BACKGROUND INFORMATION Informant
Johnson's Twenty four Country dances for (1765 p67) The dance was originally a longways triple minor set in which case couples 1 and 3 would hey for 4 changes so that at the end of B2 in the 3 couple set couples would be in the order 2 1 3 and the 2 hand turn would be omitted. The duple minor formation would be fun as a social dance. The original music shows the a and b music repeated each time. How the music here makes the dance more lively albeit shorter. A trip to Truro was adapted from the original by John Mosedale and the tune arranged by Jeff Jones, both of Dawnswyr Coety (Coety Folk Dancers). The original was found in the archives of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library at Cecil sharp house to whom thanks are due. Dawnswyr Coety have been visiting Lowender Peran the annual Inter-Celtic festival at Perranporth in Cornwall with their friends Tipyn o Bopeth for a number of years. Dancing in the pretty streets of Truro has been a highlight of those annual trips to Cornwall. So the title of the dance naturally caught ones eye! In it's small way, the dance is dedicated both to our Cornish celtic cousins, whose hospitality is always worth travelling for, and to Tipyn O bopeth, a collection of dancers and musicians from all over Wales, whose company allows us to dance in places and meet people we would never otherwise see. Our grateful thanks to both." DANCE NOTATIONS The original notations for this dance when it was collected were as follows: The 1st Cu cast off 2 Cu . the 2nd cu follows the 1st all on their own sides : all 4 meet your partners take hands & lead to the top foot it & the 1st Cu cast off one Cu :: right and left with the top Cu quite round : the same with the 3rd Cu :: . The dance as adapted by John Mosedale (copyright 1992 Dawnswyr Coety) is as follows: Formation
Longways 3 couple set Bars A1
1 4
All right hand turn partners then Couple 1 cast down to bottom of set followed by Couple 2 (who lead up and cast down below Couple 1) B1
1 4
Couples 1 and 2 lead up to places, all set right and left then Couple 1 cast to second place (cu 2 moving up) A2
1 4
Couples 1 and 2 square hey giving hands B2
1 4
Couples 1 and 3 square hey for 3 changes (so that couples 1 and 3 change places then 2 hand turn partners). Longways duple minor set A1
1 4
All right hand turn partners then Couple 1 cast down the outside of the set followed by Couple 2 (who lead up and cast down below Couple 1) B1
1 4
Couples 1 and 2 lead up to places, all set right and left and then Couple 1 cast to second place (couple 2 moving up) A2
1 4
Couple 1 with the Couple 2 above them square hey right round (starting facing partners and passing right shoulders) B2
1 4
Couple 1 with the Couple 2 below them square hey right round. TUNE/SONG The original tune used for this dance was 'Trip to Truro'
