BACKGROUND INFORMATION In March 1998 the Cornish Traditional Dance Competition held a selection for a new dance to celebrate 20 years of Lowender Peran. This was the winning dance. It was choreographed by Jenny White for the Bolingey Troyl Band and Dancers originally as a demonstration dance which they performed at the opening ceremony of Lowender Peran in 1997. They had such fun with it that they then adapted it to this version to share and enjoy at ceilis. The chorus of the song inspired the use of traditional steps and patterns to represent these Cornish industries, including steps from the Newlyn Fisherman's Reel, followed by a chain (swimming fish), then the turning of wheels and cogs of the mines. DANCE NOTATIONS Arrangement
2 Choruses as intro, 7 verses and choruses, finishing with two repeats of the chorus at the end. Formation
4 couples in a circle, lady on the man's right (can also be done with 3 or 5 couples) Steps
Circle - Newlyn Reel Steps
Chain, Men's wheel, ladies star - skip step as for Phoebe or Cock in Britches step for the ambitious. Bars A1 - Bars 1 - 16
1
All couples in a circle, lady on man's right, all hands on nearest shoulders on either side. Four side steps right, kick across left foot. 2
4 side steps left, drop arms, turn to partner, stamp. 3
Set to right, set to left, give right hand to partner, left hand to next and chain around to original position. A2 - Bars 17 - 32
4
Repeat 1 - 3 B - Bars 33 - 48
5
Wheel - men into centre facing anti-clockwise with left hand on left shoulder of man in front, right arm around lady's waist, lady's left arm on man's shoulder, dance around for 8 steps. 6
Star - Man turns lady into centre keeping arm around lady's waist to make ladies right hand star. All star clockwise for 8 and then reform circle. This is the complete dance but to fit the song the following as been added: 7
Repeat 1 - 4 8
Repeat 5 - 6 9
Finish with 1 - 4 TUNE/SONG The suggested tune for this dance is 'Fish, Tin and Copper' as it was the song originally used when choreographing the dance. The words to Fish Tin and Copper are as follows: Old Nick as he is wont to do
Went wandering up and down
To see what mischief he could brew
He made for Lanson town Chorus
For tis fish and tin and copper me boys
And Tre and Pol and Pen
And one and all we may rejoice
For we are Cornish Men Across the Tamar he had come
Tho' you may think it's strange
And, having left his Devon home
Tried Cornwall for a change Chorus Now, when to Lanson he drew near
A skipping oer the sod
He spied a rustic cottage there
With windows all abroad Chorus And in the kitchen might be seen
A dame with knife in hand
Who cut and slashed and chopped, I ween
To make a pasty grand Chorus Good Morning Missus what is that
Of all sorts is a daub
There's beef and mutton, pork and fat
Potatoes leeks and squab Chorus A Cornish Pasty sure says she
And ef tha dissent mind
I soon shall start to cut up thee
And put ee in you'll find Chorus In fear he turned and straight did flee
To cross the Tamar keen
And since that day in Cornwall
He has never more been seen Chorus
