The dancing and band didn't look very Breton to me. The mens' costumes, the dance (bourree) and the instrumentation were all central France. I'm guessing the announcer hadn't heard of central France, and assumed that if it was French folk it was from Brittany. Mitch Gordon Guerneville, CA, US [email protected] writes:
And then there's this one: _http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=31064_ (http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=31064) 4 hurdy gurdies, accordions and dancers from Bretagne about minute in. INTERNATIONAL EISTEDDFOD in Llangollen, Wales -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
