Req:Tunes frm Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn Ribble Vly

Subject: Tune Add: Tunes from Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn and
From: GUEST,Gin Crewe
Date: 26 Sep 18 - 06:48 PM

Malkin Morris is based around Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley in Lancashire. We are researching local morris and step dances, and tunes of this area. The search for tunes in particular is proving tricky.

Any advice as to where we might look or suggestions of tunes local to this very specific area would be gratefully received. We have tried EFDSS and the Winder Collection. Any other suggestions?

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Tunes fromBurnley, Pendle, Hyndburn and
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Sep 18 - 01:07 PM

Still looking!

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Tunes fromBurnley, Pendle, Hyndburn and
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 27 Sep 18 - 02:45 PM

I saw a Morris side dancing to Ted Edward's "Coalhole Cavalry". Maybe you could adapt "Old Pendle" for dancing?

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Tunes fromBurnley, Pendle, Hyndburn and
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Sep 18 - 04:50 PM

Thank you, Dave. Great minds- we already do a step routine to it...any more ideas?

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Tunes fromBurnley, Pendle, Hyndburn and
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 27 Sep 18 - 06:35 PM

Gisburn_Processional ?
https://www.tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Gisburn_Processional

idk, I'm not a musician.

Have you asked Andy Hornby?
enormous links page
http://www.andyhornby.net/links.html
or maybe he'd know some individual tunes?

Subject: RE: Req:Tunes frm Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn Ribble Vly
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Sep 18 - 08:45 AM

Do you already know Colne Royal? I think that would be in the right area and as far as I know Colne Royal Morris no longer exist.

Subject: RE: Req:Tunes frm Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn Ribble Vly
From: GUEST,Nick Dow
Date: 30 Sep 18 - 02:33 AM

FSJ 1968 has a whole section on clog dancing from Nelson complete with dance steps photos and I think some tunes. (Yes I do have a copy) You know where I am Ginny.

Subject: RE: Req:Tunes frm Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn Ribble Vly
From: GUEST,Nick Dow
Date: 30 Sep 18 - 02:54 AM

Sorry it was 1967 not 68. Sammy Cash and Upton Hobson are names that crop up.
Upton might be related to Billy Hobson (The Painter) he's still knocking around in the Colne pubs.
There is 'The Weavers Jingle' noted plus various written sources to the dance tunes and steps.
There is a nice photo of Henry Whittaker ( of Nelson) dancing. He sang the Weavers Jingle while putting his clogs on.
No doubt you already have the Lancashire Hornpipe.
You could do worse than have a word with Sid C. he's a mine of info.

Subject: RE: Req:Tunes frm Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn Ribble Vly
From: leeneia
Date: 01 Oct 18 - 09:49 AM

Ask the old people. Two frequent nodes in the web of culture are the churches and the bars. Start there.

Have a recording device handy in case somebody remembers a tune for you.

Does your public library collect local history? What do they have?

Subject: RE: Req:Tunes frm Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn Ribble Vly
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 01 Oct 18 - 12:26 PM

FSJ? \FMJ?
Folk Music Journal
Published by: English Folk Dance + Song Society
Vol. 1, No. 3 (1967), pp. 158-179 (24 pages)
The Lancashire Clog Dance
Julian Pilling
https://www.jstor.org/stable/4521768?read-now=1&googleloggedin=true&seq=5#metadata_info_tab_contents

Subject: RE: Req:Tunes frm Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn Ribble Vly
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Jan 20 - 12:43 PM

Just realised that there are some really good answers here and I haven't looked for a while. Thank you, all. I do have the Julian Pilling book and some of his tunes but I'm sure there is more!

Subject: RE: Req:Tunes frm Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn Ribble Vly
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 26 Jan 20 - 05:56 PM

My gran (died 1965) once told me that she'd lived in Every Street in Nelson...

Subject: RE: Req:Tunes frm Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn Ribble Vly
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 29 Jan 20 - 07:06 PM

Gin Crewe

Mudcat would be a great place to share what other knowledge you've gathered.