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Dabbling in the Dew; Art and Music
Topic Started: Apr 6 2010, 04:57 AM (11 Views)
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The Avalons love to sing and tell stories. For the last four hundred years, the peasant class of Avalon has had its native culture and religion repressed by the Church. However, instead of fading away, the beliefs and traditions transformed into ballads and folk tales. Ancient Gods were turned into kings, heroes into knights, villains into monsters and old planting and harvesting rites became dances. The old ways may have lost a little of their meaning, but they are there for those who are willing to look for them.

There are patterns in the stories the songs tell, and those who are familiar with the patterns can usually sing along with the chorus, even if they've never heard the song before. The melodies always seem familiar and set feet to tapping. The songs are bawdy and boisterous, telling tales of maidens happily giving up their virtue as if it were a weight, and of young men who trust such ladies, much to their chagrin. The songs appear to be morality plays, but just under the surface, the singer seems to be laughing at the morality he's preaching. It is a strange dichotomy, but one that makes Avalon folk music unique.
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