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‘Folklife Traditions’

FQ 52. Jan 2017

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● Folklife Studies & Societies News/Diary: Mus.Trad, Lectures p29

● Tunes & notes: From Kraków to Bourton, contrib. Charles Menteith ....................... p25 ● Song & notes: ‘A New Year Song: Buff Blow’, collected Gwilym Davies ......................... p27 ● Folklife Studies & Societies News/Diary: Glos. Traditions, Folk21, FLS, trac, TSF, Roud Indexes ......................... p28

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From Kraków to Bourton

On 2 August 1907 Cecil Sharp noted the following tune from John Mason at Stow-on-the-Wold. From Kraków to Bourton SeeTraditions www.glostrad.com/bourton-six, where you can hear the musical examples. Folklife pages: contributors. We are regularly indebted to regular contributors Doc Rowe for his list & pictures, to Roy & Leslie Adkins, Brian Bull, Charles Menteith, Gwilym On 2 August 1907 Cecil Sharp noted the following tune from John Mason at Stow-on-the-Wold. 1 Davies for songs, tunes, articles, & notes; and to others, from time to time, asThe listed in FT. Bourton Six And we remember Roy Palmer, a generous contributor for over 30 you years, can from August 1983musical in FQ’s predecessor, the Somers’ Broadsheet. See www.glostrad.com/bourton-six, where hear the examples. FT header artwork: © our logo, Chris Beaumont; and morris dancers © Annie Jones; from The Roots Of Welsh Border Morris (Dave Jones)

The Bourton Six From From Kraków toKraków Bourtonto Bourton by Charles Menteith

On 2 August 1907 Cecil Sharp noted the following tune from John Mason at Stow-on-the-Wold. 1 On 2 August 1907 Cecil Sharp noted the following tune from John Mason at Stow-on-the-Wold. 1 See www.glostrad.com/bourton-six, where you can hear the musical examples. See www.glostrad.com/bourton-six, where you can hear the musical examples.

The Bourton Sixto the 14 th. Mason's 6thThe bar is anomalous, have it identical Bourton Six as other versions

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Krakowiaczek Jeden

“The Krakowiak … is a dance notated in 2/4 time and distinguished by its brisk tempo and characteristic Jeden syncopated rhythm. Krakowiaczek “The Krakowiak … is a dance notated in 2/4 time and distinguished by its brisk tempo and characteristic syncopated rhythm. “The It Krakowiak … is ain dance in 2/4 time and distinguished by its brisk tempo andthe characteristic rhythm. .” originated thenotated Kraków region, but it has spread throughout country 6syncopated

“Thecollection Krakowiak is a dance notated in 2/4 Offered time andtodistinguished its brisk7 arranged tempo and for The first of … Krakowiaks, “Krakowiaks the Women ofbyPoland” 6 .” It originated in the Kraków region, but it has spread throughout the country characteristic syncopated rhythm.

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