'5000 Morris Dancers'

Subject: RE: '5000 Morris Dancers'
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 24 Aug 08 - 03:43 AM

I hope and pray, Ian, that both the Scots and the Welsh vote for independence before then; and London is the capital of England.
And, after a long thread on "England's National Musical Instrument?", I added the stylophone to the above list, as well as bells - which Wiki. has as our national instrument.

Subject: RE: '5000 Morris Dancers'
From: Ian Burdon
Date: 24 Aug 08 - 03:35 AM

Stylophone?


and, er, why just England? ;-)

Ian

Subject: '5000 Morris Dancers'
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 24 Aug 08 - 03:27 AM

SOME ENGLISH DANCES

English Country Dance, Clog Dance (Lancashire/Cheshire, Durham/Northumberland), Step Dance, Morris Dance (Cotsworld, Molly, Border, N.W. Clog Morris), Yorkshire Longsword, N.E. Rapper, Maypole Dancing, Helston Furry Dance (Cornwall), Great Wishford Grovely-Day Dance (Wiltshire), Whalton Baal-Fire (Circle) Dancing (Northumberland), 'Obby 'Osses (Cornwall and Somerset)

INSTRUMENTS OF (OR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH) ENGLAND

Northumbrian Bagpipes (bellows blown), Leicestershire Bagpipes (mouth blown); English Concertina, Anglo Concertina, Duet Concertina (and important developments to – if not inventions of – other key-boards, such as piano and organ, have also occurred in England); Dital Harp/Harp-Lute, English Cittern; English Flageolet, Penny Whistle, Recorder/English Flute, Pipe and Tabor (old Morris accompaniment), Bells, Brass, and (a recent one) the Stylophone

Footnote: during the Athens Olympics ceremonies, the Greeks, pleasingly, presented their bouzoukis: I wonder how-many of the above instruments - and dances - will be shown at the London Olympics..? (From here.)

SOME GOOD NEWS ON THIS...

Given a "match that" from BBC Beijing Olympics presenters, Seb Coe just answered "5000 Morris dancers".