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Haste to The Wedding: Haste to The Wedding (Morris Dance)
The First of May: The First of May (Morris Dance)
The Willow Tree: The Willow Tree (Morris Dance)
Getting Up Stairs: Getting Up Stairs (Morris Dance)
Bonny Green Garters (notation): Bonny Green Garters (Morris Dance) - 2
Talking about dance tunes: Talking about dance tunes - William Kimber - Getting Upstairs, Rigs of Marlow, Old Woman tossed Up in a Blanket Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim...
Working with Sharp and getting the sack: William Kimber, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy,...
6 Handed Reel: 6 Hand Reel [six hand reel]
The Long-Tailed Blue (lyrics): A song collected by Alfred Williams, sung by John Kimber (a blacksmith) at Aston, near Bampton
Bonny Green Garters (lyrics): Bonny Green Garters (Morris Dance)
Remembering tunes: Loveless talks about playing by memory and the oral tradition
First meeting and Sharp and Neal: Christopher Chaundy, William Kimber, Theo Chaundy Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer...
Learning tunes: William Kimber et al Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
29th of May: To return to the list of morris tunes, click on 'Morris Tune Notations' in the menu on the right. Click on the links below to view and download the music you need: Melody (key of C)Melody (key of Bb)Melody (bass clef) Accompaniment (key of...
Morris Tune: A Morris tune, whistled to Cecil Sharp by William Kimber
The 29th of May: The 29th May [The twenty-ninth of May] / Bonny Green Garters Morris Dance
Shepherd's Hey Morris Jig: Shepherd's Hey Morris Jig
Shepherd's Hey: Shepherd's Hey
Rodney: Rodney
The Triumph (Step and Fetch Her): The Triumph (Step and Fetch Her)
Shepherd's Hey (tune): Loveless plays "The Shepherds Hey" from Headington Quarry. He also discusses the Percy Grainger arrangement.
The Nutting Girl (tune): Loveless plays "The Nutting Girl" from the village of Fieldtown
Rigs O' Marlow: Rigs O' Marlow
The Old Woman Tossed up in a Blanket: The Old Woman Tossed up in a Blanket
Morris Reel No. 1: Morris Reel No. 1
Playing in C, followed by "My Lord Of Sherborne's Jig" (tune): Loveless discusses the benefits of playing in C on concertina before playing "The Lord Of Sherborne's Jig"
Jockie To the Fair pt 2: Jockie To the Fair pt 2
Jockie To the Fair pt 1: Jockie To the Fair pt 1
Morris Off: Morris Off
Morris Reel No. 2: Morris Reel No. 2
Laudnum Bunches: Laudnum Bunches
Old Mother Oxford: Old Mother Oxford
Sharp as musician and collector: William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
Jockey to the Fair (tune): Loveless plays the single solo morris jig "Jockey To The Fair" from the village of Headington Quarry
Country Gardens (tune, discussion): Talk and tune, William Kimber, Christopher Chaundy Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer...
Getting Upstairs (tune, some singing): William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956 Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer Churchill (future wife of CC)
Princess Royal (tune): Loveless plays "Princess Royal" from Fieldtown, Oxfordshire
Kenneth Loveless: William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer Churchill (future wife of CC)
The Quaker's Wife (tune): William Kimber, Mabel Stace Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer Churchill (future wife...
Over the Hills to Glory (tune): Performed by William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer Churchill (future wife...
First meeting with Cecil Sharp: William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
Jockie To the Fair - Morris Jig: Jockie To the Fair - Morris Jig
Ladies Pleasure (tune): Loveless plays "Ladies Pleasure, also know as "Ladies Of Pleasure" from the village of Bledington
Lumps of Plum Pudding (tune): Loveless plays "Lumps Of Plum Pudding" from Bledington in Oxfordshire
I'll Go And Enlist For A Sailor (tune): Loveless plays "I'll Go Enlist For A Sailor" from the village of Sherborne
Bonnets So Blue (tune): Loveless plays "Bonnets So Blue" from the village of Bucknell
Princess Royal (tune): William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
Swaggering Boney (Longborough) (tune): William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956; a few days after Tape 54A/B.
Old Mother Oxford (tune): Loveless plays "Old Mother Oxford" from Headington Quarry.
Country Gardens: Country Gardens
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Douglas Kennedy 16-7-38: Letter from Maud Karpeles to Douglas Kennedy (16 Jul 1938) re Karpeles' membership of [EFDSS] teaching staff and Board of Examiners, [EFDSS] staff conference and enclosed documents relating to alterations to Headington dances and information from...
Letter from Maud Karpeles to William Kimber 29-1-38: Letter from [Maud Karpeles] to William Kimber (29 Jan 1938) re assurance that Kimber's insistance on the correctness of [Cecil Sharp's notation of] the Headington tunes and dances will be noted and kept for future reference.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 24-4-32: Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (24 Apr 1932) re hearing [Cecil Sharp's] tunes on the radio, the arrangement and attribution of songs and memories of playing and dancing for Cecil Sharp.
Letter from Maud Karpeles to Douglas Kennedy 22-7-38: Letter from Maud Karpeles to 'Douglas' [Douglas Kennedy] (22 Jul 1938) re Karpeles' attendance at [EFDSS] staff conference and response to suggestion that William Kimber's insistance on the accuracy of Cecil Sharp's notation of the Headington tunes and...
Letter from Douglas Kennedy to Maud Karpeles 25-7-38: Letter from [Douglas Kennedy] to Maud Karpeles (25 Jul 1938) disputing Kennedy's supposed suggestion that William Kimber's insistance on the accuracy of Cecil Sharp's notation of the Headington tunes and dances was influenced by Karpeles [see MK/5/86]...
The Loveless recordings: The Reverend Kenneth Loveless (1911-1995), Area Dean of Hackney, morris dancer and musician, got to know William Kimber and became his pupil on the concertina. When Kimber died, he left Loveless the concertina which had been bought for him by public...
Extract by Maud Karpeles from letter: Extract by Maud Karpeles from letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (27 Jan 1938) re Kimber's role as the sole source for Sharp's notation and insistance that Sharp's notation of the Headington tunes and dances is correct and is traditional.
Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles 27-1-38: Letter from William Kimber to Maud Karpeles (27 Jan 1938) re memories of meeting Cecil Sharp, Kimber's role as the sole source for Sharp's notation and insistance that Sharp's notation of the Headington tunes and dances is correct and is traditional.
The Full English records: The Full English is a digital resource bringing together many of the major folk music collections in the United Kingdom and beyond. This selection from it contains all the material in it relating to Kimber and Headington Quarry. It includes relevant...
Old Mother Oxford: To return to the list of morris tunes, click on 'Morris Tune Notations' in the menu on the right. Click on the links below to view and download the music you need: Melody (key of C)Melody (key of Bb)Melody (bass clef) Accompaniment (key of...
The Full English records - tunes & songs: A selection of records from The Full English archive, with tune notations and song lyrics from the Headington Quarry area. Please browse using the menu on the right, or search using the box in the top right of the page.
Trunkles: Trunkles (Morris Dance)
Working with Sharp and getting the sack - tags: "Cecil Sharp" Uxbridge, "Chelsea Polytechnic" "notating tunes" "getting the sack" "never failed Sharp" Sharp tunes
Esperance and the dispute - tags: Esperance "Mary Neal" "Herbert McIlwaine" "Florrie Warren" "Rose Mallett" "Sharp-Neal dispute"
Making peace with Mary Neal - tags: "Cecil Sharp House" "Mary Neal" "Douglas Kennedy" "Sharp-Neal dispute" "English Folk Dance and Song Society" "Florrie Warren" "Rose Mallett" "girls dancing"
The Chaundy Collection: In 1956 Theo Chaundy (a mathematics don at Christ Church and a morris dancer with the Oxford University Morris Men) bought a tape recorder and invited William Kimber to his home to talk about morris dancing, along with his fellow dancers Jim Phillips...
Education Resources: Linked from the menu on the right of this page you'll find a collection of resources which you can use to carry our a local history project in your school - or if you prefer you can just pick and choose a few activities to try! Click here to try a...
Extracts from William Kimber's Letters: Extracts from William Kimber's Letters
Double Set Back Morris Dance: Double Set Back Morris Dance
Double Lead Through: Double Lead Through
Green Sleeves / Bacca Pipes Jig: Green Sleeves / Bacca Pipes Jig
Headington Morris: Headington Morris
How D'Ye Do? Morris Dance: How D'Ye Do? Morris Dance
Horton Cum Studley, Oxon. Morris: Horton Cum Studley, Oxon. Morris
Country Dance air: Country Dance air noted by Cecil Sharp
Country Dance: Country Dance
Constant Billy: Constant Billy
Constant Billy (tune): William Kimber Recorded at Theo Chaundy's house, 62 Iffley Road, Oxford, 1956 Present: William Kimber, Mabel Stace, Charlie Jones, Jim Phillips, Theo Chaundy, Hilda Chaundy (wife of TC), Christopher Chaundy, Jennifer Churchill (future wife of CC)
Constant Billy (Adderbury) (tune): Constant Billy (Adderbury) tune
Bacca Pipes: Bacca Pipes
Blue Eyed Stranger: Blue Eyed Stranger
Bean Setting: Bean Setting
Hunting The Squirrel: Hunting The Squirrel

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