Ah! God be with the days when the male step dancers wore a Cumerbund or a Saffron Kilt and the ladies usually wore a Green Dancing outfit with black stockings. Many musicians wore the Pioneer Pin and the bass drum in the band was nearly as small as a Bodhran. Things were so regulated and simple then....probably the reason why most of us 'slung our hooks' for foreign climes. ...missed the black stockings however!!
jesus did ya see the way the stage was hopping up and down.....he's a legend to be able to dance so class on that. perfect relationship between the two lads
I knew about 'kindergarten' and 'angst' being used in English but I found it quite intriguing that you have a Kummerbund as well. Didn't realize it was used by dancers for practical reasons. The alternative would have been braces I suppose.
Hey bud - maybe the cumerbund had weights in it to counteract the springy stage. But yeah, I did see that. And here's us all complaining about some prick talking while we're trying to play a tune?
I was just curious. I didn't know cumerbunds were 'utilised' in Irish music/dance. One of those futile1950's/1960's attempts at elevating folk dance into some pure art form, or some such patronising twaddle.
BTW, looking at it from the opposite end, whilst in Glasgow recently, I looked in on a so called session, one which is logged on this site.
Fvckin dire. A sad shower of Arran jumpers if I've ever seen them. And those that I encountered spoke with a put-on Glasgow street accent... and they're probably all middle class teachers and social workers.
This kind of thing: "ris's a wee song rit ma faither yased tae sing win ah wis a wean"... and so on.
But no-one in the schemes talks like that anymore.
Needless to say I just sat out just a couple of these songs then fuqqed off.
Cumerbund
Cumerbund
I say good people, is this chap wearing a cumerbund, what?
[adjusts monocle]
Splendid dancing of course. But a cumerbund?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYvU7oBBgKA&feature=related
Maybe he's a diplomat in disguise........
# Posted on July 26th 2008 by Alf Tupper
Re: Cumerbund
We wore them as Clog morris dancers.
Please note how the dancers feet simulate a bodhran, or vice versa.
# Posted on July 26th 2008 by bodhran bliss
Re: Cumerbund
And while I'm at it, is Paddy King related to John King?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Ccuu_koOs
Thanks bannerman for the vids
# Posted on July 26th 2008 by Alf Tupper
Re: Cumerbund
maybe it was someone's brilliant solution to his tie flopping up and hitting his face?
# Posted on July 26th 2008 by airport
Re: Cumerbund
>Please note how the dancers feet simulate a bodhran, or vice versa.
What, the smell?
(Joking, Bliss.)
# Posted on July 26th 2008 by Alf Tupper
Re: Cumerbund
Ah! God be with the days when the male step dancers wore a Cumerbund or a Saffron Kilt and the ladies usually wore a Green Dancing outfit with black stockings. Many musicians wore the Pioneer Pin and the bass drum in the band was nearly as small as a Bodhran. Things were so regulated and simple then....probably the reason why most of us 'slung our hooks' for foreign climes. ...missed the black stockings however!!
# Posted on July 26th 2008 by Free Reed
Re: Cumerbund
jesus did ya see the way the stage was hopping up and down.....he's a legend to be able to dance so class on that. perfect relationship between the two lads
beautiful... up the banner
# Posted on July 26th 2008 by bud an asal
Re: Cumerbund
I knew about 'kindergarten' and 'angst' being used in English but I found it quite intriguing that you have a Kummerbund as well. Didn't realize it was used by dancers for practical reasons. The alternative would have been braces I suppose.
# Posted on July 27th 2008 by kuec
Re: Cumerbund
Hey bud - maybe the cumerbund had weights in it to counteract the springy stage. But yeah, I did see that. And here's us all complaining about some prick talking while we're trying to play a tune?
I was just curious. I didn't know cumerbunds were 'utilised' in Irish music/dance. One of those futile1950's/1960's attempts at elevating folk dance into some pure art form, or some such patronising twaddle.
BTW, looking at it from the opposite end, whilst in Glasgow recently, I looked in on a so called session, one which is logged on this site.
Fvckin dire. A sad shower of Arran jumpers if I've ever seen them. And those that I encountered spoke with a put-on Glasgow street accent... and they're probably all middle class teachers and social workers.
This kind of thing: "ris's a wee song rit ma faither yased tae sing win ah wis a wean"... and so on.
But no-one in the schemes talks like that anymore.
Needless to say I just sat out just a couple of these songs then fuqqed off.
# Posted on July 27th 2008 by Alf Tupper