What is THE FLORAL DANCE? Who wrote THE FLORAL DANCE? Who sang THE FLORAL DANCE?
PLEASE NOTE: The Amazing Story of THE FLORAL DANCE is now available as a downloadable book in pdf format.
Plans for a printed Third Edition are currently on hold.
To order the download (GBP5) please click the BUY NOW button below.
In a fully-illustrated new book Cornish musician Ian Marshall
unfolds the story of the world's first best-selling ballad -
The Floral Dance
In the book:-
Historic photographs of the beautiful and talented Katie Moss, composer of THE FLORAL DANCE,
and her family, and of the real Cornish people and events that inspired the song.
How Katie composed THE FLORAL DANCE, her musical choices and techniques,
with musical examples.
Details and pictures of many of the hundreds of performers who have
sung and played THE FLORAL DANCE over the past ninety years!
Ian Marshall
SONGS OF CORNWALL
27 Treheath Road, Dobwalls,
Cornwall PL14 4LE UK
Tel: (44) 01579 321433 E-mail:ian@floraldance.com
Many pictures for the book, and a good deal of help and encouragement while writing, came from Graham Matthews,
21 SONGS of CORNWALL www.songsofcornwall.com
A treasury of traditional Cornish songs from Bodmin, Truro, Looe, Cadgwith, Padstow, Helston.......All recorded in Ian`s unique multi-track arrangements
Hear Ian`s SONGS of CORNWALL
on YouTube
SINGING for CORNWALL The follow-up album, with many more songs plus a selection of Cornish dance tunes.
SWITCHED-ON CORNWALL A wide-ranging selection of Cornish dance tunes meet and mingle in an entertaining electronic adventure.
Ian has also recorded the only CD of traditional Devon songs currently available. GOLDEN SONGS of DEVON
