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11/5/2024

Tredegar house folk festival

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We were invited to dance at the Folk Festival (one of three this year alongside Gower Folk Festival & Evesham). Apart from ourselves, Isca and Mendip Morris were also there on a very hot Saturday. I think we did well, entertaining the crowds and consuming some of the ales at the CAMRA Bar, where Jemima Pitchfork was particularly good quality. Alongside ourselves there were dancers from Holland, Flanders [special mention of these as they performed a Longsword Dance just like North Skelton which we used to do a longtime back] Hungary and Welsh dancers from Pen y Fai. All in all a good day out.
Words and some pics by Paul. Andrea took quite a few!
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23/10/2024 02:14:10 pm

What significance did the participation of dancers from Holland, Flanders, Hungary, and Wales have for the event where Jemima Pitchfork was recognized for her quality, and how does it reflect the cultural exchange between different dance traditions?

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Paul T
28/5/2025 10:27:38 am

Sorry, did not notice your message sat here!
I think the different dances brought to the event by the teams you mention shows the way folk dance travels around from country to country, and village to village. People see a dance they like and assimilate it into their own dance repertoire. People often look at Morris dancing and instantly identify it as a quintessentially English custom but go to places like the French Pyrenees and you will see Basque dancers performing dances that are so, so similar to the English and Welsh forms of Morris dance performed today.

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