Folklore: may day-Herts,Essex or North London

Subject: Folklore: may day
From: GUEST,Enfield Pete
Date: 24 Apr 06 - 04:00 PM

Does anybody know of any May Day event(s) in the Herts,Essex or North London areas (Morris etc, street events, folk music etc) Thanks

peter

Subject: RE: Folklore: may day-Herts,Essex or North London
From: Gervase
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 09:10 AM

Standon Morris always used to dance around the pudding stone at Standon and then eat large lumps of fruit cake followed by a few pints at dawn on May Day. As far as I kno they still do it, and they're a very jolly bunch.

Subject: RE: Folklore: may day-Herts,Essex or North London
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 09:18 AM

As Gervase says, and on the Monday the village street is full of traditional activities like crowning the May Queen, maypole and morris dancing.
(Standon is in Herts on the A120 near Puckeridge)

Subject: RE: Folklore: may day-Herts,Essex or North London
From: GUEST,Elfcall
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 09:21 AM

Enfield Men and Enfield Chasers used to dance in the middle of the town at Dawn on May Day but as you know it has been all remodelled recently but the Morris may still go on!

There also used to be a bit of a session in the bar at the Southgate Green May Day festival but have no idea if either or both still run - there is usually a morris side at the fair if it runs- both Enfield and Benskins have appeared.

Don't know what Chingford are up to !

Good luck


Elfcall

Subject: RE: Folklore: may day-Herts,Essex or North London
From: breezy
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 01:31 PM

get on down to Padstow

Subject: RE: Folklore: may day-Herts,Essex or North London
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 25 Apr 06 - 07:00 PM

And less tradfitional, but promises to be pretty good - Bishop's Stortford Music Festival 2006 this weekend.