THE DANCES & THE TUNES
Right-clicking on the name of a tune will give you the opportunity either to hear it or to
download a midi file. If you'd rather just have all the tunes in one big ABC file, click here
N.B., The dances below marked with a • are part of our regular repertoire.
The
others? Well, there's a story behind each one....... |
Four of the Band at Lakeside, Derwentwater,
Keswick. Click to see larger image |
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DANCE |
1st TUNE |
2nd TUNE |
NOTES
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• The Abbey |
The Keel Row |
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A garland dance learned from the Hexhamshire Lasses |
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Abram Circle Dance |
Abram |
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This used to be our rain dance. It kinda put us off it for a while. |
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• Ashton |
Ashton |
The British Grenadiers
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• Badger's Sett |
The Jolly Badger |
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Written for Brockhole, the Lake District Vistors' Centre |
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• Belfagan |
William Taylor's Tabletop Hornpipe |
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A handkerchief dance for 6 created especially for us - now our signature
dance.
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Black Rod |
Black Rod |
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We haven't danced this one out for a while. I don't know why. Perhaps we'll do it next
year? |
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Churchtown |
The Three Sea Captains |
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This is a processional dance. Most of us learned it on the hoof. |
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Cockermouth |
Cockermouth |
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A new dance we created for our 21st birthday. We still keep coming back and improving
bits - maybe one day we'll be satisfied. Original music by Ally McGurk.
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• The Cumberland Crown |
The Waterloo Dance |
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A garland dance which can be performed by 4, 6 or 8 dancers. One of our
favourites.
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• Eaglesfield |
Birds in the Wilderness |
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Eaglesfield is a village near Cockermouth. This garland dance is for groups of 4
dancers. |
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• Flags |
Cock o' the North |
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A very fast, energetic dance for 6, learned from Jenny Geddes Clog
Morris. |
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• Greenham |
Greenham |
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This dance was created by the women protesters at Greenham Common.
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• Hindley Street Dance |
Rosin the Bow |
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Keswick |
Oyster Girl |
The Miller of Dee
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The music's good, but the dance is a bit long and repetitive, so we don't do it these
days. |
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• Littleborough |
The Rattlin' Bog |
Donkey Riding
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• Mona's Delight |
Eunyssagh Vana |
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From the Isle of Man, this elegant dance was collected by the Manx folklorist Mona
Douglas. |
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• Plymouth |
Soldier's Joy |
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• Portland Hill |
Jamie Allen |
Astley's Ride plus 3rd tune - Davy Davy Nick Nack
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A wonderfully complex dance taught to us quite
recently by Great North Clog. We've almost got the hang of it now! Sorry - the tunes aren't
online yet, but soon will be....
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• Saint Giles |
The Athole Highlanders |
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The signature dance of the sadly defunct Jenny Geddes Clog Morris from Edinburgh. They
taught it to us last year, and we are now dancing it regularly in order to keep it in use. It's a
really attractive and interesting dance, which shows the dome of St. Giles' Cathedral in
Edinburgh at the end.
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• Shawforth |
The Olive Branch |
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If you've ever watched Belfagan in action, this is the one with the garlands and the high
kicking! |
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• Silly Molly |
Speed the Plough |
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Molly dancing is a whole other tradition in the wold of morris dance. Look at our links
page if you want to know more!
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• Singleton |
The Dorset 4-hand Reel |
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Learned from Singleton Cloggers, who created it. |
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• Whitby |
Whitby Shindig |
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This garland dance represents various features of the town of Whitby, and was taught
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us by Jenny Geddes Clog Morris.
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• Wigton |
Hundred Pipers |
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Originally created for Wigton Carnival. Can be a processional dance when there's a need
for one. |
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• Yellow Sheepskin |
Yellow Sheepskin |
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An unusual circle dance for any number, learned from the Hexhamshire
Lasses.
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Giving it welly in Cumbria
