A collection of Doc Rowe's video collection about Padstow's May Day.
This is part of a Heritage Lottery funded project, Echoes of Padstow. Copyright Doc Rowe VHS Tape of the Obby Oss Festival, recorded in Padstow 1991
Total Length: 2hr37m
Order of Events:
0.00-0.18 Maypole going up
0.19-0.22 Night before, square
0.22-0.41 Blue Ribbon, coming out Institute and round to south quay
0.41-0.50 Old Oss, coming out of Lion
0.50-0.57 Blue Ribbon coming down Broad St (from flat)
0.57-1.08 Old Oss going up Broad St (from flat)
1.08-1.24 Old Oss in Social Club, then down to square
1.24-1.28 Blue Ribbon in Square
1.28-1.30 Kids Oss
1.30-1.43 Both Osses in the square (from flat)
1.43-1.47 Brief piece of nighttime music in the square (from flat)
1.47-1.50 Brief piece of daytime music in the square, May 2nd (from flat)
1.50-2.37 May 2nd, following the cardboard oss, Harbour Inn, Social Club, Shipwrights