Summary: Issue 63
Published: Winter 2019
Editor: Kev Theaker

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Table of contents

• Editorial
• Emma Snog
• Thrales at Twenty Five
• A Shropshire Sharpshins Shrewsbury Shindig Summary
• Northgate’s Bath Time 2019
• DERT 2020
• Edwin Christopher Cawte Standing on Giant’s Shoulders 
• Rapperound

Summary

Issue 63 of The Nut (Winter 2019) marks a moment of transition and reflection within the rapper community. It opens with the handover of editorship, signalling generational renewal, and is anchored by a substantial celebration of Thrales Rapper’s 25th anniversary, charting their origins, style, pub-based ethos and London influence.

Event reports include the Shrewsbury Shindig hosted by Shropshire Sharpshins and Northgate’s Bath Time, highlighting non-competitive social dancing as a vital counterbalance to DERT.

The issue previews DERT 2020 in Lincoln, and features a major scholarly appreciation of E. C. Cawte, underlining the importance of documentation and research. Throughout, history, humour and community pride intertwine, portraying a tradition confident enough to look both backwards and forwards.