Music and Dances
The Dances:
Most of Beltane's dances are original and most were created by Tony and Di Brooks of Stokeinteignhead, Devon.
WHITE LADIES ASTON - Tony's version of a Traditional dance - Tune used: King of the Fairies
LOGAN STONE -Di's dance A Logan Stone is larger stone balanced on another usually smaller stone. There are several in Devon - the one that was in mind for this dance is behind Haytor rocks - Tune used: drumming only
TOLMEN STONE - Di & Tonys dance. A tolmen stone is stone with a hole through it - if you pass through the hole you will be cured of all ills - just mind the River Teign beneath! Our Tolmen Stone is near to Scorhill - Tune: Sherrif’s Ride
HACCOMBE - Tonys version of a Grimspound Dance - Haccombe is a hamlet near Stokeinteignhead - Tune: Lost Pint
THE HUNTRESS - Di & Tony's Dance - Diana - the huntress - Tune: Battle of Aughrim
DILWYN - Di & Laura's version of a traditional dance - In Beltane this is a women only dance - Tune: Percussion
BATTLE OF THE TREES - Di & Tony's dance (we're not dancing this one at the moment as we're altering some of the moves to improve the flow of the dance (2007)) - Choose from:- a) mythological Battle of The Trees, or b) the more recent Fairmile protest - Tune used: Neil Gows Lament
BELTANE FIRE DANCE - Di & Tony's dance - It should really be danced with fire sticks but we've yet to try it. It should also be danced under the Hunters Moon up on Dartmoor - Tune used: Beltane/Huron Fire Dance
VIXEN TOR (VIXANA) - Di & Tony's dance - A large amount of the time, Vixen Tor is surrounded by bogs. A pleasant old woman (Vixana) is reputed to have lived there who used to lure young male travellers to their doom! (nice) - Tune used: Old Turf Fire
STONE CIRCLE - Di & Tony's Dance - the circle is Scorhill Stone Circle - but Stonehenge managed to creep in at the end of the dance. Tune: Originally this was danced to the tune Harvest Mouse but Jackie Tolliday Bailey wrote a new tune which she's simply called Stone Circle
BRIMFIELD - Di & Tony's interpretation of a traditional dance - Tune used: Cuckoos Nest / Less Than A Week
WITCHES BREW - DI & Tony's dance - Maddy brews beer - Roger brews cider - thats all you need to know at present. Tune Used: Golden Castle.
The Music:
Jackie - Fiddle
Lynnette - Fiddle
Keith - Fiddle
Mel - Guitar
Chris - Lead Drummer
Dave - Drummer
Spike - Bodhran
Maddy - Bodhran
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