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The Wren Song

Music & Art
Traditional
Also known as: Arrane yn Dreain

The song sung during the Hunt the Wren procession on St Stephen's Day, 26 December. Carried from house to house by the wren boys as they process with the wren on a decorated pole. One of the oldest surviving folk songs in the British Isles, connected to the midwinter ritual of hunting the king of the birds.

Song Tradition
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