I Never Played to Many Posh Dances (book)

Reg Hall, I never played to many posh dances: Scan Tester, Sussex musician 1887-1972
Musical Traditions supplement no. 2, 1990.

published in conjunction with I Never Played to Many Posh Dances (double LP), Topic Records 2/TS455/6

Facsimile in PDF format available from http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/r_hall.htm

A study of Sussex musician Scan Tester by Reg Hall.

Contents

Chapter 1: The 19th Century Sussex background
Part 1 - Biography
Chapter 2: 1887 - The Great War
Chapter 3: The Great War - 1957,
Chapter 4: 1957 - 1972
Part 2 - Context and Comment
Chapter 5: Dances and dance tunes
Chapter 6: Fiddle, concertina, melodeon & tambourine
Chapter 7: Church bands & Village bands
Chapter 8: Friendly Society feast days
Chapter 9: The 'other' music
Chapter 10: Songs and Singers
Chapter 11: Calendar customs
Chapter 12: Minstrels and Carnival bands
Chapter 13: Class and social conflict
Chapter 14: The 1920s and beyond
Postscript
Discography