to whom it may concern history of sidmouth folk many years ago I was in seaton and meet a lady called miss knee she said in 1951 see founded the dance for the people working in the hotels many of they were from the north ie clogs etc and of course morris dancers she said that it was a way give to give them a bit of they home as nearly all were from far away this was the start of the folk in sidmouth and after the big bands stopped the yetties started my first folk in 1960s blackmore gardens ive been to all of the folk weeks since then and unlike my dad who played joana i play banjo and saw and many others sidmouth and i suppose ive done a lot of research into the valley is named after the sidhe or fairie valley in celtic most of my knowlege is handed down by word of mouth from the folks so write it is hard for me as you can see but i will do my best and at sidmouth this year will tell the real story of sidmouth and why the folk is really there and is not going to upset anyone to bad as steve heap said to me last year ive done my best maybe i replied maybe but things change as all good things do for the better and having the sidhe with you is all you need for a good time for all the family and as miss knee said its for the childrens children childrens so come you people the little folks are going to play any way with or without your say so as they have from the begining the music is free and playing it a gift dance is the pleasure of hearing it i call people big people and little people and if you understand you are little like me if you dont then you are big and big people hurt the flowers a good friend of mine sidmouth joke only hope to here from you all cheers me deers sawhawk