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When we meet again........... When we meet again The meadows shall bloom A cold wind expelled us There's no honourable way For a minstrel and a king's child To belong together in this world When we meet again The meadows shall bloom In that green valley Just then we'll realize Nothing can possibly decay What was precious once before Remember that path deep in the woods On which you lead me once And how you touched me with your song There on this forest glade When we meet again The meadows shall bloom In that green valley Just then we'll realize Nothing can possibly decay What was precious once before This is were our paths are meant to part Here in the early morning light Whatever may lie ahead of us We'll find our way surely back to this valley When we meet again The meadows shall bloom In that green valley Just then we'll realize Nothing can possibly decay What was precious once before

Wainamoinen.......... As Väinämöinen (1) played playing became games happiness is made happy and many animals came When the singing is heard and the song begins I sing silver, I sing golden, a bizarre thing The bear came out of the valley, There was no animal in the woods that didn't shy away from its path to be near the harp I sing a bird and when it sings it rains gold and it rains silver when its singing begins From Väinämöinen's eyes came clear tears big as birch leaves full of hope, full of longing When the singing is heard and the song begins I sing silver, I sing golden, a bizarre thing (1) Wise old man/demigod from Finnish folklore with magical singing abilities.

Baldur.......... The sun is the light of the earth The sun is the light of the earth The sun is the light of the earth I kneel before the divine decree The sun is the light of the earth I kneel before the divine decree The sun is the light of the earth I kneel before the divine decree The sun is the light of the earth I kneel before the divine decree The sun is the light of the earth The sun is the light of the earth The sun is the light of the earth I kneel before the divine decree The sun is the light of the earth I kneel before the divine decree The sun is the light of the earth I kneel before the divine decree

Children's Dance - Helston - Flora Day - Wednesday 8th May 2019. 9:50 am — Childrens’ Dance Over 1200 Children from Helston’s four schools, all dressed in white with headdresses and ties representing each of the schools, will commence from Wendron Street and process up and then down Meneage Street turning into Church Street and Cross Street. Dancing around the gardens of Penhellis before progressing down Tanyard Lane to Lady Street. Dancing down the pavement of Coinagehall Street, the dance circles the Bowling Green before ending by dancing up the centre of Coinagehall Street.

Children's Dance - Helston - Flora Day - Wednesday 8th May 2019. 9:50 am — Childrens’ Dance Over 1200 Children from Helston’s four schools, all dressed in white with headdresses and ties representing each of the schools, will commence from Wendron Street and process up and then down Meneage Street turning into Church Street and Cross Street. Dancing around the gardens of Penhellis before progressing down Tanyard Lane to Lady Street. Dancing down the pavement of Coinagehall Street, the dance circles the Bowling Green before ending by dancing up the centre of Coinagehall Street.

Side by side......... Come, we'll ride in the wind when a new day begins. Yes, heroics await, happy hearts, a new meaning. Ah, brother, let us ride, it's time once more. I will come with you through light and darkness. Brother, let us fight for a new age for freedom, fame and honour let us battle, side by side. Ah, brother, let us drink, we'll be long gone tomorrow. For friends, for life, should we have another one? Ah, brother, let us celebrate, a feast of happiness. For love, for joy let us drink, side by side. Come, we'll ride in the wind when a new day begins. Yes, heroics await, happy hearts, a new meaning. Yes, we'll ride in the wind and we stay who we are. Even if the road is long, we are still brothers, side by side. Side by side Ah, darling, let me hold your hand just one more time. Restless I shall ride through fields and lands.. How can I despair(2) if the road is still so long? We'll always remember our last night, both of us. (3) Side by side Side by side Come, we'll ride in the wind when a new day begins. Yes, heroics await, happy hearts, a new meaning. Yes, we'll ride in the wind and we stay who we are. Even if the road is long, we are still brothers, side by side. Side by side

Boggarts Breakfast Border Morris dance, Monkey Island, at the Hartlepool Folk festival October 2019, at the Museum of The Royal Navy

Powderkegs Border Morris - Shepherd's Pie - Upton upon Severn Folk Festival - 2010

12 noon - The Midday Dance - Furry Dance (Fuh Ree) - Helston - Flora Day - Wednesday 8th May 2019. As the Town Clock strikes twelve the Helston born leading set of the Midday Dance leave the Guildhall. The Helston Town Band leads the procession up Meneage Street, dancing in and out of some of the properties before returning on the other side of the street. Turning down into Church Street the dance proceeds to Cross Street and into the Gardens at Lismore where a well earned break is taken. Penhellis, the Old Vicarage Gardens and Leslie House Gardens are on the route to Lady Street. They follow the pavement down Coinagehall Street , dancing around the Bowling Green to emerge under the Monument Arch and the final steps up Coinagehall Street before returning to the Guildhall.

Padstow May Day 2022 by the Maypole to the institute with the Blue Ribbon Oss. The 'Obby 'Oss festival is a folk custom that takes place each 1st of May in Padstow, a coastal town in North Cornwall. It involves two separate processions making their way around the town, each containing an eponymous hobby horse known as the 'Obby 'Oss.

Padstow May Day 2023 procession of the Blue Ribbon Oss to the institute. The 'Obby 'Oss festival is a folk custom that takes place each 1st of May in Padstow, a coastal town in North Cornwall. It involves two separate processions making their way around the town, each containing an eponymous hobby horse known as the 'Obby 'Oss. PADSTOW INSTITUTE, LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, MARKET PLACE. Listed on the National Heritage List for England

Time of The Ravens........ The time is strange, home is far away And our way back is caught on fire But in the heart of the night we reached for the stars Und now our dreams are holding us together Hope is distant, but before we bury it deep in the dark of the night We gift it a song A song, together with the ravens and crows (hey) Do not fear the worries of the world There is magic in everything And who brightens the night with their dreams Will have the songs sounding for them What does freedom cost, what does a dream cost? What costs a year of our life? The winter was long, but we cast it out With songs and trumpets Hope is distant, but before we bury it deep in the dark of the night We gift it a song A song, together with the ravens and crows (hey) We raise the glass To a life, wild like the wind We raise the glass To being together We raise the glass To never forgetting how to love We raise the glass To those, who have gone but stay in our hearts Hope is distant, but before we bury it deep in the dark of the night We gift it a song A song, together with the ravens and crows (hey)

Boggarts Breakfast Dance, Poaching, at Abbeydale Miniature Railway, Sheffield 3 July 2016 Boggart's Breakfast...... Beware the peakland spooklights, Beware the lights of blue Make sure your nighttime wanderings are not the death of you Don't turn aside, don't leave the track, for once you've spotted us, there's no going back Through bog and mire, through pool and pond, sunk in swamps and depths beyond O'er hill and crag, strange lights of blue Wild boggarts now will dance for you...

Powderkegs Border Morris - Dancing - Chester - 2014

The Glastonbury Dragons - Beltane - May Day 2019 The Glastonbury Dragons appear twice a year, marking two of the important seasonal celebrations of the year. They appear at Beltane on 1 May celebrating the spring and the coming summer, where the Red Dragon of summer will challenge the White Dragon of winter for supremacy of the season, and Samhain on 1 November marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or "darker half" of the year.

Celebrating........... [Intro] You have to be celebrating (celebrating) Celebrating parties, as they fall 'Cause we might not be here tomorrow You have to be celebrating (celebrating) Celebrating parties as they fall As if today were our last [Verse 1] Yes, I met an old man And he said with the wisdom of age (Wo-oh-oh) "Boy, strike the iron While it's still hot and glowing" (Wo-oh-oh) Yes, I met a king In his gilded halls (Wo-oh-oh) But all this was too little for him Nothing of it would please him right (Wo-oh-oh) [Pre-chorus] And since then I can see quite clearly So young we'll never meet again And before we get down on our knees Let's sing together [Refrain] You have to be celebrating [celebrationing] Celebrate parties, as they fall 'Cause we might not be here tomorrow You have to be celebrate parting (celebrating) Celebrate parties as they fall As if today were our last Yes, we may not have this day We'll never get another chance And once you're in your oaken coffin You'll still have time to sleep [Verse 2] Yes, then I met death And he grabbed me roughly by the throat (Wo-oh-oh) Ice cold he threatened "One day I'll get your soul" [Wo-oh-oh] [Pre-chorus] And since then I can see very clearly We won't meet again so young And before we get down on our knees Let's sing together [Refrain] You have to celebrating (celebrating) Celebrating parties, as they fall 'Cause we may not be here tomorrow You have to be celebrating (Party hard) Celebrating parties, as they fall As if today were our last Yes, we may never have this day We'll never get another chance And when you're lying in your oak coffin You'll still have time to sleep That's why you have to celebrate [Post chorus] Na, na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na You have to celebrate Na, na-na, na-na-na-na-na Na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na [Refrain.] You have to be celebrating (celebrating) Celebrating parties, as they fall 'Cause we might not be here tomorrow You've have to be celebrating (celebrating) Celebrating parties, as they fall As if today were our last time As if today were our last time

Towards the sky.......... We captured a lot of booty We sailed across the sea together We rode side by side – like true brothers We were like death and the devil1 Today it's been a damn long time since then We thought we are free – and invincible Between death and freedom, your path leads Towards the sky Gazing forward Because in this life Nothing is stopping you anymore Towards the sky No journey is too far Because in this life We haven't got forever We wanted to be at the top Because the world was much too small It was as if we were in a frenzy, we forged our destiny A storm is approaching And only one of us two Found the way home out of that great war Towards the sky Gazing forward Because in this life Nothing is stopping you anymore Towards the sky No journey is too far Because in this life We haven't got forever Here you are free, here you are free I firmly believe that One day – someday We will ride together again Towards the sky Towards the sky Gazing forward Because in this life Nothing is stopping you anymore Towards the sky No journey is too far Because in this life We haven't got forever Here you are free, here you are free

Powderkegs Border Morris dance, Twiglet, using torches instead of sticks at Fox wassail January 2011

May Day Obby Oss - Padstow - 90s Documentary Discover the ancient British history and folklore behind the Padstow May Day celebrations and enjoy the spectacle of the Obby Oss procession.

Powderkegs Border Morris, Golcar Brewery dance out, West Yorkshire, dancing with sheep. September 2011.

Ragged Oak Border Morris dancing Lollipop at The Dark Gathering 2023 in Tintagel Cornwall

Boggarts Breakfast Border Morris Dance, Piece of Cake, at the 2023 Papplewick Steampunk Weekend Boggart's Breakfast...... Beware the peakland spooklights, Beware the lights of blue Make sure your nighttime wanderings are not the death of you Don't turn aside, don't leave the track, for once you've spotted us, there's no going back Through bog and mire, through pool and pond, sunk in swamps and depths beyond O'er hill and crag, strange lights of blue Wild boggarts now will dance for you...

The Blue Ribbon Obby Oss - Padstow - May Day 2018 It's a tradition to come to see the Blue Ribbon Obby Oss in Padstow every May Day. Here are the highlights of Padstow May Day 2022. The 'Obby 'Oss festival is a folk custom that takes place each 1st of May in Padstow, a coastal town in North Cornwall. It involves two separate processions making their way around the town, each containing an eponymous hobby horse known as the 'Obby 'Oss.

The Montol Festival in Penzance on the Winter Solstice, Friday, December 21, 2018.The Montol Festival is an annual festival in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which has been held on 21 December each year since 2007. The festival is a revival or reinterpretation of many of the traditional Cornish midwinter customs & Christmas traditions formerly practiced in and around the Penzance area and common to much of Cornwall at one point

Boggarts Breakfast Border Morris Dance, Plyground, at the Papplewick Steampunk Weekend July 2019 Boggart's Breakfast...... Beware the peakland spooklights, Beware the lights of blue Make sure your nighttime wanderings are not the death of you Don't turn aside, don't leave the track, for once you've spotted us, there's no going back Through bog and mire, through pool and pond, sunk in swamps and depths beyond O'er hill and crag, strange lights of blue Wild boggarts now will dance for you...