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Performance TitleThe English Folk Dance and Song Society - Folk Spectacular
Performance Date20 February 1982
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersLondon Folk,
Co-Operation,
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - Bath Branch

Massed Morris:
Bedford Morris Men
Colchester Morris Men
Martlet Morris Men
Westminster Morris Men,
Hoddesdon Crownsmen,
Preston Royal Morris Dancers

Dave Williams,
Tony O'Sullivan Irish Dancers,
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society,
Green Ginger Clog Dancers

M C Jean Matthews,
William Gass - pipes,
Alistair Anderson - concertina
Orchestra or BandThe Spinners (Cliff Hall, Tony Davis, Mick Groves, Hugh Jones)

London Folk Players:
Lin Hetherington,
Jeanne Norris,
Liz Grant,
Brian Stone,
Ilona Sekacz,
Rick Smith - violins,
Jonathan Cohen,
Leigh Dyer,
Denis Smith,
Brian Willcocks,
Roger Nicholls,
Val Ashton - keyboards,
Sue Woolley,
Ferial Forster-Brown - woodwind,
John Barber - guitar,
Dick Hobbs - bass guitar

Murphy's Quartet
ConductorsDavid Fleming-Williams
Set List'Overture'
The First Community Dance Manual, arr. David Fleming-Williams,
Golden Jubilee 1932-1982 - A Celebration in Dance, Music and Song of 50 years of the EFDSS,
Steps, Patterns and Rhythms to Accompany the Following Songs:
'Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day' (The Spinners),
'Lord of the Dance' (London Folk),
'Hosanna' (Co-Operation, London Folk Players),
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - Bath Branch,
The Dances (William Gass)
'McNeil of Barra',
'Argyll Broadswords'
'The Royal Engagement',
A Sou'wester: 'Dances from the South West counties' (London Folk),
'Dorset Ring Dance' (Co-Operation),
'Double Schottische' (London Folk Players),
'Wiltshire Tempest',
'Dorset Four-Hand Reel',
(Alistair Anderson),
Massed Morris:
'Hey Diddle Dis - Bledington' (Bedford Morris Men),
'Young Collins - Bledington' (Martlet Morris Men),
'Glorisher' (Leapfrog) (Colchester Morris Men),
'The Queen's Delight' - Bucknell, (Westminster Morris Men), Bonny Green Garters - Bucknell
'Bonny Green Garters' - Bucknell,
'Rapper Sword Dancers' (Hoddesdon Crownsmen),
North West Morris (Preston Morris Dancers),
The Nelson Touch - A celebration for Maritime England Year, of One of the Greatest Periods in Our Naval History,
'Sea Songs', Henry Wood
'Pomp and Circumstance March No.4', Elgar
'I'll Go and Enlist for a Sailor' (I'll Go and Enlist) (London Folk),
'The Female Saylor' (Whip Jamboree) (The Spinners),
'Faithless Nancy Dawson' (A-Roving) (Co-Operation),
'Captain Macintosh' (Shanty and Forebitter) (London Folk Players),
'Lasses of Portsmouth' (Hearts of Oak), (Dave Williams),
'Portsmouth' (Bold Nelson) (Rule Britannia)
INTERVAL
Unto Brigg Fair - A Celebration for the Centenary of Percy Grainger 1882-1982,
Overture 'Country Gardens',
'The Lost Lady Found' (Co-Operation),
'Brigg Fair' (The Spinners),
'Molly on the Shore' (Tony O'Sullivan Irish Dancers),
'Shallow Brown' (Co-Operation),
'Mock Morris', arr. Jonathan Burrows (Westminster Morris Men),
'Creeping Jane' (The Spinners),
'The Reel from Scotch Strathspey and Reel' (Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Co-Operation, The Spinners, London Folk Players),
Northumbrian Style Clog Dancing (Green Ginger Clog Dancers),
Musicians:Murphy's Quartet (Tony O'Sullivan Irish Dancers),
Quartet (Evenings only) - A Country Dance Suite in Four Movements by Pat Shaw,
'Miss Bedlington's Fancy' (London Folk),
'Miss de Jersey's Memorial' (London Folk Players),
'Mr.Ganiford's Maggot',
'Miss Avril's Delight',
Childrens' Favourites (Matinees only),
'Durham Rangers' (London Folk),
'Trip to the Cottage' (London Folk Players),
'Thady U Gander',
'I Want To Be Near You',
'Liverpool Rhapsody' (The Spinners),
The Spinners sing three of their favourite 'native' songs: 'The Leaving of Liverpool', 'Maggie May', 'In my Liverpool Home' in a special arrangement and are joined by London Folk who dance.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1982/17)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1982/17Folk Spectacular - 'The Spinners'19-20 February 1982
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Cvabcsob_GikThe English Folk Dance and Song Society - Folk Spectacular4
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/124The Spinners (1958-1989)
DS/UK/315English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS); 1932-; English folk society
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