Len & Barbara Berry: a rare glimpse!

Subject: RE: Len & Barbara Berry: a rare glimpse!
From: Leadfingers
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 07:29 AM

Len and Barbara can usually be found at Towersey Festival - I always look forward to meeting them for a chat !

Subject: RE: Len & Barbara Berry: a rare glimpse!
From: Mr Red
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 07:08 AM

Scooby - Bob & Gill Berry's FC is IN Devizes - Wiltshire Tradition.

Mr Red's FC Page - Wiltshire still Mon nights.

Subject: RE: Len & Barbara Berry: a rare glimpse!
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 06:04 AM

Your right Raggytash,with his wife Jill i believe.
Scooby

Subject: RE: Len & Barbara Berry: a rare glimpse!
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 05:46 AM

Great couple who looked after Wombat and I when we lived in Oxford many years ago, good to hear they're OK, if anyone see's them could they pass on our kindest regards to them both

Nick & Christine


Incidentally the Portway Pedlars used to include Bob or it did on the LP I have

Subject: RE: Len & Barbara Berry: a rare glimpse!
From: Cats at Work
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 05:45 AM

Len and Barbara have always supported up and coming young folkies all their lives. Superb ambassadors for the folk world and lovely people. If you see them again, give them our love.

Subject: RE: Len & Barbara Berry: a rare glimpse!
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 04:25 AM

They are very good friends of my ex and myself,they came to our wedding 23 years ago and for a best part of those years we went to there folk festival in Kirtlington,Oxfordshire.
A lovely couple and there son Bob runs Chippenham Folk Festival and a folk club near Devizes,Wiltshire.
Scooby

Subject: RE: Len & Barbara Berry: a rare glimpse!
From: Mr Happy
Date: 10 Apr 05 - 10:04 PM

Barbara Berry's other claims to fame is here:


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(Lyrics:Richard Monckton Milnes/Tune:Barbara Berry)

Arr. Eva Cassidy, tab by Stuart Lowe

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Subject: Len & Barbara Berry: a rare glimpse!
From: Mr Happy
Date: 10 Apr 05 - 09:48 PM

At the 'Royal Hill' Edgerley, Nr Nesscliffe, Shropshire, on Friday

I was priveliged to have a refreshing glimpse of the 'Portway Pedlars', Len & Barbara Berry.

Haven't seen 'em for 15years or more but still presenting fabulous classic folk entertainment!

Poor Len's lost his voice, hopefully temporarily- as I remember his renditions in magnificent deep & booming song; but Barbara's still in as good voice as ever.

She performed 'I'm a stranger to this country' accompanying herself with electric piano.

A tremendous song, from the Alfred Williams collection, tune composed by Barbara.

A truly inspiring & refreshing experience.


Anyone else recall these two as the superb 'Portway Pedlars'?