Obit: Patricia Tracey, clog dancer (Feb 2008)

Subject: Obit: Patricia Tracey, clog dancer (Feb 2008)
From: Newport Boy
Date: 12 May 08 - 10:53 AM

Today's Guardian carried this obituary, a few months late.

Phil

Subject: RE: Obit: Patricia Tracey, clog dancer (Feb 2008)
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 12 May 08 - 07:00 PM

Not a few months later because of any slowness on the part of the obituarist to write it, I can assure you ....
Derek Schofield

Subject: RE: Obit: Patricia Tracey, clog dancer (Feb 2008)
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 13 May 08 - 06:47 AM

Thanks for the obit Derek, you do a great job.

She was a lovely lady, I only saw her once, before I really knew much about any kind of folk dancing (still don't) but I was very impressed all the same!

Subject: RE: Obit: Patricia Tracey, clog dancer (Feb 2008)
From: Newport Boy
Date: 13 May 08 - 08:42 AM

Thanks, Derek.

My phrasing was intended to imply that the Guardian was late, rather than the writer. I think 3 months is getting on for a record.

Phil

Subject: RE: Obit: Patricia Tracey, clog dancer (Feb 2008)
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 13 May 08 - 08:26 PM

BBC North West regional news programme picked up on the obituary and did a feature on Pat this evening (Tuesday) with archival film footage. here's the link on how to see it again ...
Derek

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7399520.stm

Subject: RE: Obit: Patricia Tracey, clog dancer (Feb 2008)
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 14 May 08 - 06:11 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7399520.stm

Subject: RE: Obit: Patricia Tracey, clog dancer (Feb 2008)
From: GUEST
Date: 14 May 08 - 04:04 PM

It was such a pleasure to bring Pat to Chippenham Folk Festival when I was organising displays and workshops there. She was such a lovely person who delighted in sharing her knowledge and dancing skills and passing them on to anybody who wanted to learn. I've been involved with dance all my life - of many different genres - classical & modern ballet, tap, international and many different kinds of folk dance. Pat stands out in my memory as a true Master of her art with a wonderfully modest nature.

To put it colloquially, she may have 'popped her clogs', but she'll always be remembered dancing in them!

Polly

Subject: RE: Obit: Patricia Tracey, clog dancer (Feb 2008)
From: GUEST,Polly Squeezebox
Date: 14 May 08 - 04:06 PM

Above was from me, but I seem to have lost my cookie.

Polly (Pauline)

Subject: RE: Obit: Patricia Tracey, clog dancer (Feb 2008)
From: Mo the caller
Date: 15 May 08 - 09:29 AM

I have put that link onto another forum as an attempt to share our folk heritage.
But I wonder how long it will stay working.
Are there any permanent links to Pat, or other clog icons like Sam Sherry?