FTX-109 - COME IN, OLD TOSS POT

WEST YORKSHIRE PACE EGGERS

1950's recordings by Peter Kennedy of Easter songs, the Dent Pace-Egg Play & Easter egg customs with talk by Mrs Midgley & Mrs Rowe of Dent and Tom Horner of Preston-under-Scar together with a Christmas Carol and talk about "The Vessel Cup" singers. Also included is an outstanding "radio play" performance of The Midgley Pace-Egg Play performed by the boys of Calder High School, Mytholmroyd in 1952.

1. PACE-EGGING SONG by Mrs Midgley of Dent - 1.56

2. Talk about the custom, costumes etc. by Mrs Midgley - 1.38

3. DENT PACE-EGGERS - Song, Play & song - 4.37

4. Talk about Easter eggs by Mrs Rowe of Dent - 1.06

5. PRESTON-UNDER-SCAR PACE-EGG SONG (talk before & after about custom) Tom Horner of Preston-under-Scar - 3.32

6. GOD REST YOU MERRY GENTLEMEN (Christmas Carol) and talk about "THE VESSEL- CUP" SINGERS - 1.31

7. THE MIDGLEY PACE-EGG PLAY performed by the boys of Calder High School, Mytholmroyd rec 1952 - 14.30

Tracks #1-4 rec by PK, Dent 23/11/54, #5-6 at Swithinwaite 22/8/59 and #7 10/4/52. Edited by Peter Kennedy and first published on Folktrax Cassettes 1975.

Other Folk Plays on FOLKTRAX:-

FTX-103 WALK IN, ST. GEORGE Symondsbury, Dorset & Sidmouth, Devon (Christmas)

FTX-104 THE PAPER BOYS Marshfield, near Bristol (St Stephen's Day Dec. 26th.)

FTX-105 IN COME I, TOM FOOL Lincolnshire Plough Plays (Old Christmas Day in January)

FTX-107 STEP IN, WILD HORSE Cheshire Soulcakers (Halloween)

FTX-108 BESSY BROWN BAGS Lake District Pace-egging Customs & Plays (Easter)