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Repertoire

 

The dances we do are taken from four main traditions (in white below), with a few waifs and strays from other traditions, because we liked them!

Key to codes: * means we’re still learning it, ** means we’re planning to learn it this winter.

 

Adderbury

Sweet Jenny Jones ^{(above: Goadby Marwood, 25th June 2000)}

Bluebells of Scotland

Lads a’Bunchum*

Black Joke

Beaux of London City

Shepherd's Hey*

The Lollipop Man

Postman’s Knock

Cobb’s Horse [8 dancers]

Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl [8 dancers]

The Roast Beef of Old England*

 

Brackley

Bean Setters ^{(above: Hose, 8th July 2000)}

Jockey to the Fair

Maid of the Mill

The Month of May*

The Old Woman Tossed up in a Blanket*

 

Field Town

Old Molly Oxford (The Step-Back) ^{(above: Scarborough, 1st July 2000)}

Banks of the Dee

The Valentine

Balance The Straw

Shepherd’s Hey (Signposts)

The Lass of Richmond Hill*

The Rose*

Farewell My Dearest Nancy (Garryowen)

Old Woman Tossed Up

Saturday Night

The Field Town Processional (which we largely made up as we went along (again))

 

Lichfield

Vandalls of Hammerwich [8 dancers] ^{(above: Old Dalby, 31st August 2000)}

Milley’s Bequest*[8 dancers]

Ring o’Bells*[8 dancers]

The Sherriff’s Ride*[8 dancers]

Castlering**[8 dancers]

 

Other traditions

Bonny Green Garters [Bampton: done to the tune of The New St George]

The Upton-on-Severn Stick Dance**

The Alexandra Park Road Stick Dance, N22, which originally belonged to The Eclectics from London*[8 dancers]

The Queen’s Delight [Bucknell] *

Young Collins [Bledington] **

Laudnum Bunches [Headington] **

Skirmish [from anywhere we please] **

Oh—and various members of the team slip in some morris jigs from time to time! _{(below, Goadby Marwood)}

 

 

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