Septimus Fawcett
Septimus Fawcett of Teesdale
"Septimus Fawcett was born in 1928 at West Birk Hatt Farm, Balersdale, Co. Durham. His grandfather had moved there from Swaledale. Septimus was the seventh of eight surviving children and his grandfather and father (Simon, known as Sam) played the English concertina. They had a family band which played for dancing and included his brother Dick who still plays piano accordion around the Dales. Their grandmother used to stepdance and she taught one of their uncles who stepped in fell boots. Sam was recorded by Peter Kennedy in 1953 and the family are mentioned in the 1973 book 'Hannah' about the isolated life of Hannah Hauxwell. When Septimus started playing, his main source of tunes was his father’s repertoire and several of these tunes are now rarely heard elsewhere. Now in his eighties, he still plays in his local pubs." - Veteran Artistes
Discography
- Stepping It Out Again! 2012 CDVeteran / VTC10CD two tracks