A few months ago, I realized I was running out of rock songs with horn sections. I sent out a call on social media: Send me your horn section picks. A British cousin sent me this song that is, shall we say, rock-adjacent.
Being an American, I was not familiar with the BBC broadcaster Wogan–unless you count a bizarre homage to him featured on a Madness singles collection I picked up in England.
Anyway, this 1911 song describes a true story about the Furry Dance in Helston, Cornwall. You can read about this ancient celebration (possibly in honor of the start of spring–maybe something else–it’s all lost to the mists of time, including the actual name) here and here. This year’s event will be this Saturday, May 7.