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| Sound recording, song; about the Mari Lwyd, a Welsh tradition, sung by Chris Wood as part of the performance Psalms from the Horse's Mouth with Hugh Lupton,in the programme The Rich Sound of Story, in a mini-festival of stories, Feasting in the House of Story - A Celebration of Our Tenth Series of Performance Storytelling, programmed by the Crick Crack Club and Barbican Education, in the Pit Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, 30th May 2006. | |
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| An explanation of the Welsh tradition of the Mari Lwyd, followed by song about the Mari Lwyd sung by Chris Wood. | |
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| Half person, half horse, the Mari Lwyd (the Grey Mare) usually appears in the streets of South Wales any time between Christmas and Twelfth Night. The Mari Lwyd is a horse figure, often based on a horse's skull attached to a pole and covered by sheets of cloth. She is carried through the streets accompanied by a band of singers and musicians, who indulge in verbal competitions, often improvised, with occupants of the local houses. The householders task is to keep the Mari Lwyd out of the house, by winning these verbal contests. As a former symbol of fertility and good fortune, the Mari is often linked with the cults of Epona, Roman goddess of horsemen and animals, and Rhiannon, the Celtic Horse Queen of the Mabinogion. | |
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| Programme note includes- Storyteller Hugh Lupton, and folk fiddler Chris Wood, evoke the ancient relationship between man and horse. | |
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| audience:- | adult |
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| condition:- | good |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 0 hours, 8 minutes, 57 seconds |
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| In 2003, Jillian Barker, Head of Education at the Barbican Centre, London, approached Ben Haggarty, Artistic Director of the Crick Crack Club, with a proposal to programme regular performance storytelling at the Barbican Centre. Since 2003 the Crick Crack Club has worked in partnership with Barbican Education to programme 9 events a year in the Barbican Pit Theatre, for adult audiences. These events are programmed during the three school half terms each year, with usually three evening events per half term. The performances of storytelling are occasionally preceded by pre-show talks. The Pit Theatre is an award winning black box theatre, which seats approximately 180 people (depending on the seating configuration). | |
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composer; musician; singer: Chris Wood male / British |
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| origin:- | Wales |
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| A book create as part of the celebratory event, which was presented to all audience members who attended. All storytellers who had appeared at the Barbican were invited to contribute a story to the book. | |
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| Click to enlarge images | |
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storyteller: Hugh Lupton
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programmer; Crick Crack Club Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty programmer: The Crick Crack Club administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican Education |
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London, England: The Barbican Centre: The Pit Theatre
30 May 2006 mini-festival; public performance: A Celebration of Our Tenth Series of Performance Psalms from the Horse's Mouth; The Rich Sound of Stories |
| gift from:- |
The Barbican Centre |
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