Malcolm,

My impression is that it was just among children. After school some of us went to stepdancing classes run by the Ellwood family (I had no idea of their celebrity until I went to work at the EFDSS in the late 60s!) where we were also taught stagecraft and singing. This consisted, I regret to say, of 1950s show tunes rather than traditional music. There again, the Ellwoods were more than likely under close scrutiny not to include anything controversial in the classes which were held at the miners' institute under a very reactionary regime.

I did mention it to Bert Lloyd who, up to the time of his death in 1982, used to send me lengthy 'notes', typed in single spacing on flimsy paper. Needless to say I plagiarised these shamelessly in future articles but I'm not aware that he ever made use of anything I told him!