About this page
This page contains brief details about the video recording; the video (embedded in the page); an abstract for the talk; links to additional resources; speaker biography and a summary.
Video recording of talk
Recording of a Morris Federation talk on “Straw Bear – 40 Years of Straw & String” by Brian Kell held on Zoom on 12 December 2021. The #MorrisFedvideo lasts for 1 hour 2 minutes.
Video
Abstract
The talk is called “40 Years of Straw & String” – Brian Kell will talk about the history of the Whittlesea Straw Bear from the past to the present, along with the changes which have occurred throughout the years of the revival. This is one of the big morris events of the year, held in January in Whittlesey, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.
Additional resources
Links to related resources:
- Event details
- 500 word summary
- Review by Mark Harris
Speaker biography
Brian Kell was the founder, and is honorary president, of the revived Whittlesea Straw Bear festival, with a background in various folk traditions. He was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2013 for services to music and the community in Whittlesey.
Summary
- Title: Straw Bear – 40 Years of Straw & String
- Speaker: Brian Kell
- Facilitator: Pauline Woods-Wilson
- Type: talk
- Date of talk: 12 December 2021
- Date page published: 12 May 2023
- Date updated: 30 December 2024 (link to summary added)
- Video edited by: Brian Kelly
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