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Extreme Morris Dancing Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 138 seconds Man to man combat with beer trays. I think it is Dogrose Morris and Bryony Griffiths on fiddle. Thanks to Rich Keen for original footage. Related: bampton, billy, bryony, combat, constant, dance, dogrose, english, extreme, fiddle, fiddler, griffiths, jig, morris, tray, wheatley |
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Rapper Dance at Covent Garden Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 303 seconds Performed by (mostly) younger members of Moulton Morris, they managed to break a couple of the flexible swords used in this dance, which is from the North East of England. Filmed at the St Georges Day celebrations at Covent Garden, London, 19 April 2008 Related: covent, dance, english, fiddle, garden, georges, morris, moulton, rapper, st |
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Princess Royal Jig Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 263 seconds Moulton Morris Men at Thaxted Festival,June 2007, performing "Princess Royal" (Bampton)as a 4 man jig. Actually it turns into a 5 man jig at the end if you watch carefully Related: dance, jig, morris, moulton, princess, thaxted |
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Shepherds Hey Ravensthorpe Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 198 seconds Moulton Morris Men dancing Shepherds Hey from Ravensthorpe (Northants). The dance and its tune were collected by Revd Watkins-Pitchford from an old dancer from the Ravensthorpe side in the early 1900's and the details lay in Percy Grainger's papers in Melbourne until they were unearthed by Barry Care in 2004. Recorded Adderbury Club Day, Sep 09 2007 Related: adderbury, dance, fiddle, folk, grainger, hey, melbourne, melodeon, morris, moulton, percy, ravensthorpe, shepherds, traditional |
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Upton on Severn Stick Dance Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 195 seconds The Upton on Severn Stick Dance. Moulton Morris Men do a border (ie from England/Wales border area) morris show in Northampton just before Christmas 2007 Related: dance, english, fiddle, fighting, melodeon, morris, moulton, severn, stick, upton |
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Bean Setters Brackley Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 206 seconds Moulton Morris Men performing "Bean Setting" from Brackley in Northamptonshire. The dance includes twirling sticks to scare birds and knocking off dirt from the dibbers. Unfortunately it also includes rather too much of 747's approaching Stanstead airport and (Side Fool and Quality Controller) Ken's rear side. Related: bean, dance, english, fiddle, fiddler, melodeon, morris, moulton, setting, thaxted |
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Moulton Mummers Play Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 656 seconds As performed at Covent Garden for the 2008 St Georges Day festivities Related: covent, garden, georges, london, moulton, mummers, play, st |
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Chris Leslie Dancing and Playing Jockey to The Fair Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 132 seconds Chris Leslie playing and dancing Jockey to the Fair Jig at Adderbury Club Day, Sep 09 2007 Related: adderbury, chris, convention, dance, english, fair, fairport, fiddle, fiddler, folk, jig, jockey, leslie, morris, traditional |
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Saturday Night Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 156 seconds Moulton Morris Men performing "Saturday Night" from the Badby tradition, at Thaxted festival, June 2007 Related: badby, dance, folk, morris, moulton, saturday, thaxted |
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Shepherds Hey Adderbury Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 158 seconds Moulton Morris Men at London Covent Garden Market St Georges Day Festival, 19 Apr 2008, dancing Shepherds Hey from Adderbury in Oxfordshire. No sticks & no hankies involved in this dance and we guarentee no parts of their arms will part from their bodies during the course of the dance Related: adderbury, covent, dance, fiddle, folk, garden, george, melodeon, morris, moulton |
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Little Johnny England Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 163 seconds The tune for LJE came from a song used in a traditional game played in the playground of Moulton primary school. In the 1970's it was adopted for a rather destructive sort of dance. Count the number of broken sticks replaced during this performance. Recorded Bromyard Festival 08 Related: bromyard, dance, england, johnny, little, morris, moulton, sticks |
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Bacca Pipes Danceoff Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 104 seconds Bets are on as the Moulton lads try to out-do each other in this heel & toe dance over clay tobacco pipes. First to hit the pipes or not hel / toe in the right place loses. Rob & Andrew dancing, Ben on the melodeon. Shot at Bromyard Folk Fest 2008 Related: bacca, bromyard, dance, morris, moulton, pipes |
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Bean Setters at Covent Garden Posted by: FiddlerNick
Video duration: 221 seconds Moulton Morris at Covent Garden, London, April 19 2008, dancing "Bean Setters" from Brackley in Northamptonshire, during the St Georges Day fest Related: covent, dance, english, fiddle, folk, garden, georges, melodeon, morris, moulton, st |
