Sicilian Circle

Sicilian Circle

Recordings by The Country Dance Band Leader: Nan Fleming-Williams under the auspices of the EFDSS

 Duration: 2 min. 35.27 sec.

His Master’s Voice Folk Dance Series: “English Folk Dances for Young People” E.M.I. 7EG 8533: Side 2, Track 2.  [TEA1064: side 1; TEA1065: side 2] (1959?)

The Sicilian Circle is not a dance per se, but a formation (couples facing couples in a circle), in this case danced to the two tunes Ballantyne’s Rant, a 20th century composition from the north of England, and the traditional Rigs of Marlow.

Rigs of Marlow also appears on this website in another form, played by Kenworthy Schofield on the pipe and tabor.