May Day Fairie Festival!
This Weekend Only!
Where:
Spoutwood Farm Center
4255 Pierceville Road, Glen Rock, PA 17327
Spoutwood Farm is just outside of Glen Rock, PA, 45 minutes north of Baltimore, 30 minutes south of York, PA. Parking will be available near the farm.
Get Directions
When:
Friday May 4th 12pm to 7pm Children's Day -
Saturday May 5th 10am to 6pm
Sunday May 6th 10am to 6pm
How Much?:
Adults: $15
Children under 12: $5
Children 2 and under FREE
A three-day pass is available for a reduced price of $30...the three day pass can also be used to get through the gates quicker, even if you are only using it for two of the days.
Volunteer 2 hrs and get your admission refunded -ask at the front gate.
Parking: $5
More Information |
 |
Hal An Tow
"Hal An Tow" is a traditional Mayday song from western England. It's associated with the town of Helston in Cornwall, but in the past it was more widespread, having been collected as far afield as the Missouri Ozarks. This is the text most commonly sung in Britain today, but there have been different verses recorded over the years. The song seems to have its roots in the sixteenth century, with verses referencing the traditional Renaissance association of Mayday with Robin Hood, as well as the sack of Penzance by the Spanish in 1595. Traditionally, the song began with the verse about Robin Hood, but, inspired by a verse about wearing horns in an early version of the song, and by a song from Shakespeare's As You Like It, someone in modern times seems to have added the "Do not scorn to wear the horn" verse, which has become part of most modern British versions. It is possible that "Aunt Mary Moses" derives from a Cornish-language phrase for the Virgin Mary, although there are other theories. As for the phrase "Hal an Tow," no one is sure what it means; it could be a reference to dancing heel-and-toe, it could derive from a Cornish phrase for "raise the roof," or it could have been imported from what seems to have been an earlier song, possibly a rowing-chantey, whose refrain was "Heave and ho, Rumbalow."
Spoutwood Hal An Tow
By Steve Winick
With faerie wing and dragon horn
We'll bless the day that you were born
We'll thank your father's father
And your mother's mother too
Hal-An-Tow, Jolly Rumbelow
We'll all sing
A hearty Kubiando
To welcome in the summertime
To welcome in the May-o
Summer is a comin' in,
And Winter's gone away-o
Robin Hood and Lucy Wood
Invite us to the Fair-o
We've come to their merry wood
To see the faeries there-o
Hal-An-Tow, Jolly Rumbelow
We'll all sing
A hearty Kubiando
To welcome in the summertime
To welcome in the May-o
Summer is a comin' in,
And Winter's gone away-o
Look at all the elves and gnomes,
The brownies, sprites and spriguns-o
The pixies, fauns and leprechauns
The little ones and bigguns-o
Hal-An-Tow, Jolly Rumbelow
We'll all sing
A hearty Kubiando
To welcome in the summertime
To welcome in the May-o
Summer is a comin' in,
And Winter's gone away-o
Let's bless the king and queen of May
With all our power and might o
Send us peace at spoutwood farm
Send Peace by Day and Night, o
Hal-An-Tow, Jolly Rumbelow
We'll all sing
A hearty Kubiando
To welcome in the summertime
To welcome in the May-o
Summer is a comin' in,
And Winter's gone away-o
The words of "Spoutwood Hal-An-Tow" were written by Stephen Winick in 2011, to adapt the traditional English song for Spoutwood Farm May Day Fairie Festival.
You can learn the traditional melody to this song from this video of the English folk group the Watersons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs9PMky7Fj0
|
|
|
|
Yggdrasil
Current Queen, and owner of Spoutwood Farm , Lucy Wood has been working with the idea and image of Yggdrasil for many years, and wished to bring the World Tree of Norse myth into the ceremony. As part of this, Jennifer Cutting, leader of Ocean Orchestra, has written a new song to incorporate into our coronation ceremony:
YGGDRASIL
1) The greatest of ash trees so tall and so green,
O Guardian Tree, O Yggdrasil;
The shelter of all worlds, both seen and unseen,
O Tree of the World, O Yggdrasil.
2) Your three roots are nourished by font, spring, and well,
O Guardian Tree, O Yggdrasil;
Your roots and your branches bind Heaven and Hell.
O Tree of the World, O Yggdrasil.
3) With messages Ratatosk boldly does go
O Guardian Tree, O Yggdrasil;
From the Eagle on high to the Dragon below
O Tree of the World, O Yggdrasil.
4) From the four stags that ravage your tender new shoots,
O Guardian Tree, O Yggdrasil;
To the ravenous dragon that knaws on your roots.
O Tree of the World, O Yggdrasil.
5) You suffer from all of the lives that you feed
O Guardian Tree, O Yggdrasil;
Yet even your tears offer dewdrops so sweet.
O Tree of the World, O Yggdrasil.
6) Great thanks from all creatures for all that you give
O Guardian Tree, O Yggdrasil;
Stay steadfast and strong so that others may live.
O Tree of the World, O Yggdrasil.
7) The greatest of ash trees so tall and so green,
O Guardian Tree, O Yggdrasil;
The shelter of all worlds, both seen and unseen,
O Tree of the World, O Yggdrasil.
|
|
|
2012 Vendor Preview
Get an early taste of the variety of wares our artisan vendors will be featuring!
Once again we bring you some old favorites, and some new vendors to tempt you! Our show is competitively juried. No junk! Check out our special artists on Pinterest , then come to the 2012 May Day Festival at Spoutwood Farm.
2012 Fairie Festival artists on Pinterest
|
|
