Record

Performance TitleEnglish Folk Dance and Song Society Festival
Performance Date8 January 1954
Performance DayFriday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersPat Taylor - caller,
London Members of The Society,
Tooting and Balham Sea Cadet Corps Boys,
Templewood Primary School,Welwyn Garden City,
Wolverhampton and Bilston Boys,
Bourree D'Aurillac (Cantal),
Godley Hill Morris (Cheshire),
Manchester Morris Men,
Charles Smyth's School Dancers,
Jackie Toaduff,
Cecil Sharp Club (Oxford) Members,
White Horse Morris Men (Wilts),
Jockey Club (Birmingham),
Exeter Morris Men (Devon),
Patrick Crean,
Edward Hickey,
Aurillac Dancers,
Patrick Shuldham-Shaw - vocal,
Peter Kennedy - melodeon,
Nan Fleming-Williams - fiddle,
Kenworthy Schofield - pipe and tabor
Orchestra or BandHanwell Silver Band,
Folk Dance Band
ConductorsAlfred Jarvis
Set ListFolk Carol - 'The Wassail Song' (Gloucestershire), Patrick Shuldham-Shaw,
Country Dances - The Double Quadrille (Hanwell Silver Band), The Cumberland Square Dance (Jarvis, London Members of The Society),
The Flamborough Sword Dance, (Tooting and Balham Sea Cadet Corps Boys, Kennedy),
Singing Games - 'The Jolly Miller', 'The Two Pigeons', 'Sally Go Round The Moon' (Templewood Primary School, Welwyn Garden City),
A Mummers' Play (Darlaston) (Wolverhampton and Bilston Boys),
France - Le Brelle-Bourreio, L'Escloupeto, La Figurado (Bourree D'Aurillac (Cantal)),
Country Dances - The Yorkshire Square Eight (Folk Dance Band), The Rifleman, Godley Hill Morris (Cheshire) (Manchester Morris Men),
Ireland - The Flax In Bloom (Reel) (Folk Dance Band, Charles Smyth's School Dancers),
Clog Dances (Jackie Toaduff (Durham), Nan Fleming-Williams),
American Squares (Folk Dance Band, Taylor, Cecil Sharp Club (Oxford) Members, London Members of The Society),
Morris Dances:
Lads A Bunchum (White Horse Morris Men (Wilts, Kenworthy Schofield),
William and Nancy (Jockey Club (Birmingham), Schofield),
Queen's Delight (Exeter Morris Men (Devon), Schofield),
Ireland - Reel (Folk Dance Band, Crean, Hickey),
The Siege of Wexford (Charles Smyth's School Dancers),
Country Dances - Newcastle (Folk Dance Band), Morpeth Rant (London Members of The Society), Lady Walpole's Reel (London Members of The Society),
France - La Tournijiaro, La Bourree Du Fel, La Bourree Des Foulards (Aurillac Dancers),
'The May Tree' (Folk Ballet), Michael Bell (Folk Dance Band, London Members of The Society),
Finale,
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem)
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1954/2)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1954/2English Folk Dance and Song Society Festival8-9 January 1954
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
_Tavievyp_BaixEnglish Folk Dance and Song Society Festival2
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1574Schofield; Kenworthy (fl 1930s-1960s); Dr; English morris dancer, pipe and drum musician
DS/UK/9162Crean; Patrick "Paddy" (1910-2003); British actor, theatrical fight director
DS/UK/9161Toaduff; Jackie (fl 1950s-1960s); British dancer
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