Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Renault Chenilette

Carrier used by the French in 1940. Details

Saturday, March 18, 2017

Jimmy Reed Big Boss Man (Live) AFBF


Radstock Jig

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RADSTOCK JIG, THE. English, Hornpipe (cut time). C Major/A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The English collector Cecil Sharp noted this tune from one James Higgins (1819-c. 1910), a fiddle player who was living at the time in Shepton Mallett Union, a workhouse. It was originally simply called “Radstock”, or, as Sharp gave it in his notebook, "Radstock Tune." Sharp published it soon afterwards with the title "Radstock Jig," using the convention of the word 'jig' not to denoting musical meter but rather to indicate a tune played for solo dancing (see Sharp's Folk-Dance Airs: Collected in Oxfordshire, Glocesteshire, Devonshire, Somerset, and Devonshire, 1909). Higgins was a native of the village of Shepton Mallet (south of Bath), Somerset, where he was a clerk in the local Co-operative Society, and Radstock was a nearby mining town. There is some thought, although no evidence, that the tune may have been in the repertoire of the Radstock Band, an old village band.

Sunday, March 12, 2017

Bad Detectives in Bath

Had a fun night last night at the Widcombe Social Club (ace venue) with the B-side the A-side dj team.

Sunday, March 05, 2017

Delta 88 at Somer Valley Rock n Roll Club

Western Star trio from Devom came to Radstock Working Me' Club for a night of rockabilly. Next one is May 13th Tomcats. Photo Sue