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Sunday, 2 February 2014

A Little Extra

     

Lots of the photos taken at
were left loitering on my hard drive.
Here's a selection of what you missed.


Hope you enjoy them.


Take care.




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7 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhoto2 February 2014 at 14:01

    I did enjoy them John .. I enjoyed the soundtrack accompanying them very much too, tres joli :)

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  2. Jane the Booklady2 February 2014 at 19:32

    Perfect timing. Today David and I were remembering our local Morris dancers we saw last year. Great photographs and music, thank you.

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  3. Folkways Note Book3 February 2014 at 05:38

    Very creative faces and costumes. I wonder how this straw bear festival evolved. It certainly looked like the community was enjoying it all. Thanks for the wonderful video. barbara

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    1. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"3 February 2014 at 15:03

      I did 5 posts on The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival recently, the second of which included what I know about how the event evolved. Here are the links:

      http://bystargooseandhanglands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/if-you-go-down-to-fens-today.html Introduction, the Procession and Straw Bears
      http://bystargooseandhanglands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/straw-bear-festival-2.html History of the event
      http://bystargooseandhanglands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/some-portraits-from-straw-bear-festival.html Portraits
      http://bystargooseandhanglands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/different-ways-to-dance-straw-bear.html Different styles of dancing
      http://bystargooseandhanglands.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/englands-glory-straw-bear-festival-5.html Old Glory Molly Dancers

      Numbers 1, 2, 4 & 5 also contain videos of the dancing

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  4. DeniseinVA3 February 2014 at 09:52

    Good morning John, that's a great collection of photos, and the music was great too. I have never heard of the straw bear festival and would also love to know how it evolved. I will enjoy having a look online. It's fun to find these things out when visiting blogging friends, certainly peaks my interest.

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  5. Anonymous3 February 2014 at 22:52

    Loved these photos. So vivid and colorful. Looks like quite enthusiastic participants and a happy audience!

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  6. Mike@Bit About Britain4 February 2014 at 08:54

    Brilliant stuff. I should check this festival out. Not a huge fan of some folk music, but this festival looks enormous fun, I love the traditions, dancing and the stories behind it all - there must be stuff there for 'A Bit About Britain'! Admired your previous posts on this.

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