Bampton Traditional Morris Men
- BCA - 2023.4164
- Part
- 1980-90
Dancing in the grounds of the Deanery. Reg Hall on fiddle, Craig Godwin (back to camera) and Jamie Blackwell dancing a jig.
Janet Westman
Bampton Traditional Morris Men
Dancing in the grounds of the Deanery. Reg Hall on fiddle, Craig Godwin (back to camera) and Jamie Blackwell dancing a jig.
Janet Westman
Bampton Traditional Morris Men
Bernie Basson, Jasper Walsh in jacket, and Cyril Smith on left enjoying a drink at a dance in Alvescot
Janet Westman
Bampton Traditional Morris Men 1958
Bertie Clark. Fiddle rear Harry Hampton (fool) Peter Alum, George Hunt, Bobby Wells cake
Bertie (1877.-1958) was another Bampton Morris fiddler, but unlike Wells
was not born into the tradition. He was brought up in London, where he worked at a railway depot
in Camden Town. He had some violin lessons, and played in the railway staff orchestra. Sometime
before the Great War he moved to Carterton, the village next to Bampton. When in 1926 Jinky Wells
had a falling-out with his Morris side, and went off to form his own, Bertie Clark was invited to be
fiddler for the original Bampton Morris; he initially learned the tunes from Cecil Sharp’s published
manuscripts (presumably relations with Wells were such that he wasn’t going to teach them to
Bertie himself!) Recordings of his playing made in 1958 appear on Rig-a-jig jig; dance music of the
south of England from Topic Records’ "Voice of the People" collection. A listen to his playing is very
instructive. At the time he would have been 81 years old, was quite likely well out of practice and
possibly arthritic.
Janet Westman
1ba. Closer view first three sealed names
1ba. Closer view first three sealed names
Paul Ader
Bourton Cottages, and Old Grammar School
Photo of Bourton Cottages and Old Grammar School taken c1990 by Andrew Hiklditch
Janet Westman
Bampton Traditional Morris Men
Photo of Francis Shergold and Bob Allison described as a lovely man he was the
Cake bearer 1962-1989. Died 1994.
Janet Westman
Bampton Traditional Morris Men 1978
Black and White Photo taken in 1978 at Greyshott House
Tony Daniels, Mark Harrison, Reg Hall, Cyril Smith
Janet Westman