Violet Alford (18 March 1881 – 16 February 1972) was an internationally recognised authority on folk dancing and its related music, costume, and folk...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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dans le Briançonnais, Librairie ancienne Honoré Champion, 1914, 90 p. Violet Alford, « The Baccubert », in Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society...
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Rosarian', a magazine featuring the latest information on the school. Violet Alford, dancer Caroline Bammel, religious historian Jo Durie, professional...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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