Post by vinman on Apr 23, 2024 8:23:57 GMT
I'm pleased to say Best Beloved and I played a short but pleasing set at EuroBal Wessex on Sunday. We played 5 dances from the Breton Bal Folk Repetoire, two Breton numbers, a Bourree a deux temps, an 11 step waltz and a regular waltz in the musette style to the splendid tune, Mon Amant de St Jean. About 35 minutes worth. Despite best beloved nerves ( there is a bit of story) all went very well dancers danced, applause was given. Despite a couple of minor finger wobbles along the way nothing notable went wrong. Yaay! BB needed 3 melodeons, I took my newly repaired Giustozzi, I left the mandolin at home despite it fitting in well with Mon Amant...it doesn't have the presence to compete with BB's very assertive ( raucous) Hohner Pokerwerk.
The house band had a variety of instruments two 'gurdies, a bazouki, a cello ( good'n'deep) and a piano accordion. It was a very pleasant afternoon indeed. We learnt a new Auvergnate Bourree as well... Bourree de Poile. Always good to pick up something new even after 30 years or so of dancing this stuff.
Numbers of people like this are rare in the UK. Here is my favourite Bal Folk clip of the moment, the band are excellent and the dancers are brilliantly exuberant.
The house band had a variety of instruments two 'gurdies, a bazouki, a cello ( good'n'deep) and a piano accordion. It was a very pleasant afternoon indeed. We learnt a new Auvergnate Bourree as well... Bourree de Poile. Always good to pick up something new even after 30 years or so of dancing this stuff.
Numbers of people like this are rare in the UK. Here is my favourite Bal Folk clip of the moment, the band are excellent and the dancers are brilliantly exuberant.
