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30 Apr 06 - 02:32 AM (#1730372) Subject: Folklore: Fandango Cortijorran From: Folkiedave I am lucky enough to spend part of my life in Almuñécar, a coastal twon in Granada province, Spain. At the local flamenco bar last night there was a mixed group of six (four women and two men)who were dancing what I was told was "Fandango Cortijorran" or "Cortijorron" maybe. The women wore what I was told are called "fincas" eseentially coloured strips of silk tied to their wrists which of course looked like handkerchiefs when theier arms moved up and down. They played castanets. The rest of the music was palyed by a guitar, tiny cymbals and a bamboo cane instrument which had had grooves cut into it and was used rubbed with another piece of bamboo, to produce a "washboard" sort of sound. The dance was done as a six, and as a four and as a two, with the others just standing their. The footwork was similar to morris. Anyone else throw any more light on this? |
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30 Apr 06 - 05:54 PM (#1730827) Subject: RE: Folklore: Fandango Cortijorran From: MartinRyan There is some interesting material HERE - but with no mention of the ribbons. Creeping slightly away; I have recently been re-reading Dana's "Two Years before the Mast", describing working on a sailing ship collecting hides in then Mexican California. He describes attending a "fandango" by which he means a three-day long dance incelebration of a wedding. Fascinating book. Regards |
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01 May 06 - 03:12 AM (#1731075) Subject: RE: Folklore: Fandango Cortijorran From: Folkiedave Thanks for that, no mention of what I was looking for particularly but a load of useful information. I wonder if it could (way back) be morris related. Dave |
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01 May 06 - 06:30 AM (#1731121) Subject: RE: Folklore: Fandango Cortijorran From: GUEST,Martin Ryan Thought that might be the angle alright! Moorish/morisco/morris Regards |
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01 May 06 - 04:13 PM (#1731425) Subject: RE: Folklore: Fandango Cortijorran From: GUEST,Jos In Matadepera (near Barcelona) c. 1988 there were dancers (male) in a set of six, wearing baldricks and bell-pads and doing a stick dance very VERY fast. We were told it was a local traditional dance. |
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02 May 06 - 03:42 AM (#1731856) Subject: RE: Folklore: Fandango Cortijerron From: Folkiedave That was a ball de bastones. Very popular and loads about. Apparently it is spelt cortijerron. And regarded as very old. |