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Extreme Morris Dancing 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

Rapper Dance at Covent Garden 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

Princess Royal Jig 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

Shepherds Hey Ravensthorpe 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

Bean Setters Brackley 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

Upton on Severn Stick Dance 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

Chris Leslie Dancing and Playing Jockey to The Fair 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

Moulton Mummers Play 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

Shepherds Hey Adderbury 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

Bean Setters at Covent Garden 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

Knuckles Knuckles
Posted by: FiddlerNick

Video duration: 137 seconds

Moulton Morris Men dancing the infamous Moulton dance Knuckles (Akimbo) at Covent Garden , St Georges day 2005. Use 'em or lose 'em!

Related: covent, dance, english, fiddle, folk, garden, melodeon, morris, moulton

Little Johnny England 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

Bacca Pipes Danceoff 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