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Thread #68783 Message #1162775
Posted By: Herga Kitty
15-Apr-04 - 07:14 PM
Thread Name: Singing in Morris tunes
Subject: RE: Singing in Morris tunes
Animaterra - Jez Lowe wrote Durham Jail - it has a really bouncy tune, so I'm glad to hear it's being danced to.
Yes, I've generally heard songs being used to introduce Cotswold or molly dances - but Flowers of May, in their early days, sang "I must,I must improve my bust, it really is no joke. I must, I must improve my bust or they'll think I am a bloke" before dancing Runcorn. If you've seen the arm movements for Runcorn, you'll understand why they improve the bust, but if you ever saw Flowers of May, you'll understand why this probably wasn't needed.