New Victory Band

Going back to listen to traditional musicians like Bob Cann and Scan Tester was a good start.

Remembering that these were social dances, not a precious art form, gave licence to all sorts of creative cavorting.

The New Victory Band developed a more Northerly aspect, listening to recordings of George Tremain, Ned Pearson, Adam Gray, Willie Taylor & Will Atkinson.

During the life of the band, drummer Ian Wordsworth was replaced by Pierce Butler and additional members included Mel Dean on concertina and Peadar Long on sax.

They sold for sixpence and the recording quality was dire, even though the musicians were distinguished (one band included Mantovani).