| CELTIC DANCE | Leaving aside our Irish and Scottish inheritance, the dances of other Celtic nations – Cornwall, Wales, the Isle of Man and Britanny (Bretagne) – only receive modest attention in Australia. These dances are NOT currently included in the ATBDS repertoire but are included on our website to acknowledge our broader dance heritage. They feature variations of some familiar dance moves and some lively tunes. |
| WELSH | Hoffedd ap Hywel (Powell’s Fancy) –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_jMCsiYHTE |
| MANX | Billey Keirn performed by Skeddan Jiarg –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IAhUsYmh2M |
| CORNISH | Cornish Six Hand Reel performed by Kemysk –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfxjMGKXbdI&feature=emb_rel_pause
Snippets of Newlyn Reel, Cornish Knight and Tin Stamp by Kemysk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWOO5Ip_9KM |
| BRETON * | Two examples of the Maraîchine – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbQiOsjLqIo |
| * SOMETHING NOT TO TRY AT HOME | Breton dance in full flight with Tri Yann – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5hBpFaVroI |
| WIKIPEDIA’S TAKE ON THE CELTIC NATIONS | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_nations
As Wikipedia indicates, while no Celtic language is spoken in the Celtic parts of modern day Spain and Portugal, the Celtic musical heritage lives on. Below are two samples. |
| – ASTURIAN | Australian band Senor Cabrales include Asturian and Galician (and Breton tunes from France) in their Celtic repertoire and are seen here at the Fleurieu Folk Festival in South Australia in 2015 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2O5h7uu2E0 |
| – GALICIAN | Irish dance versus Galician traditional dance – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQwWhxKKZNw |
