Folklore: Pace Egging

Subject: RE: Folklore: Pace Egging
From: MartinRyan
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 05:57 AM

Thanks Richard. I was aware of the Pasch(al)/Easter connection - it's the peace piece that puzzles me!

Regards

Subject: RE: Folklore: Pace Egging
From: Richard Mellish
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 05:48 AM

An explanation of the term Pace Egging has just been published here.

Richard

Subject: RE: Folklore: Pace Egging
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 04:20 AM

Amazon thinks it has copies:

Here


L in C

Subject: RE: Folklore: Pace Egging
From: MartinRyan
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 03:47 PM

Peace?

Regards

Subject: RE: Folklore: Pace Egging
From: JHW
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 03:46 PM

Where would I get a copy?

Subject: RE: Folklore: Pace Egging
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 03:12 PM

I have a copy from the esteemed Dr Cass himself - A splendid chap with a mine of information at his figertips. A wonderful tome. Buy it now.

(Send me the advertising fees later, Eddie)

Unfortunately one of the listed plays (Abram) is not going ahead this year due to lack of venues, performers and enthusiasm:-( If any young (or not so young) men of Wigan or thereabouts want to ensure it is resurected next year get in touch.

BTW - Manchester St Georges day event is looking for traditional acts if anyone want to put a put the play on in Albert Square. Not got the details to hand but they are easily found on t'interweb.

Cheers

DeG

Subject: RE: Folklore: Pace Egging
From: JHW
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 07:25 AM

I shall ask my fellow Darlington Mummers if any have seen Eddie Cass's The Lancashire Pace–Egg Play and report further...

Subject: Folklore: Pace Egging
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 07:00 AM

This is always worth a visit:

Northwestfolk UK

How do we feel about:

"I recommend that you read Eddie Cass's The Lancashire Pace–Egg Play: a social history (FLS Publications, 2001). Dr Cass finds that the pace (or peace) egg play, featuring such combative characters as St George, Bold Slasher, Hector, Beelzebub and (perhaps most obscurely) The King of Egypt, arose in the county's cotton towns in the 1840s"

Best wishes

L in C