Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/magliocco-sabina-c547all.aspx Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:11:54 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/oss-tales-p558.aspx Product558 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:51:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/oss-tales-p558.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/oss-tales.jpg" alt="OSS Tales" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/oss-tales-p558.aspx">OSS Tales</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/oss-tales-p558.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>Padstow, a town on the north coast of Cornwall, celebrates May Day with a unique custom: two hobby horses, or <i>osses</i>, dance through the town streets, accompanied by drums and accordians. All Padstownians participate in this exciting event, which has now become a tourist attraction, drawing over 30,000 visitors the first of May to this fishing town of 3000.&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>Folklorists Alan Lomax and Peter Kennedy visited Padstow in 1951, producing a film called <i>Oss Oss Wee Oss</i> (1953). In 2004, filmmaker John Bishop and folklorist Sabina Magliocco (with Jaynie Ali Aydin and Noah Bishop) returned to Padstow to see how the custom was faring fifty years later.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><b>This DVD has four films:</b></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><i>Oss Tales</i> (2007) 25 min&nbsp;</div><div>Re-engages the Padstow May Day in 2004. The film includes footage from <i>Oss Oss Wee Oss</i> and commentary by Peter Kennedy and Ronald Hutton, and people of Padstow.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Oss Oss Wee Oss</i> (1953) 18 min</div><div>The complete film by George Pickow, Peter Kennedy and Alan Lomax in a new digital transfer.&nbsp;</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Oss Oss Wee Oss Redux: Beltane in Berkeley</i> (2004) 14 min</div><div>A portrait of a contemporary pagan group in Berkeley, California that yearly re-enacts the custom of the hobby horse as part of its May Day revelries.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><i>About the Oss Films </i>(2007) 11 min</div><div>George Pickow and Peter Kennedy talk about making the 1953 film and John Bishop and Sabina Magliocco speak about making this DVD.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>A study guide is included on the DVD in PDF format.</div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/magliocco-sabina-c547all.aspx">Magliocco, Sabina</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>