{"product_id":"dances-of-england-wales-maud-karpeles-9781914311017","title":"Dances of England \u0026 Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe traditional dances of Merrie England, that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eonce earned us the name of 'the dancing English', \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewere all but lost under the soot and grime of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndustrial Revolution. Only the devoted labours\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand patient research of Cecil Sharp saved them\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom extinction: Here and there in quiet corners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the countryside he found old men who still\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eremembered the delightful dances of their youth, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand this 'timely salvage', as Maud Karpeles calls it, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresulted in the folkdance revival that is at once his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehandiwork and his memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Wales, too, time has wrought ill with the folk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etraditions. The music of the crwth is heard, alas, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eno more, but the Welsh dances are being revived, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand can now be seen in their traditional setting at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Eisteddfodau and in the country villages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Karpeles, who worked with Sharp for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emany years and who is Honorary Secretary of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe International Folk Music Council, writes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith authority on English folk dancing; Mrs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlake is President of the Welsh Folk Dnace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociety. Detailed descriptions (with music) of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efour selected dances, and four costume plates in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efull colour make this book one that will gladden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe heart of all who love the dance and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecountryside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maud Karpeles, Lois Blake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914311019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914311017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David Leonard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maud Karpeles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44127498830079,"sku":"9781914311017","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d58c5c7d-0048-462b-a458-3aaff1a84743.jpg?v=1687453703","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dances-of-england-wales-maud-karpeles-9781914311017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}