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Bonny Green Garters (dance)
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William Kimber
10 June 1957. William Kimber playing for Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Mason's Arms, Headington Quarry
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Brighton Camp (Eynsham) (dance)
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William Kimber
10 June 1957. William Kimber playing for Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Mason's Arms, Headington Quarry
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The Fool's Jig (Bampton) (dance)
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William Kimber
10 June 1957. William Kimber playing for Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Mason's Arms, Headington Quarry
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Further Notes on Headington Quarry Morris Dancers
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Further Notes on Headington Quarry Morris Dancers
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Jockey to the Fair (tune)
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Loveless plays the single solo morris jig "Jockey To The Fair" from the village of Headington Quarry
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Shepherd's Hey (tune)
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Loveless plays "The Shepherds Hey" from Headington Quarry. He also discusses the Percy Grainger arrangement.
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Old Mother Oxford (tune)
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Loveless plays "Old Mother Oxford" from Headington Quarry.
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Young Collins (Bledington) (dance)
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William Kimber
10 June 1957. William Kimber playing for Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Mason's Arms, Headington Quarry
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Laudnum Bunches (dance)
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William Kimber
10 June 1957. William Kimber playing for Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Mason's Arms, Headington Quarry
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Current Headington Quarry Morris Dancers
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William Kimber
William Kimber at home, Merryville, St Ann’s Road, Headington, 16 June 1959, with Theo Chaundy, Christopher Chaundy
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Jockey to the Fair (dance)
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William Kimber
10 June 1957. William Kimber playing for Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Mason's Arms, Headington Quarry
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Headington Quarry Morris Dancers 1899
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William Kimber
William Kimber at home, Merryville, St Ann’s Road, Headington, 16 June 1959, with Theo Chaundy, Christopher Chaundy
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Headington Quarry Morris Dancers 1887
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William Kimber
William Kimber at home, Merryville, St Ann’s Road, Headington, 16 June 1959, with Theo Chaundy, Christopher Chaundy
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Shepherds' Hey (dance)
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Wiliam Kimber
10 June 1957. William Kimber playing for Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Mason's Arms, Headington Quarry
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Getting Upstairs (dance)
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William Kimber
10 June 1957. William Kimber playing for Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Mason's Arms, Headington Quarry
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Postcard from Mark Cox
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Post card from Mark Cox
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The dance "Baccapipes" (tune) and friendship with William Kimber
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Loveless describes the dance "Baccapipes" before going on to discuss his friendship with William Kimber
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Constant Billy (tune)
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William Kimber
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)
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Mummers
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William Kimber
Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
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Cessation of dancing and revival
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William Kimber
William Kimber at home, Merryville, St Ann’s Road, Headington, 16 June 1959, with Theo Chaundy, Christopher Chaundy
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Old Age
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William Kimber
Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
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Quarry nicknames
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William Kimber, Jim Phillips, Charlie Jones 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,...
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Whittle and dub
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William Kimber
Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
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First meeting with Cecil Sharp
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William Kimber
Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
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Collections
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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...
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The importance of capers
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Loveless on the importance of sustaining capers in a morris jig
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The Full English records
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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...
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Welcome to Merryville.uk - the online home of William Kimber
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This website is an online archive of material relating to William Kimber, a morris dancer and concertina player from Headington Quarry. It was created as part of the 'Back to the Quarry' project by Folk Arts Oxford, funded by the Heritage Lottery...
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The Chaundy Collection
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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...
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'Back to the Quarry'
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This website was created as part of the 'Back to the Quarry' project (BTTQ), by Folk Arts Oxford, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The aim of BTTQ was to explore the musical history of William Kimber and his family, and share the story with the...
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Whit Tours
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William Kimber
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)
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William Kimber's concertina
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Loveless discusses the concertina that was bequeathed to him by William Kimber, and how Kimber came to own it.
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Church Bells
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William Kimber et al
Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
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The Full English records - correspondence
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A selection of records from The Full English archive, relating to correspondence with or about William Kimber, and Headington Quarry Morris. Please browse using the menu on the right, or search using the box in the top right of the page.
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The Full English records - tunes & songs
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A selection of records from The Full English archive, with tune notations and song lyrics from the Headington Quarry area. Please browse using the menu on the right, or search using the box in the top right of the page.
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The Full English records - notes & writings
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A selection of records from The Full English archive, with various notes, writings, and articles, relating to Kimber, Morris, and Headington Quarry. Please browse using the menu on the right, or search using the box in the top right of the page.
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Christ Church Bells
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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)
