Lustleigh May Day
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After the drunken raucousness of Padstow , Lustleigh May Day on Dartmoor seems positively sedate. And yet this quintessentially English eve...
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Oss Oss Wee Oss!
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This May Day, we went down to Cornwall, to Padstow , to see the traditional 'Obby 'Oss  procession. There are in fact two 'Osses...
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Up the May!
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When deciding to leave Oxford, one of the hardest things to let go was May Morning . I fell in love with it from the start and have been goi...
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Telling the Bees free download!
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Work on the new Telling the Bees album is progressing nicely with eight tracks recorded. There's still a long way to go, however, so we...
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On the kithara
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I am often in awe of the craftsmanship and ingenuity of instrument-makers (luthiers), so here's a link to a video explaining the working...
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On Twitter, birds and bards
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Somewhat late in the game, I ( @AndyLetcher ) and Telling the Bees ( @TellingBees ) have joined Twitter. You are cordially invited to follow...
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We want the funk
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Traditionally, and in spite of several funk incursions, Western pop and rock has been wedded to the backbeat . This means in a 4/4 rhythm em...
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