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Thread #98056 Message #1937311
Posted By: r.padgett
15-Jan-07 - 11:22 AM
Thread Name: Oscar the Frog or Magus - Yorkshire acts
Subject: RE: Oscar the Frog or Magus - Yorkshire acts
Oscar the Frog were Barnsley based Steve Sutcliffe driving force had a terrific ear for tunes on fiddle Sue Banks on English concertina had been in Ratcliffe stout band
Started off a school band also had Dave 'Harry' Lauder was employed as a technician in Drama at Barnsley college
Couple of brothers in earliest incarnation
Had I think Stephen Linstead at one time I think as a singer (now a prof at Durham Univ)
Dave Malkin was a dance caller with them for a period