MANILVA ON ANDALUCIA DAY – PART THREE.
As the day went on we popped back to the house for sustenance as it is also only a few yards above back to all the action; all the local Bars do a roaring trade as the day goes into the evening party. The first band on was made up of members of the Town Brass Band led by Fernando on Base Guitar and they play “Pasodoble ” music which is a great sound to get all the crowd singing along and the local ladies dancing, it creates a tremendous atmosphere as the evening draws in.
The second band on was a real surprise as they played all their numbers in English and I discovered later that the main lady singer was from Blackburn ! They have a terrific sound and perform all the great oldies, Ben E King and the Drifters, The Beatles, The Police and including a version of “ Perfect ” by Eddy Ryder ?! which was unbelievable. Near the end they did a Status Quo number which really got me going; of course all the locals just sit and watch as they don’t know the words and can’t dance to the songs so Brenda and I were in our element as we sang our hearts out to every tune, at one stage we started to jive to a rock and roll number and we ended up in front of the stage on our own as we are the only English people in the village ! At the end of the number we got a tremendous cheer and clap from all the locals and brought the house down !! When the Quo number came on I did my head banging/air guitar impersonation as well as some Dirty Dancing in front of the old ladies of the village – they loved it – so I am told ! As normal the pictures only give you a small view of the night’s entertainment,Manilva TV records everything but I don’t know if the got my performance! I’ve also been asked by the Chief of Police and some councilors for some copy pictures to put up on their walls !! Watch this space.
PS; I've been told that it was a standing ovation at the end of our jive !
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
MANILVA ON ANDALUCIA DAY.
MANILVA ON ANDALUCIA DAY – PART TWO.
After the formal part of the day the second part is for the children of the local schools to show off their dancing skills; it started with the Municipal Band on the stage playing all the most popular Brass Band tunes to get the crowd going and then the Ladies Choir sings the traditional local songs which everybody knows and of course joins in with. Then the children have their big moment to show off; the crowd by now is buzzing and all the parents are shouting and clapping to encourage their children as they perform on the stage. The pictures below show this happening but you of course can’t hear the noise !
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After the formal part of the day the second part is for the children of the local schools to show off their dancing skills; it started with the Municipal Band on the stage playing all the most popular Brass Band tunes to get the crowd going and then the Ladies Choir sings the traditional local songs which everybody knows and of course joins in with. Then the children have their big moment to show off; the crowd by now is buzzing and all the parents are shouting and clapping to encourage their children as they perform on the stage. The pictures below show this happening but you of course can’t hear the noise !
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MANILVA ON ANDALUCIA DAY.
MANILVA ON ANDALUCIA DAY – PART ONE.
First of all to get things right Andalucia Day is actually on Monday 28th February 2011 when it is a bank holiday but all the celebrations and party are taking place today!
Mano and Anna called in first thing and we joined then up at Bar Rojas and collected our free Andalucian Breakfast from the stall; it is the local Pan Morena with Olive Oil and Sugar and a slice of Cinnamon Cake together with a coffee; the weather today was a little cooler then yesterday 22degs and with a slight breeze so it was very pleasant in which turned out to be a long day. As the villager’s come up to the Town Hall the atmosphere builds up; the Mayor and Councillor’s glad handed everybody and I thanked the four Councillor’s who arranged for the new flags; The Chief of Police,Paco Luque was in his finest dress uniform along with his Deputy Manolo and the local duty policeman. The Municipal Band led by Fernando marched in and the Municipal Choir was up on the second stage outside the Town Hall; after the introductions the Mayor Antonia Munoz proposed the toast to Andalucia and the anthem was sung as the flag was raised with a lot of clapping and cheering at the end! All along Calle Mar are stalls for the children and of course a Bouncy Castle; everybody are in their finest and the atmosphere is very friendly as the day goes on. The pictures below will give you a little idea of the day as it happened.
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First of all to get things right Andalucia Day is actually on Monday 28th February 2011 when it is a bank holiday but all the celebrations and party are taking place today!
Mano and Anna called in first thing and we joined then up at Bar Rojas and collected our free Andalucian Breakfast from the stall; it is the local Pan Morena with Olive Oil and Sugar and a slice of Cinnamon Cake together with a coffee; the weather today was a little cooler then yesterday 22degs and with a slight breeze so it was very pleasant in which turned out to be a long day. As the villager’s come up to the Town Hall the atmosphere builds up; the Mayor and Councillor’s glad handed everybody and I thanked the four Councillor’s who arranged for the new flags; The Chief of Police,Paco Luque was in his finest dress uniform along with his Deputy Manolo and the local duty policeman. The Municipal Band led by Fernando marched in and the Municipal Choir was up on the second stage outside the Town Hall; after the introductions the Mayor Antonia Munoz proposed the toast to Andalucia and the anthem was sung as the flag was raised with a lot of clapping and cheering at the end! All along Calle Mar are stalls for the children and of course a Bouncy Castle; everybody are in their finest and the atmosphere is very friendly as the day goes on. The pictures below will give you a little idea of the day as it happened.
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