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Wassail this about, then?
Folklore, April, 2002 by Chris Barltrop
There were no tourists; no foreign visitors; no promoters or profiteers; just us and our past, present and future. If Bill Bryson could have been there, then he would have had something to write about!
Chris Barltrop is a participant in folklore rather than an observer. As a child, he was keen on local history. The first record he ever owned (and still cherishes!) was of Suffolk singers at the now-famous Ship Inn in Blaxhall. He developed a lifelong interest in traditional song, himself singing in folk clubs. His professional training was as an actor, but since 1973 he has been involved in the world of the travelling circus, until recently a very traditional British artform. Chris has appeared as Ringmaster with many famous circuses here and abroad, and has become an integral member of the circus community. "Wassail this about, then?" is his first published writing on folklore.
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