Violet Alford (18 March 1881 – 16 February 1972) was an internationally recognised authority on folk dancing and its related music, costume, and folk...

them. It has often been interpreted as the remnant of a pagan ritual. Violet Alford believed that the dance was originally a winter solstice fertility rite...

The farandole was first described in detail by the English folklorist Violet Alford in 1932. The following description is from the county of Nice: "Traditionally...

animal's body). The custom, described as "only just extinct" by folklorist Violet Alford in 1952, has since been revived in various places. A New Year custom...

or psalterium for the instrument comes from Yebra, Spain. Researcher Violet Alford said that it was a mistake to include the stringed drum under the name...

dans le Briançonnais, Librairie ancienne Honoré Champion, 1914, 90 p. Violet Alford, « The Baccubert », in Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society...

Rosarian', a magazine featuring the latest information on the school. Violet Alford, dancer Caroline Bammel, religious historian Jo Durie, professional...

in the Pyrenees region, held during Candlemas or Carnival seasons. Violet Alford also noted that the tale of Jean de l'Ours showed "[a] more primitive...

Frederick Keel; R J Tabor; Rev E A White 1950 Richard Callender 1954 Violet Alford; Elsie Avril; Marjory Sinclair 1956 P J Terry 1957 Janet McCrindell...

Britten's score is based on the sea shanty "A Roving". The folklorist Violet Alford devised the plot of the ballet. Paul Kildea describes the plot as a...