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	*[[Jim Copper]] (1882-1954)		*[[Jim Copper]] (1882-1954)

	*[[John Copper (died 1952)\|John Copper]] (~~c.1879-1952~~)		*[[John Copper (died 1952)\|John Copper]] (1880–1952)

	*[[John Copper]]		*[[John Copper]]

	*[[Ron Copper]] (c.1913-1979		*[[Ron Copper]] (c.1913-1979)

	*[[Thomas Copper]] (c.1847-c.1936)		*[[Thomas Copper]] (c.1847-c.1936)
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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
	[[Copper Family Songbook\|Copper Family Songbook: A Living Tradition]], Coppersongs. ISBN: 0 9526240 0 1 (1995)		*[[Copper Family Songbook\|Copper Family Songbook: A Living Tradition]], Coppersongs. ISBN: 0 9526240 0 1 (1995)

	Bob Copper. [[A Song for Every Season\|A Song for Every Season: 100 Years in the Life of a Sussex Farming Family.]] Heinemann, 1971. ISBN: 043414455X		*Bob Copper. [[A Song for Every Season\|A Song for Every Season: 100 Years in the Life of a Sussex Farming Family.]] Heinemann, 1971. ISBN: 043414455X

	Bob Copper. [[A Song for Every Season\|A Song for Every Season: 100 Years in the Life of a Sussex Farming Family.]] Coppersongs, 1997. ISBN: 095262401X		*Bob Copper. [[A Song for Every Season\|A Song for Every Season: 100 Years in the Life of a Sussex Farming Family.]] Coppersongs, 1997. ISBN: 095262401X

	Kate Lee. 'Some experiences of a Folk-Song Collector' in [[Journal of the Folk-Song Society]]. London: FSS, vol I no 1, 1899, 7-25.		*Kate Lee. 'Some experiences of a Folk-Song Collector' in [[Journal of the Folk-Song Society]]. London: FSS, vol I no 1, 1899, 7-25.

	[[A. L. Lloyd]]. 'The Singing Style of the Copper Family' in [[Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society]]. London: EFDSS, vol VII no 3, 1954, 145-151.		*[[A. L. Lloyd]]. 'The Singing Style of the Copper Family' in [[Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society]]. London: EFDSS, vol VII no 3, 1954, 145-151.

			*[http://www.frootsmag.com/content/features/old-coppers/ Family Business: A 1984 Conversation With Bob & John Copper (reprinted from The Southern Rag Issue 20, April 1984)]

			*Vic Gammon, ‘Copper family (per. 1845–2000)’, [[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]], Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2008 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/76466

			article includes:
			James Copper (1845–1924),
			Thomas Copper (1847–c.1936),
			(Francis) John William Copper (1880–1952),
			James Dale Copper (1882–1954),
			Ronald Copper (c.1913–1979)

	== Discography ==		== Discography ==
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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	[http://www.thecopperfamily.com/ Copper family website]		*[http://www.thecopperfamily.com/ Copper family website]

			*[http://www.thecopperfamily.com/songs/coppersongs/index.html Songs sung by the Copper Family]



	~~[http://www.thecopperfamily.com/songs/coppersongs/index.html Songs sung by the Copper Family]~~

	~~[http://www.frootsmag.com/content/features/old-coppers/ Family Business: A 1984 Conversation With Bob & John Copper (reprinted from The Southern Rag Issue 20, April 1984)]~~


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	[[~~Bob Copper~~]]		'''The Copper Family''' are a family of singers of traditional, unaccompanied English folk song. Originally from Rottingdean, near Brighton, [[Sussex, England]], the nucleus of the family now lives in the neighbouring village of Peacehaven.

	~~[[James Copper\|James "Brasser" Copper]]~~

	[[Jill Copper]]		== History ==
			The Copper Family have a tradition of unaccompanied singing in harmony of traditional local songs, that has been passed down through several generations. In 1898, they came to the attention of [[Kate Lee]] (d.1904), one of the founders of the [[Folk Song Society]] (later the [[English Folk Dance and Song Society]]). In his notes accompanying their archive CD [[Come Write Me Down (CD)\|Come Write Me Down]], [[Vic Gammon]] notes that both the collecting of songs and their unaccompanied singing were less common than is often imagined at this time and that Lee, a singer herself, knew she had found something special when she encountered the Coppers.
			[[James Copper\|James "Brasser" Copper]] (1845-1924) and his brother [[Thomas Copper\|Thomas]] (c.1847-c.1936) were made honorary members of the Society, and 'Brasser' was prevailed upon to write down the songs that he knew. 'Brasser' had two sons, [[John Copper (died 1952)\|John]] (c.1879-1952) and [[Jim Copper\|Jim]] (1882-1954). In 1936, Jim wrote a further volume of songs. Jim had two children - Joyce (1910-?) and [[Bob Copper\|Bob]] (1915-2004).
			In 1950, Jim and Bob were invited to sing on an episode of the BBC Radio programme [[Country Magazine]] and, over the next few years, the BBC would record them further, even producing a feature The Life Of James Copper, broadcast in September 1951.
			John's son was [[Ron Copper\|Walter Ronald]], known as Ron (c.1913-1979). Together, Jim, John, Ron and Bob sang at the Royal Albert Hall and wider public attention followed the broadcast of a six-part television series [[Song Hunter]], presented by [[Alan Lomax]] and featuring Jim, Bob and Ron. Bob wrote several books about the family and its songs, beginning with the widely acclaimed [[A Song For Every Season]] in 1971. The accompanying [[A Song for Every Season (LP)\|4LP set]] found Bob and Ron singing alongside Bob’s daughter [[Jill Copper\|Jill]] and son [[John Copper\|John]], bringing a further generation into the family tradition. The death of Ron was followed by the introduction of Jill’s husband [[Jon Dudley\|Jon]] into the core line-up, and subsequently some of Bob's grandchildren began to appear with the group. The six grandchildren (Jill's children Mark, Andy and Sean Barratt, and John's children Ben, Lucy and Tom Copper) now also appear independently as [[Young Coppers\|The Young Coppers]], singing the same family repertoire.

	~~[[John~~ Copper]]		Bob Copper died in 2004, a few days after receiving an MBE.

	[~~[Ron Copper]~~]		In 2006, BBC Four broadcast [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/music/features/coppersongs.shtml Coppersongs], an hour-long programme about the family.

	[[Jon Dudley]]		== Copper Family members ==

			*[[Bob Copper]]

			*[[James Copper\|James "Brasser" Copper]] (1845-1924)

			*[[Jill Copper]]

			*[[Jim Copper]] (1882-1954)

			*[[John Copper (died 1952)\|John Copper]] (c.1879-1952)

			*[[John Copper]]

			*[[Ron Copper]] (c.1913-1979

			*[[Thomas Copper]] (c.1847-c.1936)

			*[[Jon Dudley]]


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	== Discography ==		== Discography ==
	~~[[A Song for Every Season (LP)\|A Song for Every Season]]. 4-LP box set, Leader LEAB 404, 1971.~~

	[[Come Write Me Down (CD)\|Come Write Me Down: Early Recordings of the Copper Family]]. CD, Topic TSCD534, 2001.		*[[Come Write Me Down (CD)\|Come Write Me Down: Early Recordings of the Copper Family]]. CD, Topic TSCD534, 2001.

			*[[Coppersongs\|Coppersongs: A Living Tradition]]. LP, EFDSS VWML004 (Coppersongs 1), 1987.

			*[[Coppersongs 2\|Coppersongs 2]]. CD, Coppersongs, 1995.

			*[[Coppersongs 3\|Coppersongs 3: The Legacy Continues]]. CD, Coppersongs.

			*[[A Song for Every Season (LP)\|A Song for Every Season]]. 4-LP box set, Leader LEAB 404, 1971.

			*[[Traditional Songs From Rottingdean]]. Vinyl LP, English Folk Dance & Song Society, 1963.

			*The Banks of Claudy (Folktrax LP, 1975)

	~~[[Coppersongs\|Coppersongs: A Living Tradition]]. LP~~, ~~EFDSS VWML004 (Coppersongs 1~~)~~, 1987.~~		*Twankydillo (Folktrax cassette, 1975)

	~~[[Coppersongs 2\|Coppersongs 2]]. CD~~, ~~Coppersongs, 1995.~~		*Come All You Bold Britons (Folktrax cassette, 1983)

	~~[[Coppersongs 3\|Coppersongs 3: The Legacy Continues]]. CD~~, ~~Coppersongs.~~		*Adam and Eve (Folktrax cassette, 1983)

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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	== Discography ==		== Discography ==
	A Song for Every Season. 4-LP box set, Leader LEAB 404, 1971.		[[A Song for Every Season (LP)\|A Song for Every Season]]. 4-LP box set, Leader LEAB 404, 1971.

	Come Write Me Down: Early Recordings of the Copper Family. CD, Topic TSCD534, 2001.		[[Come Write Me Down (CD)\|Come Write Me Down: Early Recordings of the Copper Family]]. CD, Topic TSCD534, 2001.

	Coppersongs: A Living Tradition. LP, EFDSS VWML004 (Coppersongs 1), 1987.		[[Coppersongs\|Coppersongs: A Living Tradition]]. LP, EFDSS VWML004 (Coppersongs 1), 1987.

	Coppersongs 2. CD, Coppersongs, 1995.		[[Coppersongs 2\|Coppersongs 2]]. CD, Coppersongs, 1995.

	Coppersongs 3: The Legacy Continues. CD, Coppersongs.		[[Coppersongs 3\|Coppersongs 3: The Legacy Continues]]. CD, Coppersongs.

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
	Copper Family Songbook: A Living Tradition, Coppersongs. ISBN: 0 9526240 0 1 (1995)		[[Copper Family Songbook\|Copper Family Songbook: A Living Tradition]], Coppersongs. ISBN: 0 9526240 0 1 (1995)

	Bob Copper. A Song for Every Season: 100 Years in the Life of a Sussex Farming Family. Heinemann, 1971. ISBN: 043414455X		Bob Copper. [[A Song for Every Season\|A Song for Every Season: 100 Years in the Life of a Sussex Farming Family.]] Heinemann, 1971. ISBN: 043414455X

	Bob Copper. A Song for Every Season: 100 Years in the Life of a Sussex Farming Family. Coppersongs, 1997. ISBN: 095262401X		Bob Copper. [[A Song for Every Season\|A Song for Every Season: 100 Years in the Life of a Sussex Farming Family.]] Coppersongs, 1997. ISBN: 095262401X

	Kate Lee. 'Some experiences of a Folk-Song Collector' in Journal of the Folk-Song Society. London: FSS, vol I no 1, 1899, 7-25.		Kate Lee. 'Some experiences of a Folk-Song Collector' in [[Journal of the Folk-Song Society]]. London: FSS, vol I no 1, 1899, 7-25.

	A L Lloyd. 'The Singing Style of the Copper Family' in Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society. London: EFDSS, vol VII no 3, 1954, 145-151.		[[A. L. Lloyd]]. 'The Singing Style of the Copper Family' in [[Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society]]. London: EFDSS, vol VII no 3, 1954, 145-151.

	== Discography ==		== Discography ==

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[[Bob Copper]]

[[James Copper|James "Brasser" Copper]]

[[Jill Copper]]

[[John Copper]]

[[Ron Copper]]

[[Jon Dudley]]

== Bibliography ==
Copper Family Songbook: A Living Tradition, Coppersongs. ISBN: 0 9526240 0 1 (1995)

Bob Copper. A Song for Every Season: 100 Years in the Life of a Sussex Farming Family. Heinemann, 1971. ISBN: 043414455X

Bob Copper. A Song for Every Season: 100 Years in the Life of a Sussex Farming Family. Coppersongs, 1997. ISBN: 095262401X

Kate Lee. 'Some experiences of a Folk-Song Collector' in Journal of the Folk-Song Society. London: FSS, vol I no 1, 1899, 7-25.

A L Lloyd. 'The Singing Style of the Copper Family' in Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society. London: EFDSS, vol VII no 3, 1954, 145-151.

== Discography ==
A Song for Every Season. 4-LP box set, Leader LEAB 404, 1971.

Come Write Me Down: Early Recordings of the Copper Family. CD, Topic TSCD534, 2001.

Coppersongs: A Living Tradition. LP, EFDSS VWML004 (Coppersongs 1), 1987.

Coppersongs 2. CD, Coppersongs, 1995.

Coppersongs 3: The Legacy Continues. CD, Coppersongs.

== Links ==
[http://www.thecopperfamily.com/ Copper family website]

[http://www.thecopperfamily.com/songs/coppersongs/index.html Songs sung by the Copper Family]

[http://www.frootsmag.com/content/features/old-coppers/ Family Business: A 1984 Conversation With Bob & John Copper (reprinted from The Southern Rag Issue 20, April 1984)]

[[Category:Singer]][[Category:Sussex]]