Hokey Cokey - Revision history

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	The dance and game, but not the tune, originated as a children's singing game from Gloucestershire called 'Looby Light' which was collected by Cecil Sharp on 29 July 1909 in Stow-on-the-Wold and published in 1912. The modern dance containing almost the identical figures from those collected by Sharp, was set to a new tune by Jimmy Kennedy (composer of Teddy-Bears' Picnic, who died in Cheltenham) and swept the country in the 1940's. (Hugh Rippon)		The dance and game, but not the tune, originated as a children's singing game from [[Gloucestershire]] called '[[Looby Light]]' which was collected by [[Cecil Sharp]] on 29 July 1909 in [[Stow-on-the-Wold]] and published in 1912. The modern dance containing almost the identical figures from those collected by Sharp, was set to a new tune by Jimmy Kennedy (composer of Teddy-Bears' Picnic, who died in Cheltenham) and swept the country in the 1940's. ([[Hugh Rippon]])



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Paul Burgess at 10:03, 4 March 2009

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	The dance and game, but not the tune, originated as a children's singing game from Gloucestershire called 'Looby Light' which was collected by Cecil Sharp on 29 July 1909 in Stow-on-the-Wold and published in 1912. The modern dance containing almost the identical figures from those collected by Sharp, was set to a new tune by Jimmy Kennedy (composer of Teddy-Bears' Picnic, who died in Cheltenham) and swept the country in the 1940's. (PB)		The dance and game, but not the tune, originated as a children's singing game from Gloucestershire called 'Looby Light' which was collected by Cecil Sharp on 29 July 1909 in Stow-on-the-Wold and published in 1912. The modern dance containing almost the identical figures from those collected by Sharp, was set to a new tune by Jimmy Kennedy (composer of Teddy-Bears' Picnic, who died in Cheltenham) and swept the country in the 1940's. (Hugh Rippon)

Paul Burgess at 10:02, 4 March 2009

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	~~== Hokey Cokey ==~~		The dance and game, but not the tune, originated as a children's singing game from Gloucestershire called 'Looby Light' which was collected by Cecil Sharp on 29 July 1909 in Stow-on-the-Wold and published in 1912. The modern dance containing almost the identical figures from those collected by Sharp, was set to a new tune by Jimmy Kennedy (composer of Teddy-Bears' Picnic, who died in Cheltenham) and swept the country in the 1940's. (PB)

	The dance and game, but not the tune, originated as a children's singing game from Gloucestershire called 'Looby Light' which was collected by Cecil Sharp on 29 July 1909 in Stow-on-the-Wold and published in 1912. The modern dance containing almost the identical figures from those collected by Sharp, was set to a new tune by Jimmy Kennedy (composer of Teddy-Bears' Picnic, who died in Cheltenham) and swept the country in the 1940's. (PB)

Paul Burgess: New page: == Hokey Cokey == The dance and game, but not the tune, originated as a children's singing game from Gloucestershire called 'Looby Light' which was collected by Cecil Sharp on 29 July 19...

2009-03-04T10:00:19Z

New page: == Hokey Cokey == The dance and game, but not the tune, originated as a children's singing game from Gloucestershire called 'Looby Light' which was collected by Cecil Sharp on 29 July 19...

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== Hokey Cokey ==

The dance and game, but not the tune, originated as a children's singing game from Gloucestershire called 'Looby Light' which was collected by Cecil Sharp on 29 July 1909 in Stow-on-the-Wold and published in 1912. The modern dance containing almost the identical figures from those collected by Sharp, was set to a new tune by Jimmy Kennedy (composer of Teddy-Bears' Picnic, who died in Cheltenham) and swept the country in the 1940's. (PB)