Person Open DS/UK/10242 Loveless; Kenneth Norman Joseph (fl 1950s); MBE; British Anglo-Catholic priest, morris dancer, concertina player, vocalist Loveless Kenneth Norman Joseph fl 1950s British Anglo-Catholic priest, morris dancer, concertina player, vocalist Male

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". www.independent.co.uk International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 12/16/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 f8c96fae-77d3-4202-a1d1-c6028759540b