Mid-2001: a group of friends drunkenly decide to start a women’s Cotswold morris team and surprise themselves by actually doing so in the cold light of day. They (not so drunkenly) decide to call themselves Pecsætan, a name which no-one understands and few can pronounce.
They finally emerged as a fledgling side in summer 2002, since when they have set about the arduous task of having a fantastic time and dancing a lot, at pubs and events in their local Sheffield, at festivals around the country and abroad.
2011 – 2012 is Pecsaetan’s 10th Birthday
To celebrate, we have released a CD! “At one with the Bells” features recordings of some of our dances, some traditional songs we sing and a sample of what some of our dancers get up to when they take their bells off. You can buy it from www.sheffieldfolk.co.uk for £10 + p&p, or direct from us at our danceouts.
“The playing and singing is exuberant and feelgood throughout, and the tracks are intelligently sequenced making this a seriously appealing sampler: … what better celebration can you have?” Stirrings Magazine; www.stirrings.org.uk
