Sidmouth Folkweek 2007 Double Jig Comp

[mereblei]

that was great!

[danthefatman]

Sounds like "Barbary Bell" to me (or "St Patrick's Day in the Morning" if you like).

[bronny2000]

I'm now in contact with Jess Arrowsmith who is one of the dancers - she says the following:

'The tune is The Legacy, which is a tune from an 18th or 19th century Hampshire manuscript.'

The jig is a Bucknell one composed by the girls with some bits of Queen's Delight and Bonnets So Blue incorporated.

Bron

[danthefatman]

I've not heard it called The Legacy before, any idea where I could find it called that as an 18th or 19th century Hampshire manuscript is a bit vague? A google search threw up nothing but an Irish tune which is quite different.

I never understand why anyone wants to make up dances, are there not enough in the Black Book? (I suppose that's what you get when you let women dance (joke)). And is it not a dance made up in the style of Bucknell rather than a Bucknell dance (important difference)?

[paulgooding]

Hi Bronny

I think you'll find it's "Over the Water to Charlie", a Bledington tune found in Bacon's Black Book.

See ya

PaulyWorly

[bronny2000]

Beautiful jig girls - can someone tell me the name of the tune? Is it a version of 'Bonnets So Blue?

Bronny

Hedgemonkey Morris, South Australia

[olimandolin]

It's definately in the style of Bucknell, but I think the tune is as paulgooding says.

[fiddlereliz]

You should mention that this is traditional Cotswold style Morris dance - a very ancient form of folk dance from England.