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Illustrations

1 Borough of Milton Keynes and surrounding area 20

2 The new city of Milton Keynes (designated area) at the time of the research 21

3 New and old in Milton Keynes 23

(a) The village of Stony Stratford

(b) New city housing estate (Fishermead)

4 The changing age structure in Milton Keynes 24

5 Socio-economic profile of Milton Keynes in 1979 25

6 Milton Keynes facts and figures (1983) 26

7 The Papworth Trio 28

8 North Bucks Youth Orchestra 34

9 Christmas concert by the Sherwood Sinfonia 36

10 The Wolverton Town and British Rail Band 54

11 The Woburn Sands Band 55

12 (a) and (b) ‘Folk on the Green’ 63

13 Publicity for local folk events 64

14 The Milton Keynes Amateur Operatic Society’s Babes in the Wood 74

15 The Fenny Stompers 80

16 The T-Bone Boogie Band 82

17 Country and western musical events 95

18 The interaction of European and Afro-American musical influences 106

19 Some local bands: a few of the hundred or more rock and pop bands of Milton Keynes

(a) The Void 115

(b) Martial Law 115

(c) Seditious Impulse 116

(d) Static Blue 116

20 Mike Skeet of the Whitetower studio records the Stratford Singers 157

21 ‘The Miracle of Spring’ 163

22 Singing a new song: composition and performance 164

23 Running order for a local gig: Basically Brian 177

24 Dragon Dance to celebrate the Chinese New Year 186

25 The Milton Keynes Pipe and Drum Band 187

26 A young performer at the annual Bletchley and District Middle Schools concert 199

27 (a) and (b) Performances at the annual Leon School music week 199

28 Organising a school carol service 201

29 The Sherwood Choir perform Brahms’ German Requiem 245

30 Pub and music shop advertisements 276

31 An annual celebration of music and dance 321