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BCA - 2022.3786
Title
Bampton Barn Dance Band; Don Rouse, 40 years of running the band
Date(s)
- 1974 2014 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
one document of 25 pages
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Scope and content
For 40 years Don Rouse developed and ran a Barn Dance band which at one time ran hundreds of dances a year both in the UK and abroad, and all the while Don was running a dairy unit. This account is written by Don and apart from documenting the history of barn dancing for 40 years from 1974 it all co-incidentally wonderfully documents the changes in society that feel to have taken much of the fun out of life. It's a wonderful read for anyone interested in social history.