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Thread #43128   Message #628371
Posted By: Dave Bryant
15-Jan-02 - 12:04 PM
Thread Name: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ?
Subject: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ?
Does anyone know if the unacc. harmony group ENGLISH TAPESTRY are still around ? They were based in Cambridge, UK and were a trio comprising husband and wife Brian and Ruth Britain (I think that's how they spelt it) plus a tenor voice (that part of the group varied over the years). I last saw them about 20 years ago when I booked them for my club at Blackheath, SE London. Ruth had just had a baby then. Beside the harmonies they managed some wonderful syncopation. I remember a lovely version of (Ralph McTell's ?) "Another Rain" as well as "Brig Fair" and a hunting song in which they had a chorus of hounds, horses, and finally huntsmen "Wah-wah-wah-ing" at the hunt ball.