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A 1970's Revival Party

Held at Church of the Ascension, The Avenue, Wembley from 8pm on Monday 4th October 2010.

Remember 1977, the year of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, the death of Elvis Presley and Virginia Wade winning Wimbledon ? How different days were then.  

Or were they? I have found a copy of the programme for the West MACs Ball held on Friday 29^th April 1977 at Brent Town Hall and the dances we were doing then were not that different from today:

Extras: General Stuart’s Reel; Baldovan Reel; Ashludie Rant

One obvious difference is the length of the programme, 24 dances plus 3 extras! Well, we were all a lot younger then!

The Social on Monday 4^th October will be selected dances from the programme above and, as I don’t have any recording from the band that played that night (Bobby Morton and his Band), music will be provided by some of the legends of the time including Jimmy Shand, Andrew Rankine, Jim Johnstone and Jimmy Blair. We will probably stick to dances that we still do today with maybe one or two that have now fallen out of favour.

So dig out your kipper ties, flared trousers and platform shoes and join us at the Church of the Ascension at 8pm.

Graham Hamilton