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Profiles of Traditional Musicians from East Anglia
The following articles about traditional singers and musicians appeared in East Anglian Traditional Music Trust newsletters as the series 'Personal Portraits' from 2003 until 2010.
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Personal Portrait No.1 Oscar Woods - Suffolk melodeon player, by Roger Digby
Personal Portrait No.2 Walter Pardon - Norfolk singer, by Peta Webb
Personal Portrait No.3 Harkie Nesling - Suffolk fiddler, by Keith Summers
Personal Portrait No.4 Jumbo Brightwell - Suffolk singer, by Chris Foster
Personal Portrait No.5 Fred Whiting - Suffolk singer, fiddler and jig doll maker, by John Howson
Personal Portrait No.6 Dolly Curtis - Suffolk melodeon player, by Katie Howson
Personal Portrait No. 7 Sam Larner - Norfolk singer, by Martin Carthy
Personal Portrait No. 8 Billy Bennington - Norfolk dulcimer player, by John Howson
Personal Portrait No. 9 Walter and Daisy Bulwer - Norfolk musicians, by Reg Hall
Personal Portrait No.10 Percy Brown - Norfolk melodeon player, by Dave Arthur
Personal Portrait No. 11 Bob Hart - Suffolk singer, by Vic Harrup
Personal Portrait No. 12 Tony Harvey - Suffolk singer, by Katie & John Howson
Personal Portrait No. 13 Phoebe Smith - Suffolk singer, by Mike Yates
Personal Portrait No. 14 Geoff Ling - Suffolk singer, by John Howson
Personal Portrait No. 15 Bob Roberts - Suffolk singer, by Jill Bennett & Anne Roberts
Personal Portrait No. 16 Mollie Whittaker - Norfolk dulcimer player, by John & Katie Howson
Personal Portrait No. 17 Hubert Freeman - Suffolk singer, by John & Katie Howson
Personal Portrait No. 18 Cecil Pearl - Suffolk melodeon player, by John & Katie Howson
Personal Portrait No. 19 Dick Hewitt - Norfolk stepdancer, by Katie Howson & Peter Clifton
Personal Portrait No. 20 Ted Chaplin - Suffolk singer, by John & Katie Howson
Personal Portrait No. 21 Percy Ling - Suffolk singer, by Taffy Thomas
Personal Portrait No. 22 - Roy Last - Suffolk singer, by John Howson. See also Village Portrait No.1 about Mendlesham.
Personal Portrait No. 23 - Cyril Poacher - Suffolk singer, by Keith Summers
Personal Portrait No. 24 - Billy Cooper - Norfolk dulcimer player, by Chris Holderness & Reg Hall
Personal Portrait No. 25 - Gordon Syrett - Suffolk singer, by John Howson. See also Village Portrait No.1 about Mendlesham.
Personal Portrait No. 26 - Harry Cox - Norfolk singer, by Shirley Collins
Personal Portrait No. 27 - Gordon Woods - Suffolk singer, by John Howson
Personal Portrait No. 28 - Font Whatling - Suffolk melodeon player and stepdancer, by John Howson
Personal Portrait No. 29 - Harry Green - Essex singer, by John Howson
Personal Portrait No. 30 - Old Hat Concert Party, by Katie & John Howson
Having reached No. 30 in our series of profiles of traditional musicians we decided it was time to branch out a bit, and we are now featuring a wider range of articles.
Village Portraits Village Portrait No.1 is about Mendlesham and No. 2 (due in 2013) will be about Blaxhall.
Tracing a Tune Tracing a Tune No.1 is about The Perfect Cure and No. 2 is about Starry Night for a Ramble.
Behind the Songs Behind the Songs No. 1 is about Peter the Paynter and No. 2 is about The Capatin's Apprentice.
There is also a section about a 200 year-old book of tunes from Bury St Edmunds, which contains transcriptions of all the tunes, and a page about the tunes and songs collected by John Clare in Cambridgeshire.
What are the musical traditions of East Anglia?
Traditional Music Day Melodeons & More Workshops, classes & schools Community Projects
Profiles of traditional musicians Research Jig Dolls Dulcimers Stepdancing
Resources Shop Links Press Room