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4 dances from the Mysteries (1985)

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Uploaded by on Dec 11, 2011

4 dances taken from the mystery play 'The Nativity' performed by the National Theatre. Filmed in the Cottesloe theatre for Channel 4 Television in 1985. Many well known actors appeared in the production.

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  • Thanks. I recently came across the tune on the 2-disc dvd set 'Here's a Health to the Barley Mow' published by The British Film Institute (with a booklet, highly recommended!). A present day accompaniment by Dan Quinn under a 1926 filmclip of, indeed, the North Skelton Sword Dancers. I will upload the two remaining 'Mysteries': 'The Passion' and 'Doomsday' within the coming two months.

  • Thank you very much for that information. They were not on any of my Lp's or Cd's. The next time I play them on my squeezebox they're not nameless orphans anymore.

  • I will see if I can make more compilations. I do have all three parts of The Mysteries: The Nativity, The Passion and Doomsday (Channel Four 1985) but with Dutch subtitles.

    By the way , the names of these four dances are unknown to me. Although the second dance one is called 'Creation' on the Home Service CD this is surely not it's real name. Any suggestions?

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  • The final tune is the Lass O' Dallowgill which is the traditional accompaniment to the North Skelton Sword Dance. The dance here comprises some basic longsword figures.

  • Cracking to see these. I think that the first tune is called Salmon Tails Up the River; the second was known in a band I worked with as The Rapper's Belch, but I wouldn't trust that; the third I know as I Looked East. I don't know the fourth, but I love it.

  • Forgotten I'd already posted. Afraid I don't know the names of the tunes, just remember going to the plays and loving them.

  • Can we have some more please!

  • Brilliant. Happy days. Any more of this anywhere?

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