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Thread #9038   Message #664340
Posted By: Jimmy C
07-Mar-02 - 02:02 PM
Thread Name: Dancers of Stanton Drew/Wedding at Stanton Mews
Subject: RE: Wedding at Stanton Mews
I have " The Dancers of Stanton Drrw" on a tape by Eileen McGann. I am having trouble locating it, I may have loaned it to a friend. What I remember about the song is the chorus
They danced, danced, danced all around
They danced, danced to the fiddlers sound

I believe the first verse started with
Michelmass it fell on a Sunday"
or words to that effect. When the second fiddler came along he said " You want to dance
And I want to play for you
So I'll play till the break of dawn

When morning came they all were tired dancing but could not stop while the fiddler kept playing. He eventually turned the wedding party into stone pillars. I have heard they have some stone pillars near Stanton Drew, which may have something to do with the origin of the song. I believe the locals there refer to the pillars as "The dancers" I will keep lookin for the tape. Hope this is the one you want. If I can't find the words I am sure the song mentioned above by (sky@worldmusic) is the same one.

Jimmy