Maybe the BBC is listening (a little)

Subject: Maybe the BBC is listening (a little)
From: GUEST,pippingo
Date: 03 Jul 05 - 10:43 AM

A good few months ago there was athread about the bbc dance segments inbetween shows- lamenting the lack of morris/british dance. I have spotted a sequence for BBC2 which had robot number 2's morris dancing. Has anyone else seen it?

Subject: RE: Maybe the BBC is listening (a little)
From: GUEST,countess richard (where's my cookie?)
Date: 03 Jul 05 - 11:06 AM

. . . though they clearly cannot tell a melodeon from a concertina . . .

http://thetvroom.com/video8/WE-05-BBC2-ID-MORRIS.rm

Subject: RE: Maybe the BBC is listening (a little)
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Jul 05 - 11:10 AM

thats the one!

Subject: RE: Maybe the BBC is listening (a little)
From: The Shambles
Date: 03 Jul 05 - 12:16 PM

. . . though they clearly cannot tell a melodeon from a concertina . . .

Is there a difference?

They may look different - but they both sound 'orrible'.

Subject: RE: Maybe the BBC is listening (a little)
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 03 Jul 05 - 12:47 PM

So can anything, but do have a listen to Spiers & Boden. There are free tracks on their website.

Subject: RE: Maybe the BBC is listening (a little)
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Jul 05 - 06:05 PM

Two months ago, in fact - it appeared over the May Day weekend, and was commented on in Mudcat, but I haven't seen it since.
They probably used a concertina because it is 'prettier' than a melodeon, but that doesn't mean they don't know the difference. There was nothing to say they thought it was a melodeon and some Morris musicians do use concertinas.