| Biography | Rev Kenneth Loveless (1 August 1911 - 19 March 1995) was a British priest, morris dancer, concertina player and vocalist.
Studies finished, Loveless joined the Royal Navy and rose to the rank of lieutenant- commander. When, for a second time he found himself floating in the cold sea after being torpedoed, he made a vow that if he was saved he would serve the people of east London as a priest, which he did for 45 years. Two curacies prepared him for the task of becoming vicar, in 1954, of the war-ravaged AngloCatholic Shrine of Holy Trinity, Hoxton.
In the early years, Loveless became involved with the English music and dancing tradition. He was a member of 58 Morris sides and finally Squire of the Ring in 1980. He was appointed MBE for services to Morris dancing in 1990.
Loveless was much in demand as a concertina player. He had also been an inspiration for the "voice of God" in Benjamin Britten's Noye's Fludde, and his voice was still hail and hearty when he sang his last hymn in church: a favourite, Sydney Carter's "The Lord of the Dance". |