Local Heroes (and Heroines)

This section of The Folk Mag is to be devoted to those West Midlands people who have made significant contributions to folk music, song and dance.

George Dunn, traditional singer from Quarry Bank

Stephen Baldwin, fiddler from Herefordshire

Johnny Burke, morris dancer from Staffordshire

Cecilia Costello, traditional singer from Birmingham

Vic Baker, folk entertainer from Dudley

Tom Woodward, country dance and morris musician from Worcestershire

Sam Bennett, morris fiddler and dancer from Ilmington, Warwickshire

Bob Cooney, singer and songwriter, long resident in Birmingham

Vesta Tilley, music hall singer from Worcester

Aiden Forde, singer and musician from Birmingham

Fred Jordan, traditional singer from Shropshire