Jack's Alive by Oyster Ceilidh Band, released on Dingle's Records in 1980.

The debut of the venerable English folk institution. Good but greater things were to come.

Ed Dale wrote for A Green Man Review:

Jack’s Alive was recorded by the Oyster Ceilidh Band. The folk dance crowd probably loved it in 1980: simple, largely unadorned tunes often with a strong steady (almost plodding) bass. While fiddle and melodeon were and remain staples with the band, here we have bowed psaltery, jaw- harp, bassoon, recorder and crumhorn. There is a bit of electric guitar and synthesizer, but acoustic instruments predominate. Traditional dance tunes, including hornpipes and schottisches, outnumber the songs. Cathy Lesurf provides most of the lead vocals with a very refined and formal soprano. You can almost see precise lines of young English ladies and gents swinging and marching about. ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5GKW6wTAJ4&list=RDQ5GKW6wTAJ4&start_radio=1

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Outdoor ceilidh in Princes Street Gardens, right below the Castle. A jolly sight after getting off the bus from the hospital.

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Some things happen for a reason and photographing the music sessions of The Stirling Youth Folk Club is one of them:

https://www.photographerstirling.co.uk/blog/2026/3/4/the-stirling-youth-folk-club-moved-up-the-hill-to-the-tolbooths-cafe

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Bummer, I had planned to cover another session of them early March, but just learned from their socials that they have decided not to play at this bar in Stirling again. The reason for this is still unclear. It's a real pittty because it was a great atmosphere and I loved taking pictures of them under those challenging lighting conditions.

https://www.photographerstirling.co.uk/blog/live-folk-music-at-nicky-tams-bar-in-stirling

#folkmusic #Ceilidh #stirling

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A Field Guide to Dance Communities

https://amedee.be/a-field-guide-to-dance-communities/