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'''LASS O' DALLOGILL, THE.''' AKA - "[[Lass of Dallowgill]]." AKA and see "[[North Skelton Sword Dance]]." English, Jig (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB or AABA'A'B. A sword dance tune from North Skelton, North Yorkshire. | '''LASS O' DALLOGILL, THE.''' AKA - "[[Lass of Dallowgill]]." AKA and see "[[North Skelton Sword Dance]]." English, Jig (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB or AABA'A'B. A sword dance tune from North Skelton, North Yorkshire. The Long Sword Dances of the region originally formed part of a Plough Monday ritual with a Plough Play, according to Peter Kennedy [http://folktrax-archive.org/menus/cassprogs/111cleveland.htm], who recorded a performance in Scarborough in 1953. | ||
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LASS O' DALLOGILL, THE. AKA - "Lass of Dallowgill." AKA and see "North Skelton Sword Dance." English, Jig (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB or AABA'A'B. A sword dance tune from North Skelton, North Yorkshire. The Long Sword Dances of the region originally formed part of a Plough Monday ritual with a Plough Play, according to Peter Kennedy [1], who recorded a performance in Scarborough in 1953.
Source for notated version: North Yorkshire melodeon player Marshall (1896-1969) was a musician with the Boosbeck and Skelton Green long sword teams until 1945, and with the Loftus team from 1950.
Printed sources: Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 83 ("North Skelton Sword Dance").
Recorded sources: Topic TSCD 669, Arthur Marshall (et al) - "Ranting and Reeling: Dance Music of the north of England" (1998).
See also listing at:
Hear Arthur Marshall's recording by Reg Hall at the British Library Sounds [2]
Hear a melodeon version on youtube.com [3]