Sandra Kerr (and Nancy Kerr) in Warkworth

Folk on Foot

Matthew Bannister

Music Interviews, Performing Arts, Music, Nature, Arts, Science

4.8 • 526 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The beloved baggy cloth cat Bagpuss is fifty years old in 2024. We celebrate his birthday by visiting Sandra Kerr at her home in the Northumberland village of Warkworth. Sandra co-wrote and arranged the music for the series and provided some of the voices. In her cosy music room she shows us her Bagpuss souvenirs, reflects on the show’s enduring appeal and sings one of the songs. Then, on a walk along the River Coquet, Sandra looks back to the folk revival of the 1960s, recalling working as a nanny for Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger in exchange for music lessons. Finally, she’s joined by her daughter Nancy Kerr to play traditional Northumbrian dance tunes. A warm, fascinating and entertaining meeting with one of the enduring stars of the folk world.

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0:00.0	Thank you for downloading this episode of Folk on Foot.
0:03.8	Before we start, I just wanted to share a brief message.
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0:59.7	Every penny we get goes back into making more episodes of folk on foot.
1:04.3	So thank you and enjoy the walk. Oh We're back in the glorious county of Northumberland to meet somebody who played a huge part in the folk revival of the 1960s and who is
1:46.8	still going strong. Sandra Kerr is something of a legend in folk music circles and I'm so looking
1:52.9	forward to meeting her and she lives in some beautiful countryside which I'm hoping she'll take
1:58.4	us for a walk in and I'm also hoping that we're going to meet her daughter, Nancy,
2:02.8	who of course has taken part in this podcast before.
2:05.7	So the two of them together will be a real treat.
2:25.0	Sound like the... Sandra, how lovely to see you, and thank you for having us into your beautiful home.
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