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From the play 'The Jovial Priest'. The snapshot of Stantonbry Village (modern New Bradwell) is set in Edwardian England prior to the upheaval of the Great War.

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Stantonbury Village
words & music: J Cunningham

A barge horse pulls the Sunday School treat to Fenny Stratford,
Girls are making flowers for Whitsun Fete,
If you’re waiting in Bradwell for a train to Newport Pagnell,
You can wait forever ‘cos it’s always late!

Come to Stantonbury Village –
Smell of treacle from corner shops
To stay and have a chat won’t do you any damage,
It’s Nineteen Eight and the clock now stops

Mr Master, he’s a master baker
Come in close and you’ll hear his boast –
If there’s twelve in your house and a new bun in your oven,
He will find a corner for your Sunday roast.

See these windows for your table dainties,
Percy Styles advertises Mazzawattee tea.
Tuppence and a farthing for granulated sugar,
Special this week and the smile is free

Buy some oysters from Bert and Harry Busby,
Live every week from Yarmouth town
Harry’s a bachelor and cheeky with the barmaids
Bert does his very best to calm him down

There’s a man, Henery the Barber –
His door’s always open for a trim or a shave
Mr Fred'rick Seabrook, Undertaker
Provides the last one before the

Reverend Leggatt – he’s for the Methodists,
There’s a local Baptist Chapel too,
Charlie Daniels is from the Sally Army –
There’s sure to be religion to satisfy you.

Oh no! How could we forget him?
The Reverend Newman ‘Joey’ Guest
Vicar of St James’ and don’t you ever let him
Get you in an argument – God knows best

So take your train from Stantonbury Village
The smell of treacle is in your nose.
The Sunday School Barge has come back to the village,
It’s Nineteen Eight and the clock now goes.

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from All That's Changed vol 1, released June 1, 2009

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An acoustic quintet with an emphasis on strong vocals to deliver both songs and the spoken word depicting the experiences of the people of North Buckinghamshire past and present. The inhabitants of the towns of Wolverton, Stony Stratford and Bletchley and of course the new city of Milton Keynes all have had something to say, and the Living Archive Band gives them a voice. ... more

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