The music for the White Gold Dance was composed by Oscar Yelland in 1990 and Jo Tagney wrote a processional dance to go with it in the tradition of Cornish Furry Dances.

White Gold Dance

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Oscar Yelland wrote the music and Jo Tagney choreographed the dance for St Austell’s White Gold Festival which first took place in 1990 and continued until 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions for the dance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some Newspaper cuttings 1991 and 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Note: Oscar Yelland donated the music score to the An Daras Cornish Folk Arts Project in 2006. We are grateful to Jo Tagney for providing a copy of the programme, instructions for the dance and newspaper cuttings.