FTX-088 - KINGSBRIDGE FAIR

SOUTH DEVON SONG CONTEST

The South Devon Songmaking Contest, held at "The King's Arms" in 1975, was sponsored jointly by Folktrax and Wadworth's Brewery. All 13 entries are included here as a unique portrait of a Devon market town as well as displaying the diversity achieved by the authors, composers and types of performances including the local Primary School. Also includes the adjudication and announcement of prize-winners as well as the East Allington handbell ringers who filled the interlude while the adjudicators were selecting the winners.

1. THE FLAGS ARE FLYING (Wrigley) sung with piano by Jackie WRIGLEY - 3'18"

2. IN OLD KINGSBRIDGE TOWN (Skinner) J SKINNER with guitar - 3'23"

3. 2nd Prize: IN GOOD OLD KINGSBRIDGE TOWN (Church) Mrs CHURCH with members of East Allington Handbell Ringers followed by a tune on the bells - 2'31"

4. TIME FOR KINGSBRIDGE FAIR (Coates/ Rath) D.COATES with H.RATH (piano) - 1'30"

5. 3rd Prize: KINGSBRIDGE FAIR WELCOMES YOU (Ken Luke) Faith LUKE with Dick PHIPPS (guitar) & Derek LAWFORD (banjo) - 3'51"

6. THE SUN IS UP (Wilson) Viv WILSON & R.SINNETT with guitars - 2'31"

7. OLD KINGSBRIDGE TOWN (Armstrong) Derek ARMSTRONG with guitar - 2'29"

8. KINGSBRIDGE TOWN (A.H.Bairstow & G.H.Humphries) Kingsbridge Primary School - 2'10"

9. 1st Prize: THE KINGSBRIDGE SONG (Heath) Bob KERSWELL with Frank DAVIS (violin), Angela PALMER (guitar) & Joy HEATH (piano) - 2'45"

10. GOING TO KINGSBRIDGE FAIR (Vavreka) Kay VAVREKA with Jill TAYLOR (piano) - 2'16"

11. WILL YOU COME WITH ME TO KINGSBRIDGE FAIR? (Webber) Duet by Vi WEBBER (with guitar) & Ken HEADON - 2'41"

12. KINGSBRIDGE FAIR WEEK ONCE MORE (Baume) Sam BAUME with Anne Marie WARREN (piano replayed on cassette) - 1'31"

13. DOIN' THE KINGSBRIDGE RAG (Hobday) Paul HOBDAY (with guitar, kazoo & mouth-harp) - 2'43"

14. Interlude of popular tunes by East Allington Handbell Ringers introduced by the landlord, Fred Hughes - 6'04"

15. Part of Adjudication by Peter Kennedy with the winners announced by the Mayor - 3'20"

The winners received £25, a trophy and a pin of Wadworth's beer in the wood

THE RULES: Any number of singers and instruments can be used to present the song in performance, but entrants were asked to bear in mind that the adjudicators would be concerned that the woods be clearly understood by local people. Both words and music to be of original composition, but they could be based on traditional forms. Songs should not exceed 3.30 minutes duration.