Widecombe Fair is an annual fair in England, held in the Dartmoor village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor on the second Tuesday of September.[1][2] It is well known as the subject of the folk song of the same name, featuring Uncle Tom Cobley and his friends.
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WidecombeFair is an annual fair in England, held in the Dartmoor village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor on the second Tuesday of September. It is well known...
the popular song "WidecombeFair". The name is thought to derive from 'Withy-combe' which means Willow Valley. According to Widecombe's official website...
number of people in a list. The phrase comes from a Devon folk song, "WidecombeFair", collected around 1890 by Sabine Baring-Gould. Its chorus ends with...
Rambling Syd. "The Terrible Tale of the Somerset Nog" (to the tune of "WidecombeFair") "D'ye Ken Jim Pubes" (to the tune of "D'ye Ken John Peel") "Green...
1964. Both series included the character Jan Stewer (a character from WidecombeFair) who recounted his experiences of the modern world in Devon dialect...
several other songs including "Diddycombe Fair" - a spoof of the well-known West Country song "WidecombeFair". On stage the Diddy Men are normally played...
Dartmoor setting. One of his novels, WidecombeFair (1913), inspired by an annual fair at the village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, provided the scenario for...
(born 1990), Australian rower WidecombeFair, an annual event in England WidecombeFair (song), a folk song Widecombe in the Moor, a Devon village Widdicomb...
twice, for All in Free but Janey by Elizabeth Johnson in 1968 and On to WidecombeFair by Patricia Gauch in 1978. The Golem by Barbara Rogasky and illustrated...
generally known in the South West of England as a character in the song "WidecombeFair", the chorus of which ends with 'Uncle Tom Cobley and all'. This was...
tradition of Uncle Tom Cobley appearing in a smock-frock at the annual WidecombeFair, and today she is credited as the person who instigated the practice...
Trythall), is thought by some to be an older traditional song than "WidecombeFair" and is still sung. There is a suggestion that the song was known in...
Coles used the pseudonym Jan Stewer (a character from the folk song WidecombeFair) to pen a long-running series of humorous articles and correspondences...
Music/RMSM - Blow Away the Morning Dew Devonshire and Dorset Regiment - WidecombeFair, We've Lived and Loved Together and The Maid of Glenconnel; Duke of...
to protect, entertain, and instruct on how to participate in a just and fair society. Folklorists have developed frameworks such as the Aarne–Thompson-Uther...
understanding peculiar English. p. 53. ISBN 9781840466843. The history of WidecombeFair. Widecombe and District Local History Group. 2007. ISBN 9781898964797. "Old...
starting point of Uncle Tom Cobley and his companions for the journey to WidecombeFair, in the well-known folk song. It was CAMRA's National Pub of the Year...
(Trad) The Riddle Song (Child Ballad 1) (Trad) Michael Finnigan (Trad) WidecombeFair (Trad) Froggy's Courting (Trad) Curly Locks (Trad) Park Records [1]...
Some[who?] believe that if Uncle Tom Cobley did exist and did travel to Widecombefair, he would have travelled from Spreyton. Spreyton was mentioned in the...
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