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Steve.Pyle, PINNER
Thank you - these new Radio Ballads have all been good - the Living with Aids ballad was both moving and enlightening. I wouldn't have thought it possible to match the excellence of the original MaColl/Parker ballads but you seem to have pulled it off. When will they be released on CD?

Richard Fox, West Yorkshire
As a child and later a teenager growing up in Bradford one of the highlights of the year was the "fair" visiting. My local fair was known as Bowling Tide. I believe at one time the local mills used to close down for the annual holiday, "Bowling Tide Week." Even to this day the mention of "fairground" conjours up the sights and sounds of that particular spectacle. I particularly remember the dodgem rides and the loud music blasting out the hits of the day. With big speakers and amplifiers pop and rock music always sounded better at the fair.

spencer bowman, glasgow
great programme!, travelled in south of england, settled down 20 yrs ago. I miss sunny days in grassy parks, Marlow regatta, taking £3 on a cold night at woolwich, pulling down in the rain...and getting pulled out the mud..yep, i really do ! on a yard in glasgow, (chalet valley).

Brian Howes, Nottingham
This Radio Ballad needed much more input from the older generation of showmen and perhaps the views of a few fairground enthusiasts. It should have highlighted more of how the travelling fair has changed over recent decades and virtually abandoned tradition in favour of crass American style rides. The great British ride builders and fairground artists have long gone as has the traditional music. Fairground tradition lives on only in the world of preservation...hence the greatest fair in Britain has to be the Great Dorset Steam Fair.

David Hargrave - Wiltshire
So far so brilliant. We've listened to the first 3 live, but missed fairgrounds, so used listen again and then - treat of treats - listened to Ewan & co doing the travellers. Thank you BBC, John and everyone else involved.

Janie Gamble (Swallow) . Stirling, Scotl
I was born into a fairground family, that travelled around central Scotland. After I was married and had children we stoped traveling to enable the children to have a proper education. Although I still live in a house, my children after completing their education are now both back in the fairground business. I still have friends and family in the business, and will allways be a showmans daughter even though I have a "flaties" lifestyle. Yes it is in the blood!.

Chris Russell, Newton Abbot
I've had a deep fondness of the travelling fair ever since I was small. I've travelled around all parts of the country soaking up the atmosphere of many of fairs both in large cities and tiny village greens - the sights, the sounds, the smells - they all conjure up another world. Away from the mundane everyday routine, you can escape for a few hours. To witness the transformation of an ordinary piece of grass in a local park into a magical world of fun and excitement is something quite unique to the British travelling fairground.

Lee, Manchester
Amazing - amazing songs, amazing stories. Insightful radio at it's best. I want to go the fairground now!

jean lovett gardner
i come from one of the oldest family's of travellers on my mother's side we settled down when i was 6yrs old i regret that my grand children are missing out on a wonderful hard working but educational and exciting life

lisa and sam mayne, devon
we both originate from the fairground, but life is getting harder for the travelling showmen and they tend to settle down to give their children a better education and a chance. when we were children no matter where we travelled over the country from cornwall to nottingham you would always find a surrogate aunt or uncle that were in the same profession. lisa mayne, nee whitelegg travelled with her grandfathers fair the Whitelegg fair that has more recently been known as anderton and rowland. sam mayne travelled with his families Mayne fair. we both have fond memories of days on the ground.