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'''CASTLERING'''. English, Morris Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB,AB,AB,AAB. From the village of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. | '''CASTLERING'''. English, Morris Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB,AB,AB,AAB. From the village of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. A curious arrangement of "Bobby Shaftoe" with a quite altered second part. "The Castlering is a pre-Roman encampment and the highest point on the Cannock Chase. It was part of the aeaudesert Estate of the Marquis of Anglesey. On Good Fridays at the Castlering Wakes, the Marquis distributed clothing to the poor, and the main events ofthe day were duck egging (a game with stones) and Morris dancing" (THE LICHFIELD MORRIS | ||
THE STORY OF THE RECOVERY OF A 'LOST' TRADITION | |||
By W. EVERETT AND F. C. PHILLIPS | |||
TOLD BY ALEX HELM) | |||
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Tune properties and standard notation
CASTLERING. English, Morris Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB,AB,AB,AAB. From the village of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. A curious arrangement of "Bobby Shaftoe" with a quite altered second part. "The Castlering is a pre-Roman encampment and the highest point on the Cannock Chase. It was part of the aeaudesert Estate of the Marquis of Anglesey. On Good Fridays at the Castlering Wakes, the Marquis distributed clothing to the poor, and the main events ofthe day were duck egging (a game with stones) and Morris dancing" (THE LICHFIELD MORRIS
THE STORY OF THE RECOVERY OF A 'LOST' TRADITION
By W. EVERETT AND F. C. PHILLIPS
TOLD BY ALEX HELM)
Source for notated version: From the MSS. of the late Mr. Phillip Meacham.
Printed sources: Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; p. 240. Mallinson (Mally's Cotswold Morris Book), 1988; No. 33, p. 22.
Recorded sources: