{"id":5863,"date":"2014-06-09T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T10:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=5863"},"modified":"2014-06-09T11:01:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T10:01:15","slug":"that-fuss-was-us-tomfoolery-dance-orchestra-the-golden-age-this-weds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2014\/06\/09\/that-fuss-was-us-tomfoolery-dance-orchestra-the-golden-age-this-weds\/","title":{"rendered":"That fuss was us! Tomfoolery Dance Orchestra: The Golden Age this Weds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For anyone who&#8217;s not come across <em>#hidehidehi<\/em>, <strong>General Harding&#8217;s Tomfoolery<\/strong> (aka the University Dance Orchestra!) has been quietly rising through the ranks; hot on the heels of winning the recent <strong>Keynestock 2014<\/strong>, the group played the Kent Union Summer Ball on Saturday night to great acclaim, and is set to bring a little of the 1930s to the Colyer-Fergusson Hall this Wednesday lunchtime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5864\" alt=\"Tomfoolery_Keynestock\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2014\/06\/Keynestock01.jpg\" width=\"461\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2014\/06\/Keynestock01.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2014\/06\/Keynestock01-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2014\/06\/Keynestock01-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5865\" alt=\"Tomfoolery_SummerBall\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2014\/06\/03.jpg\" width=\"207\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2014\/06\/03.jpg 540w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2014\/06\/03-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/>The Golden Age<\/em> will see the band re-creating the sounds of the era &#8211; there will be a space for dancing, and period costume is recommended! The gig is free and starts at 1.10pm, prepare to swing &#8211; bring your dancing-shoes.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the group <a title=\"General Harding's Tomfoolery\" href=\"http:\/\/gentomfoolery.wix.com\/hardingstomfoolery\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, or Follow it on Twitter <a title=\"Tomfoolery on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gentomfoolery\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and check out its Facebook Page <a title=\"On Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#!\/hardingstomfoolery\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. Find out what all the fuss is about this Wednesday at <a href=\"http:\/\/kent.ac.uk\/music\/whatson.html\">Summer Music Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2014\/06\/09\/that-fuss-was-us-tomfoolery-dance-orchestra-the-golden-age-this-weds\/&amp;t=That fuss was us! 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