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Country Dance air: Country Dance air noted by Cecil Sharp
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 14-6-29: Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (14 Jun 1929) re acceptance of invitation to attend [the laying of the foundation stone at Cecil Sharp House] and Kimber's work as a bricklayer.
Morris Tune: A Morris tune, whistled to Cecil Sharp by William Kimber
Letter from Maud Karpeles to William Kimber 3-6-39: Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to William Kimber (3 Jun 1939) re Karpeles' work preserving Cecil Sharp's legacy and thanks for Kimber's loyalty to Sharp.
The first Morris Book: "The First Morris Book" Cecil Sharp
Extract from EFDSS minutes 7th July: Extract from EFDSS Minutes (7 Jul 1936) re Cecil Sharp copyright, potential impact of sale of Cecil Sharp copyright to EFDSS on folk dance movement, re-collecting and William Kimber's grievances.
Index of the Cecil Sharp Manuscript Collection: Index of the Cecil Sharp manuscript collection at Clare College, Cambridge.
First meeting with Cecil Sharp: William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
Copy of short hand notes (Cecil Sharp): Copy of short hand notes taken at Headington Oct 24th 1910 by Miss Neal & Co.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 27-1-38: Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (27 Jan 1938) re memories of meeting Cecil Sharp, Kimber's role as the sole source for Sharp's notation and insistance that Sharp's notation of the Headington tunes and dances is correct and is traditional.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Frank Howes: Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to Frank Howes (3 Jun 1939) re disagreement with EFDSS policy with reference to Cecil Sharp copyright, EFDSS membership and social aspect of country dancing.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 24-4-32: Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (24 Apr 1932) re hearing [Cecil Sharp's] tunes on the radio, the arrangement and attribution of songs and memories of playing and dancing for Cecil Sharp.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 30-10-33: Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (30 Oct 1933) re lack of contact from EFDS [EFDSS] following his visit to London on 6 Dec 1932 and concerns for the end of his Morris dancing career.
The Chaundy Collection: In 1956 Theo Chaundy (a mathematics don at Christ Church and a morris dancer with the Oxford University Morris Men) bought a tape recorder and invited William Kimber to his home to talk about morris dancing, along with his fellow dancers Jim Phillips...
Double Set Back Morris Dance: Double Set Back Morris Dance
Collections: Back to the Quarry brings together several important collections, in some cases making them available for the first time. As you browse through the collections you have the opportunity to comment on them and to add your own memories or thoughts. We're...
The Full English records: The Full English is a digital resource bringing together many of the major folk music collections in the United Kingdom and beyond. This selection from it contains all the material in it relating to Kimber and Headington Quarry. It includes relevant...
The 29th of May: The 29th May [The twenty-ninth of May] / Bonny Green Garters Morris Dance
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Douglas Kennedy 16-7-38: Letter from Maud Karpeles to Douglas Kennedy (16 Jul 1938) re Karpeles' membership of [EFDSS] teaching staff and Board of Examiners, [EFDSS] staff conference and enclosed documents relating to alterations to Headington dances and information from...
Extracts from William Kimber's Letters: Extracts from William Kimber's Letters
Letter from Mary Neal to Clive Carey: Letter from Mary Neal to Clive Carey, 2 Oct 1910, re, Visit from a fiddler and Geoffrey Tote. Neal asks Carey to accompany her on visit to cousin Kimber to notate dance steps, which are to be relayed to Cecil Sharp.
Further Notes on Headington Quarry Morris Dancers: Further Notes on Headington Quarry Morris Dancers
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 22-11-28: Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (22 Nov 1928) re being unable to find the letters that Karpeles had asked for.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 26-8-31: Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (26 Aug 1931) re the death of Kimber's parents, Kimber's father's contribution to Cecil Sharp's work and opinions of Mary Neal.
Haste to The Wedding: Haste to The Wedding (Morris Dance)
Bonny Green Garters (lyrics): Bonny Green Garters (Morris Dance)
Blue Eyed Stranger: Blue Eyed Stranger
Bean Setting: Bean Setting
Bonny Green Garters (notation): Bonny Green Garters (Morris Dance) - 2
Country Dance: Country Dance
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Tony Wales: Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to Tony Wales (1 Nov 1974) re Wales' retirement from EFDSS, his continued editorship of 'English Dance and Song' and the submission by Karpeles of a letter to the editor to be published in 'English Dance and Song'. Includes...
Shepherd's Hey: Shepherd's Hey
Hunting The Squirrel: Hunting The Squirrel
Bacca Pipes: Bacca Pipes
6 Handed Reel: 6 Hand Reel [six hand reel]
Headington Morris: Headington Morris
Statement Re Mr. Kimber and the Headington Morris: Statement Re Mr. Kimber and the Headington Morris
Green Sleeves / Bacca Pipes Jig: Green Sleeves / Bacca Pipes Jig
Horton Cum Studley, Oxon. Morris: Horton Cum Studley, Oxon. Morris
How D'Ye Do? Morris Dance: How D'Ye Do? Morris Dance
Constant Billy: Constant Billy
Country Gardens: Country Gardens
Double Lead Through: Double Lead Through
Getting Up Stairs: Getting Up Stairs (Morris Dance)
The Willow Tree: The Willow Tree (Morris Dance)
Shepherd's Hey Morris Jig: Shepherd's Hey Morris Jig
Rodney: Rodney
Rigs O' Marlow: Rigs O' Marlow
Morris Reel No. 2: Morris Reel No. 2
Morris Reel No. 1: Morris Reel No. 1
Letter from Maud Karpeles to William Kimber 29-1-38: Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to William Kimber (29 Jan 1938) re assurance that Kimber's insistance on the correctness of [Cecil Sharp's notation of] the Headington tunes and dances will be noted and kept for future reference.
Jockie To the Fair - Morris Jig: Jockie To the Fair - Morris Jig
Morris Off: Morris Off
Quotations: Quotations
Old Mother Oxford: Old Mother Oxford
Last meeting with Sharp: William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
Sharp and Kimber's accuracy (1): William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
William Kimber's concertina: Loveless discusses the concertina that was bequeathed to him by William Kimber, and how Kimber came to own it.
Sharp-Neal dispute: William Kimber William Kimber at home, Merryville, St Ann’s Road, Headington, 16 June 1959, with Theo Chaundy, Christopher Chaundy
Jockie To the Fair pt 1: Jockie To the Fair pt 1
Notes about Morris, Maypole, Broom, Frog and Kibby Dances. Also the Wrastling Crib.: Notes about Morris, Maypole, Broom, Frog and Kibby Dances. Also the Wrastling Crib.
Newspaper Cutting: Here follows a newspaper cutting from Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday March 18th 1899.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to William Kimber 22-1-38: Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to William Kimber (22 Jan 1938) re enjoyment of seeing Kimber recently and suggestion that Kimber write down his memories of Cecil Sharp's collecting.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Rolf Gardiner: Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to Henry Rolf Gardiner (12 Dec 1962) re disagreements with Gardiner's address to the Cambridge Morris Men relating to Cecil Sharp's opinion of women and Morris dancing, declining standard of songs and dances with reference...
Mary Neal: William Kimber William Kimber at home, Merryville, St Ann’s Road, Headington, 16 June 1959, with Theo Chaundy, Christopher Chaundy
EFDS and teaching: William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
The Morris Books: William Kimber, Jim Phillips et al Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
Joining the EFDSS: Loveless discusses why he joined the EFDSS, and the experiences that lead to his involvement in traditional music as well as the history of the EFDSS
The dance "Baccapipes" (tune) and friendship with William Kimber: Loveless describes the dance "Baccapipes" before going on to discuss his friendship with William Kimber
The Old Woman Tossed up in a Blanket: The Old Woman Tossed up in a Blanket
The Triumph (Step and Fetch Her): The Triumph (Step and Fetch Her)
Trunkles: Trunkles (Morris Dance)
Beginnings in Esperance: William Kimber, Jim Phillips Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
Local Songs I: William Kimber et al Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956 Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer Churchill (future wife of CC)
Past Times: William Kimber et al Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer Churchill (future wife of CC)
Jockie To the Fair pt 2: Jockie To the Fair pt 2
Laudnum Bunches: Laudnum Bunches
Making peace with Mary Neal: William Kimber, Theo Chaundy Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer...
Collecting with Sharp: William Kimber, Hilda Chaundy, Theo Chaundy Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer...
Working with Sharp and getting the sack: William Kimber, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy,...
First meeting and Sharp and Neal: Christopher Chaundy, William Kimber, Theo Chaundy Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer...
The First of May: The First of May (Morris Dance)

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