The rest of the title is "A Seasonal Treasury of Music, Mummer's Plays & Celebrations in the English Folk Tradition" and that's exactly what this book is...four chapters of fun songs, dances and plays done by season and one on songs that are magical but not seasonal. About that, I will have to warn that this book was written by a pagan author so some of that is reflected in it. Don't let that keep you from reading this if you're not though...the bits in here that deal with that can easily be phased out if necessary and is not overwhelming. And if you are pagan, even more reason to read it (on that note, I also encourage you to read Bronwen's other book Small Town Pagan...it's awesome and makes me more sad she passed away and we'll never get another book by her)! All the songs, dances and plays, being rooted in the as before mentioned folk traditions, make excellent additions to Medieval/Renaissance Faires or themed events and I heartily recommend you do so if possible. The book is an easy read and the instructions are clear and done step by step. The chapters start with a bit of backround on the things presented and a short atmosphere setting tale. This is deffinately one to read to keep you in the faire spirit the whole year 'round! 4 out of 5 stars :-)
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