Side
Contents |
[edit] SPECIAL FEATURES
[edit] KEEPING 'KATERIN'
The holidays, rhymes and songs of the South Midlands lace-makers by Pete Castle.
[edit] LESLIE EVANS - DULCIMER PLAYER
An interview by David Kettlewell, taken from his Doctoral thesis The Dulcimer
[edit] THE KITCHEN LANCERS
Five figures for the Lancers from Roy Dommett.
[edit] THE PUTTER'S LAMENT
Jim Moreland's auto-biographical account of his life as a 'putter' in the notorious '30 West, 5th South, Hutton Seam'. Also Jim's song The Putter's Lament with music by Keith Gregson.
[edit] THE DEATH OF BILL BROWN
Roy Palmer investigates the story behind the famous poaching ballad.
[edit] BILL BROWN
Copy of Thomas Ford's 1830s broadside.
[edit] W.A.R.
An assessment of the career of Bill Rutter, on the occasion of his retirement, by Bob Common of The Yetties.
[edit] HUNTING THE ELDER
An old Hertfordshire custom and recipe revibed and written up by Iris and John Wilder.
[edit] LETTER FROM CHARLES DICKENS
As ammunition for M.T.Bass Esq., M.P. in his attempt to pass a Bill through Parliament banning 'Street Music' in London.
[edit] ODDS AND ENDS
The Waite Family Orchestra (photo), Surrey Morris?, Filkins Morris, North West Morris, Eve said to Adam {Song frag}
[edit] 'COAT OF ARMS' MUGS
True history of the 'Farmers Creed' loving cups by R.Rawlinson.
[edit] OBITUARY
Kenneth Briggs Constable
[edit] REGULAR FEATURES
[edit] MORRIS WORKSHOP
'Bordering On the Insane'. John Kirkpatrick tells how he conceived the Shropshire Bedlams.
[edit] FOLKLIFE
Tony Foxworthy looks at Wassailing, Church Clipping, Boy Bishops, Grottoes and Banging Out.
[edit] CORRESPONDENCE
[edit] REVIEWS
Folk Magazines, Books, Records.
