Record

Performance TitleFestival of Folk Dance and Song
Performance Date29 February 1964
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersNan Fleming-Williams (leader),
Elsie Avril,
John Barber,
John Conquest,
Dennis Darke,
Bill Farr,
Jack Farr,
David Fleming-Williams,
Victor Godrich,
Jack Hamilton,
Ken Hillyer,
Alan Humberstone,
Neil Linden,
Vi Le Maistre,
Brian Osborne,
Brian Patrick,
Anton Van Renssen,
Tom Roddick,
Bob Rundle,
Patrick Shuldham-Shaw,
Frances Slater,
Denis Smith,
Lynda Smith,
Reg Smith,
Paul Stannard,
Terry Summers,
David Thornton,
Dick Watkins,
Brian Willcocks

The Boffins (Alan Browning - leader),
Birmingham Folk Dance Players (Godfrey Nall - leader),
Cambridge Band (D J Marshall - leader),
Derbyshire District Band (John Cash - leader),
Essex District Band (Brian Conner - leader),
Gloster Square Dance Band (Jean Forsyth - leader),
North East Hampshire Band (Mary Ireson - leader),
Hertfordshire District Band (I M Du Cane - leader),
Mid Kent Players Club (Brian Hayden - leader),
London District Band (Victor Godrich - leader),
Norfolk Ramblers (Ivy Meachen - leader),
Oxfordshire District Band (Bob Weaver - leader),
Pyrford Country Dance Band (J A Perry - leader),
The Ranters (W B Bonnett - leader),
The Strawplaiters (Brian Patrick - leader),
East Surrey District Band (Tom Roddick - leader),
Sussex District Band (Mike Howley - leader),
Thames Valley District Band (Joan Gilbert - leader),
Thursday Band (Ruth Andrewes - leader),
Mid and East Yorkshire District Band (M Hurst - leader),
South Yorkshire District Band (Graham Cole - leader)

Company of Fools - Jack Hamilton, Rowland Howls, Colin Fleming, Tom Cronin, David Seaborne, Michael Brooks, Bill Astley, Bert Cleaver, Ken Hillyer,
Morris Dancers from Manley, Cheshire,
Leslie Haworth,
Arthur Webb,
Caleb Walker,
Ted Kavanagh Irish Dancers,
Richard Griffin,
Michael Johnson,
Royal Ballet School,
June Wilson,
Dancers from The Provinces,
Sword Dancers from Loftus (Yorkshire),
Arthur Marshall,
Skansen Folk Dance Team (Stockholm, Sweden),
Camden Town Sound,
Pat Tracey,
Hamish Fraser,
Bob Parker,
Headington Quarry Dancers (Oxfordshire),
Jackie Toaduff,
Coral Do Ribatejo (Santarem, Portugal)

Cyril Tawney - vocal,
Derek Goom,
David Bing,
Reg Ezekiel - trumpets,
Colin Sheen,
Adrian Stocks,
John Major - trombones,
Bill Ashton,
Malcolm Strutt,
Keith Brown,
Pat Evans - saxophones, clarinets,
Foggy Lyttle,
Dick Hammett,
Keith Roberts,
John Easey - rhythm guitars
Orchestra or BandMcBain's Band,
Arena Band
Set ListOverture (Arena Band, Nan Fleming-Williams),
Festival Dancers (McBain's Band, Arena Band),
The Visitors,
Morris Dancers from Manley (Leslie Haworth, Arthur Webb, Caleb Walker),
'Bonny Breast Knot' (Devon) (Royal Ballet School, June Wilson, Patrick Shuldham-Shaw, Ranchers),
'Johnny's So Long At The Fair' (Wheatley) (Royal Ballet School, June Wilson, Patrick Shuldham-Shaw, Ranchers),
'Once I Loved A Maiden Fair' (Royal Ballet School, June Wilson, Patrick Shuldham-Shaw, Ranchers),
'Walpole Cottage' (Royal Ballet School, June Wilson, Patrick Shuldham-Shaw, Ranchers),
Country Dances - The Quaker's Wife (Northumberland) (Nan Fleming-Williams), Quadrille (Goathland, Yorkshire) (Nan Fleming-Williams),
Sword Dancers from Loftus (Arthur Marshall),
Hambo (Skansen Folk Dance Team, Stockholm),
Schottisch (Skansen Folk Dance Team, Stockholm),
Ekebypolska (Skansen Folk Dance Team, Stockholm),
Snurrebock (Skansen Folk Dance Team, Stockholm),
Cyril Tawney,
'The Camden Town Sound' (Pat Tracey, Hamish Fraser, June Wilson, Bob Parker, Patrick Shuldam-Shaw, Jack Hamilton, Derek Goom, David Bing, Reg Ezekiel, Colin Sheen, Adrian Stocks, John Major, Bill Ashton, Malcolm Strutt, Keith Brown, Pat Evans,
Foggy Lyttle, Dick Hammett, Keith Roberts, John Easey, David Fleming-Williams),
Durham Reel (Schools),
Brighton Camp (Schools),
Overture - 'Folk Tunes', from The Beggars' Opera (Arena Band, Nan Fleming-Williams),
Country Dances - Double Quadrille (Dancers from the Provinces), Waltz Country Dance (Dancers from the Provinces),
Double Set Back (Headington Quarry Dancers (Oxfordshire)),
Trunkles (Headington Quarry Dancers (Oxfordshire)),
Rodney (Headington Quarry Dancers (Oxfordshire)),
Rigs O'Marlow (Headington Quarry Dancers (Oxfordshire)),
'The Blue Eyed Stranger' (Headington Quarry Dancers (Oxfordshire), John Graham, Kenneth Loveless, David Rendell, Harry Fell, Arthur Kimber),
Country Dances by Teenagers - Tom Pate (Ranchers, Brian Willcocks), Cumberland Square Dance (Ranchers, Brian Willcocks), Gay Gordons (Ranchers, Brian Willcocks), Hullichan Roundabout (Ranchers, Brian Willcocks),
Ted Kavanagh Irish Dancers (Richard Griffin, Michael Johnson),
Dances from the Isle of Man - Hunting The Wren (McBain's Band), Peter O'Tavy (McBain's Band), Mona's Delight (McBain's Band),
Jackie Toaduff (Nan Fleming-Williams, Jackie Toaduff),
'Vira De Todos' (Coral Do Ribatejo, Santarem, Portugal),
'Brincando C/Meninas Bonitas' (Coral Do Ribatejo, Santarem, Portugal),
'Fadinho Da Chermeca' (Coral Do Ribatejo, Santarem, Portugal),
Verde Gaio Valseddo' (Coral Do Ribatejo, Santarem, Portugal),
'Modas De Dois Passos' (3rd variante) (Coral Do Ribatejo, Santarem, Portugal),
'Fandango' (Coral Do Ribatejo, Santarem, Portugal),
'Corridinho Do Ze Ruivo'(Coral Do Ribatejo, Santarem, Portugal),
Finale - Circassian Circle,
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem)
Performance NotesThe event was televised by the BBC at 18:25 on 3 March 1964 and 18:30 on 6 October with commentator Frank Bough and presenter Ray Colley.

Associated Press Archive holds B&W British Movietone footage of the event (Story No.BM87991).
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1964/19)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1964/19Festival of Folk Dance and Song28-29 February 1964
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Uzosoigem_MiolFestival of Folk Dance and Song3
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/11437Royal Ballet School; 1931-; British ballet school
DS/UK/11434Williams; Nan Fleming- (fl 1950s-1960s); British folk dancer, violinist
DS/UK/1573Avril; Elsie (6 October 1889-21 August 1977); Australian-born English folk violinist
DS/UK/12014Hamilton; Jack (c1919-2007); British folk dancer, bassist
DS/UK/12015Hillyer; Ken (fl 1950s-1960s); British folk fiddler
DS/UK/13745Rundle; Bob (fl 1963-1964); British folk musician
DS/UK/12011Shaw; Patrick "Pat" Shuldham- (fl 1950s-1960s); British folk dancer, ethnomusicologist
DS/UK/8651Walker; Caleb (1907-); British concertina player
DS/UK/12008Tracey; Patricia "Pat" (1927-2008); English clog dancer
DS/UK/10240Headington Quarry Morris Dancers; c1790s-; English morris dancing team
DS/UK/9161Toaduff; Jackie (fl 1950s-1960s); British dancer
DS/UK/13196McBain's Country Dance Band (fl 1960s)
DS/UK/14654Williams; David Fleming- (fl 1960s-); British violinist, arranger, musical director
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