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Thread #58891   Message #2979207
Posted By: GUEST,Bob Burgess (White Horse Morris Men)
03-Sep-10 - 08:50 AM
Thread Name: Review: The Songwainers
Subject: RE: Review: The Songwainers
Hi
I used to hitch hike back from Warminster to Cheltenham every Sunday night from 1968 to 1972, in the hope I'd get back in time to get to the Victory Club. Ken, Ron and Steve were superb - I remember Ron explaining their harmonies to me. At that time I was a student apprentice - 6 months with Dowty in Cheltenham, 6 months at Brunel University (Herga folksong club and morris) - I joined Gloucestershire Morris Men, and with Ken and others was founder member of Gloster Old Spot. The Songwaimers were a defining influence on my singing, as was Rod Stradling on my music....
I could go on reminiscing, but the Songwainers were the Victory....
BB