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Bathe, Dave, 1944 - 1993

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1944 - 1993

Biography

Dave Bathe (1944-1993) grew up in Essex, studied Economics and Social History at Hull University and worked as a town and country planner in Berkshire before moving to Derbyshire to work in the planning department of the county council. His interest in folk music and dance led to him becoming a morris dancer with the Winster Morris Dancers. He moved from Matlock to live in the village and also became a member of the revived mummers’ group, the Winster Guisers. He researched the Oddfellows Club Day festivities in Taddington (which included a morris dance) and his dissertation led to the award of a Certificate in English Cultural Tradition at the University of Sheffield. He published the results in the Folk Music Journal in 1985. Dave died tragically in a car accident in 1993. (Taken from the Folk Play Research website https://folkplay.info/collections/dave-bathe-collection)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Dave Bathe Collection of Derbyshire Traditional Dance and Drama

 Fonds
Reference code: ACT/97-003
Scope and Contents The collection consists of printed and manuscript items, black and white and colour photographs, audio-cassettes and artefacts amassed as part of Dave Bathe’s research on Derbyshire mumming/guising traditions and the morris dance performed by members of the Taddington Oddfellows’ Lodge. The collection also contains a number of items relating to his interest in traditional custom, song and dance.For further details of this collection please see the finding aid in the External...
Dates: 1973 - 1992
Found in: Special Collections and Archives

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