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Mistress of Ceremonies & party organiser
mix & mingle character
meeter and greeter


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The Hat Shop

vintage and historical style hats
headwear and decorations


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points / aiglettes/ tag-ends

for finishing cord ends


The Big Button Shop

glass, horn, leather, metallic wood, etc


The Buckle Shop


mother of pearl, French Jet, metal, wood, bejewelled, etc
vintage and modern



The Fabric Shop

wools, cottons, linens and fancy fabrics


Frogs for Fabric

(clothes fasteners)


Victorian and Edwardian clothing
and collectables


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Enhance the atmosphere at your event for adults and children.

Create the Mood mixes and mingles with your guests as a character, teaches easy historical dancing, chats about amusing social history and entertains.

Babies stop crying, Small children become mesmerised and adults comment on how good it is to hear early music rather than the usual ‘pop’ stuff. 

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Put a smile on your visitors' faces 

Create the Mood uses experienced staff in superb historic costume, court and country, all periods Medieval & Elizabethan to Victorian & early 20th century to suit your event.  

We go to all places where people gather in their leisure time, indoors and out: historic venues and museums; community, arts, folk and heritage festivals; craft fairs and fetes; local authority and shopping centre promotions and receive guests at receptions, weddings and birthdays.
site updated November 2009

historic entertainments
the pipe and tabor compendium
draft
essays on
the three-hole pipe


UK traditions

England:
16th century dictionary
17th century dictionary

Regency Folk Customs
Regency Dancing to the Pipe and Tabor
Regency Pandean Pipes

Regency and Victorian terminology

Scotland:
Short History

some 16th century references
19th century Scottish Poets

forgotten taboring traditions
The Stang Ride

famous people who played the pipe and tabor
Francis Baines
Charles Benfield
Helen Kennedy
David Munrow

UK images, sculptures, illustrations, carvings etc:
Hemingbrough
Beauchamp Chapel
Bristol Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle music cup
Rosslyn Chapel
Cley-next-the-Sea
Lichfield Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral
Gawsworth Church
Victorian lace fan
The Eden Project

Playing for dancing
early images

 

Spain

west Spain

three-hole pipes and flutes
(no percussion)
Africa - tambin
Slovakia - fujara

archaeological evidence
The earliest tabor pipes I

taboring techniques
Lichfield Morris