In case nobody's noticed it before, I've just come across a reference to an article by James Ritchie, 'Troubadours of the Terracing', in Scots Magazine (Mar 1966) 566-572.
Steve Roud

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> A message from Ian Latham at the BBC:
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> I'm trying to develop a film on football supporter chants for The Culture Show, BBC TWO.
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> I'm interested in the social function of the music, where the songs come from, how they're disseminated, where the tradition originated, what tunes are used. Is it valid to describe this as a folk music tradition? Is this england's most vibrant folk music tradition? Are there comparable traditions?
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> One curiosity that it would be fun to get to the bottom of. Where does the famous football supporters rhythm come from? One, Two...One, two, three... One, two, three, four... Eng-land! (crotchet, crotchet, quaver, quaver, crotchet, quaver, quaver, quaver, crotchet, quaver, crotchet). Any ideas?
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