The UK is known for its eccentricities, and amongst our 'musical' offerings were the duo 'Hinge & Bracket'.
Born from the same mould as Flanders & Swann (two men, one piano), the singing duo of Hinge & Bracket were 'National Treasures'.
Dr Evadne Hinge (George Logan), and Dame Hilda Bracket (Patrick Fyffe), performed songs from a previous, more sedate era, wearing their Victorian/Edwardian dresses, and singing in quasi-Soprano voices. They were essentially a Music Hall act, who also found fame on TV.
The song 'This is my Lovely Day', originally by Lizbeth Webb, is from the 1947 West End musical 'Bless the Bride'. A classic for H & B, that demonstrates their style and appeal perfectly.
Fyffe died in 2002, and Logan in 2023. RIP both.
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I had not thought of them in years Crozier. Three cheers for English eccentricity! And please keep stirring up the past!
Another class act from the distant past when BBC radio and TV were worth spending time with.
A favourite of mine on radio, don't remember seeing them on TV.
I liked hearing them 'every so often'. They were always fun.
I'm not certain but I think the video is from 'The Good Old Days'; the music hall show.
Amazing how they reach those top notes. Many people thought they were real women. Loved their act.
They WERE real women, they just pretended to be men. Or was it the other way round?
My husband and I saw them in concert many moons ago, they were very entertaining and funny.
That's interesting. I don't think I would ever have gone to see them, even though I did like their act.
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