I’m going to set up a page for each fair so you can share any memorable moments, and we can build up a picture of each event. If you want to write something about a pageless fair, add your comments here and I’ll set up the page and move them.
I’m going to set up a page for each fair so you can share any memorable moments, and we can build up a picture of each event. If you want to write something about a pageless fair, add your comments here and I’ll set up the page and move them.
I seem to remember that the beer tent burnt down at Thornham.
Was there a Rougham fair in 1988? I have told that there was but cannot find any reference anywhere. Any help please? And especially I would like to be put in touch with the organisers and a man with dreads who used to sell plum jam? Does that ring a bell? Thanks for any info – this is very important.
Such a pleasure looking through the photos and remembering those wonderful fairs. A warm greeting to all.
Chazz (the Foxtale Bus)
Indeed the beer tent did burn down, but it was up and running again in an hour – priorities are after all priorities. I was at this fair. I play bass in The Papers, who were appearing at this fair. We have a recoding of the whole gig broken down into seperate songs which is available at our web site on the music page – free MP3 download. Go enjoy! If anyone wants a CD of the whole set let me know and we’ll sort something out.
Love Harry
Hi, so good to find this! I lived in Suffolk from 1977-81. I am a writer and my third novel ‘Our Dancing Days’ featured the Barsham Fairs. In 1980-81 I lived at St. Peter’s Hall. I am currently a lecturer in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.
Details of the novel are on my website http://www.lucyenglish.com
At possibly East Bergholt ’82 or Thornham Magna ’83 I remember an amazing colourful light show to music that was made up of many hexagons that could be changed to any colour. I think it was called Christine’s Light Show or something like that. I will never forget it. The owner said he custom built the whole thing out of electronics bits and pieces. Anybody remember seeing this?
Cheers,
Ian
Barsham 1975 is a a wonderful miasmic blurrrrrrrrrr…..
I don’t remember the dates of the fairs I was at. The first (which may have been the first) I remember had the (then) radical idea of letting you in free if you dressed in medieval clothing. We dropped a trip and went back in time. I don’t remember seeing Bruce Lacey specifically at that fair – I just vaguely remember seeing him at ‘the’ fairs, doing his thing.
At this ‘first’ fair I remember being, late at night and through til dawn, in a big circle of vans/tents or similar with amongst others the global village trucking company. Gentle music and Wine in demi-johns passed round as was a huge jar of walnuts. A nice way to come down off a trip.
In the morning was the first time I saw anyone ‘trucking’ – there were these characters just walking back and forth , leaning as far back as possible and taking the longest steps they could, but in a very relaxed and rather impressive way. I asked them what they were doing and they said ‘Trucking’.
We went to all the other Albion fairs after that until they got a bit commercial. Last time I saw Bruce Lacey perform though was (if I remember correctly) in Earlham Park, Norwich. (or it might have been Tuttington?)That’s the only time I got some snaps of him, which I’m happy to share (provided they’re not used commercially)
I remember ‘Bagism’, with possibly Jill Lacey? Lovely lass whoever she was: we’d put our heads in a two ended bag and ‘be’ the other person. Quite blissful.
I’d like to take some more snaps of Bruce with his stuff if he’s about?
Bruce is still about, in good health and living near Wymondham.
There is quite a lot happening for him in 2012 including a retrospective exhibition at the ICA.
He held his 80th celebration at the Norwich Arts Centre a few months ago and it was wacky, warm and wonderful. Usual Bruce in fact.
p.s.
Link to pic if you want to take a dekko
http://www.field-of-vision.com/photos/i-hP9mqNG/0/S/i-hP9mqNG-S.jpg