• Staines Morris - Then to the Maypole Haste Away!

  • Apr 30 2023
  • Length: 6 mins
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Staines Morris - Then to the Maypole Haste Away!

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  • It's the first of May and we have a May Mini episode about the song Staines Morris, also known as the Maypole Dance. But did you know it started life in a puritan era farce? It was a joy to find out more about one of my favourite songs, and I hope you'll like it as much as I do.

    Thanks as always go to Mudcat Cafe and Mainly Norfolk websites without which I hardly know where I would start my research, and to Stones Barn who gave me the confidence to sing again.

    Other references:

    Stanes Morris in Playford (including the dance moves): https://playforddances.com/dances/stanes-morris/

    Acteon and Diana full text: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A34847.0001.001/1:6?rgn=div1;view=fulltext

    Popular Music of the Olden Time by William Chappell: https://archive.org/details/popularmusicofol01chapuoft/page/126/mode/2up 
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