From Cornwall's 'sexy savage' Spring-time Mayday rites to the dangerous rolling of burning barrels of tar in Ottery St Mary this rich and wide ranging collection of films documents and celebrates the folk customs songs and dances of Great Britain.
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44 short films looking at the folk songs, dances and traditions of Britain. Among the collection are 1912 Kinora reels, 1920s newsreels, contemporary footage from Doc Rowe and Jeremy Deller, and Alan Lomax's film 'Oss Oss Wee Oss' (1954).
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