The article reports on how music and dance formed an integral part of the lives of some of men and women like Charles Smith, William Hedges, and Alfred Cobb, beginning with a singing postman. It mentions actions and support of women like Laura Swanwick, Emily Gimson, Margaret James, and May Hobbs, as well as other women in other parts of England who played a vital and energetic part in the development of the folk song and dance movement.