The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #22734   Message #248771
Posted By: The Shambles
28-Jun-00 - 06:22 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: English tradition, one more time!
Subject: RE: BS: English tradition, one more time!
My daughter stayed with her cousin, and went with her cousin's grandmother bell-ringing. When she returned home she expressed an interest in taking it up herself. She was about 10, at the time and I had the pleasure of taking her to the (cold) church for practice nights and waiting there all night, until she was ready to return.

She was probably a little young and did not keep it up for long but may possibly take it up in later life. They were a very friendly bunch and encouraged me to join in. I was not tempted. I don't think that I even considered for a moment that it had anything to do with music.

I don't think I have changed my mind.