Frollig a' Braigh - Glendale Come Home Days

[Tim Jaques]

They used to call this kind of thing a "folk mass."  And yes, I've been at ones that involved dancing during the service, although I can't say Scottish step-dancing in particular. There is no reason why there shouldn't be.  If I am not mistaken the dancing was to invoke the dances the ancient Hebrews did in celebration of the Lord:  "Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel!
Again you will take up your tambourines, and go forth to the dances of
the merrymakers."  

The dancing at folk masses and services and what some of a sterner Jansenist worldview might see as unamusing frivolities seem to have died off since the 1970s.  But there is plenty of scriptural authority in the Old Testament for religious dance.  Dance away to the fiddles, I say, if you like to do so.

 
Timothy Jaques
Dalhousie, NB
"We live in a free country where people have as much right to express outrageous and ridiculous opinions as moderate ones."   Mr. Justice Ian Binnie, WIC Radio Ltd. v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40.



----- Original Message ----
From: Doug Lamey <douglamey at gmail.com>
To: cbmusic at locals.ca
Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10:02:57 PM
Subject: Re: Frollig a' Braigh - Glendale Come Home Days

Excerpt from this week's Inverness Oran regarding the Cultural Mass in Glendale this Saturday:

"There will be a Scottish cultural mass held in St. Mary of the Angels Church. This will include Gaelic hymns and, as well, a violin selection by Alex Francis MacKay of Kingsville, who is renowned for his Gaelic style fiddling."

Hope that answers your inquiry.

-Doug


On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:01 PM, E MALCOLM wrote:

> What is a "cultural mass"?  I know what culture and mass mean but I've never heard them linked together.  I have an idea of what it entails but I'm curious.
> 
> Emily Malcolm
> 
> --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Doug Lamey <douglamey at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Doug Lamey <douglamey at gmail.com>
> Subject: Frollig a' Braigh - Glendale Come Home Days
> To: "CB Music Music" <cbmusic at locals.ca>
> Received: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 10:49 PM
> 
> 
> Froilig a' Bhraigh - Glendale Come Home Days
> July 11-12, 2009
> 
> On Saturday July 11, make your way over to the Father John Angus Rankin Cultural Centre from 10:00am-3:00pm for Seis a' Bhraigh - local Gaelic Cultural Festival and Workshops. This will be followed by a cultural Mass at St. Mary's of the Angels at 7:00pm, and then an adult dance will be held at the St. Mary's of the Angels Parish Hall starting at 9:00pm featuring Shelly Campbell, Doug Lamey, and local singers.
> 
> On Sunday July 12, the Glendale concert grounds will open up at 10:00am with a community picnic and numerous family-fun activities. From 12:30pm-2:30pm The Father John Angus Rankin Cultural Centre celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a ceilidh at the Centre.  At 2:00pm The Annual Scottish Concert on the outdoor stage commences, featuring local musicians along with Celtic musicians from afar...
> 
> 
> It'll be a great weekend in Glendale, so let's hope for sunny days!
> 
> For further information and inquiries for musicians interested in performing, please contact Jeff MacDonald - somhairlemor at yahoo.ca
> 
> The Glendale Concert Grounds are located at:
> 4248 TransCanada Highway 105
> Glendale, Nova Scotia
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