EDS Vol 42 No 1
Cover: Bill Gibbons, clog dancer, pace egger, musician (Toni Arthur,1979)
SPECIAL FEATURES
DANCE IN TUDOR ENGLAND
Jill Beck looks at the 16th century dance renaissance.
THE BALLAD OF BLACK_EYED SUSAN
Mike Yates writes about the history of the ballad popular from 1730 to 1978
THE PLOUBOYS (sic) OR MODES DANCERS AT REVESBY
Paul and Georgina Smith assess the significance of a recently discovered "earlier" text of the famous Revesby Plough PLay
BILL GIBBONS - BARGE DANCER
The autobiographer of a canal worker, pace egger and clog dancer, selected and edited by Dave and Toni Arthur from a recorded interview made by them in 1979.
BACUP REVISITED
Sarah Ledbury lets off steam about the lack of respect for traditional customs shown by many folk 'enthusiasts'.
WHAT IS THIS PLAYFORD ANYWAY?
Playford authority Tom Cook reappraises some commonly held ideas as to what Playford is and is not.
OBITUARY
Ioan Jenkins
REGULAR FEATURES
FOLKLIFE
Tony Foxworthy looks at Wroth Silver, Gooding, Grottoes, Banging Out and Weddings.
MORRIS WORKSHOP
The Morris of Dean Forest. An examination of an extinct tradition by Russell Wortley.
CORRESPONDENCE
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