Barn Dance

Subject: RE: Barn Dance
From: Compton
Date: 14 Feb 03 - 01:52 PM

Good memeory, BigPinkLad, the title doesn't ring any bells but the age is about right. Still can't help thinking it was Barn Dance!! (maybe wrong) Steve Benbow's Protege ought to be able to find out...if he reads this. If it was a totally Geodie thing, what was Val Doonican and Steve Benbow doing onit...Good thinking, Snuffy, but it was done some years before the Pete Coe , Eddie Upton thing with the great living caller, Dick Witt doing it with the appalling Greensleeves (sing-along) Band. ..
...Dick Witt, the Greatest Living (?) Caller....DISCUSS!

Subject: RE: Barn Dance
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 13 Feb 03 - 06:32 PM

The original show was from BBC Newcastle I believe and was called What Che'or Geordie -- a comedy/variety show. Ran during the late 50s early 60 I think. I have a recording of The Little Waster, Bobby Thompson that includes a snippet of the Barry Sisters singing a tub-thumping number reminiscent of "Dance the Fling at Marlow" where the girls say back and forth in broad Geordie "D'yer like the music?" "Aye, it's better'en aal this rock 'n roll."

Subject: RE: Barn Dance
From: Mr Happy
Date: 12 Feb 03 - 08:17 PM

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Subject: RE: Barn Dance
From: Snuffy
Date: 12 Feb 03 - 07:45 PM

Skipper Jack, Radio2 ran two series of Barn Dance at 8.03pm on Wednesdays Oct-Dec 1993 and Mar-Apr 94. Featured bands in both series were:

1. Hookes Law, caller Pete Coe
   
2. The Mellstock Band, caller Dave Townsend
   
3. The Dartmoor Pixie Band, caller Sarah Vanstone
   
4. Geckoes, caller Keith Chandler
   
5. High Level Ranters, caller Hugh Rippon
   
6. Peeping Tom, caller Eddie Upton
   

Subject: RE: Barn Dance
From: GUEST,Song and Dance Man
Date: 12 Feb 03 - 05:40 PM

What,Dancing on the Telly...what next the BBC will be having Folk Singing on next!!...When the Litter of pigs fly over.

Subject: RE: Barn Dance
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Feb 03 - 06:53 AM

Did Brian Redhead do the Intructions!..Dont know the name of the band though!

Subject: RE: Barn Dance
From: Skipper Jack
Date: 11 Feb 03 - 04:54 AM

I remember on the radio that they had a barn dance feature.

You could hear the caller and the stamping of feet, and the ceilidh band of course - or should I say country dance band? There was the general hub=bub of noise of what, I presume was a live recording?

Not quite the same impact of a televised show!

Subject: "Barn Dance"
From: Compton
Date: 10 Feb 03 - 10:44 AM

Here's something to bring from the recesses of the mind. How many out there can remember a time on the BBC when they (incredibly!) televised Barn Dancing! The Caller I remember was Bill Cain and it was the earliest sitings of Steve Benbow, Val Doonican (!!) and the (geordie) Barry Sinsters. Can't remember the band (Think they were North Eastern. In connection with a recent thread about BBC commitment, It's a bit of a stunner to think this used to be BBC output,I would suggest in the early sixties. Any 50 something Mudcatters remember this programme and long for the "good old days" ..when folk WAS on the telly.