Restoring to use the almost-forgotten dances

155 Pages·2004·4.91 MB·English

by  Stephen Miller (ed.)

MONA DOUGLAS
“RESTORING TO USE OUR
ALMOST-FORGOTTEN DANCES”
THE COLLECTION AND REVIVAL OF
MANX FOLK SONG AND DANCE

MONA DOUGLAS
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“RESTORING TO USE OUR
ALMOST-FORGOTTEN DANCES”
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“RESTORING TO USE OUR
ALMOST-FORGOTTEN DANCES”
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WRITINGS ON THE COLLECTION AND REVIVAL
OF MANX FOLK DANCE AND SONG
BY
MONA DOUGLAS
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Edited
by
Stephen Miller
Chiollagh Books
2004
This electronic edition first published in 2004 by
Chiollagh Books
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Onchan
Isle of Man
British Isles
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Originally published in 1994 under the title:
Mona Douglas: Manx Folk-Song, Folk Dance, Folklore, Collected Writings
Reprinted here in a reset 2nd edition, corrected, enlarged, and expanded
© 2004 Chiollagh Books
All original material by Mona Douglas
© 2004 Estate of Mona Douglas
Administered by the Trustees of the
Manx Museum and National Trust
(Manx National Heritage)
Details of all texts included in the copyright notice
are to be found on pages 77–80 & 121–23
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isbn 1-898613-15-x
CONTENTS
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Introduction i
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“Restoring to use our almost-forgotten dances”
1. Folk-Lore Notes: Lezayre Notes (1916) 1
2. Liverpool Manx Society: Lecture-Recital by Miss Mona Douglas,
“Manx Folk Song” (1925) 3
3. Songs of the Manx Nation (1927) 6
4. Ceremonial Folk-Song, Mumming, and Dance in the Isle of Man (1928) 9
5. Twelve Manx Folk Songs, Set 1 (1928) 13
6. Twelve Manx Folk Songs with Manx Gaelic and English Words, Set 2 (1929) 14
7. Animals in Manx Folklore and Song (1930) 16
8. Five Manx Folk Dances, Set I (1936) 25
9. Manx Folk Dances: their Notation and Revival (1937) 27
10. The Traditional Dances of Mann (1941) 35
11. Folk Song and Dance in Mann with Some Notes on Collection
and Revival of the Dances (1949) 39
12. Seven Manx Folk Dances, Set II (1953) 47
13. The Manx Dirk Dance as Ritual (1957) 48
14. Some Ritual Dances of Mann (1957) 51
15. Twelve Manx Folk Songs with Manx Gaelic and English Words, Set 3 (1957) 56
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16. ‘A Chiel’ Amang ’Em’: Memories of a Collector on the Isle of Man (1958) 57
17. Story of a Militant Manxwoman: Sophia Morrison was a Champion
of Manx Culture (1964) 61
18. Can We Re-Popularise Manx Folk Music and Dance? (1973) 66
19. Manx Gaelic Singing (1973) 69
20. Hunting the Dance in Mann (1973) 70
21. Songs in Manx Gaelic (1975) 74
22. Manx Music: Then and Now (1978) 77
23. The Leighton Stowell Book of Manx Dances (1981) 81
24. Rinkaghyn Vannin: Dances of Mann ([1983]) 84
Sources 87
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“mona douglas came to crammag”
25. “Longing” (1914) 95
26. “Billy the Dollan” (1915) 96
27. Manx-Song and Maiden-Song (1915) 97
28. Learning Manx (1915–16) 98
29. Letters to Sophia Morrison (1915–16) 99
30. The Manx Call to Arms: And the Answer (1916) 100
31. “The Fairy Tune” (1916) 101
32. “Ersooyl” (1917) 102
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33. The Manx Language Society (1917) 103
34. Bessie Cowley (1919) 104
35. Letter from W.H. Gill (1921) 105
36. Letter to J.J. Kneen (1929) 106
37. “The Green Flash” (1929) 107
38. “Aeglagh Vannin: Objects” (1932) 108
39. “Manx Nationalism and Aeglagh Vannin” (1932) 109
40. “A Rallying Song for Aeglagh Vannin” (1934) 112
41. A Manx Primer (1935) 113
42. “‘Ta Mee Nish Keayney’: An Old Manx Song Expanded” (1942) 115
43. “The Laare Vane” (1942) 116
44. The Secret Island (1943) 117
45. Storied Isle (1951) 118
Sources 121
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appendix
Mr J.D. Qualtrough’s Stirring Address to [the] Manx Society (1942) 127
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