Hi all, I'm trying to build a list of folk songs that are tied to *specific* local calendar customs -

That is to say, I'm not after general carols for Christmas or Easter, etc;

But rather, songs that closely accompany particular annual events; which may often be highly localised.

Well-known examples from the past month include:

Good Friday: Pace Egging songs (several local variants within locally performed plays)
May Day: Padstow 'Obby Oss Song
8 May: Hal-an-Tow, Helston Furry Day

How populous a roster of such songs could be assembled...?


For complete clarity, I'm less interested at this stage in things like the Cambridgeshire and Northill May Carols, as I'm not aware of them being tied to 'set pieces' like annual dances or folk plays (but very happy to be corrected)

I'm also particularly looking for 'sung songs' - although I know that many calendar events may have specific wordless musical accompaniment, eg Whittlsea Straw Bear.

Many thanks for any/all suggestions!