Ebernoe Horn Fair in West Sussex is held every year on 25 July, the Feast Day of St James, and was originally an ancient animal fair. A cricket match, between Ebernoe and another village side, is held as part of the Fair, this going back to at least 1864. A sheep is traditionally roasted, with the horns being awarded to the winning side batsman with the highest score. The 2024 match was between Ebernoe and Madehurst. Although it was a wet day, with unscheduled breaks, toughness and good humour shone through in conditions that would have crumbled less rugged non-Sussex sides into abandoning the match.
The song celebrates the resilience and humour of this year’s Ebernoe Horn Fair. Although the song is all rights copyrighted, the embedded images and videos are from Wikimedia Commons.
