About this issue of "Rattle Up My Boys"

Summary: Series 14  Issue 2

Published: Summer 2005

Editor: Andrew Kennedy

Featured in this issue:

  • Goathland Tour, January, 2005 (p1)
  • Write it down!!!  (p2)
  • DERT 2005: Preston, 4-6 March (p3)
  • And Talking of American Sword…. (p3):
    Sword teams at the 61st New England Folk Festival
  • White Star Plough Tour – 7-9 January, 2005 (p4)
  • A Sense of Place (p5):
    Putting the White Star Tour in a Kentish context
  • The Work of Father Damian Webb O.S.B. (Part1) (p6)
  • Midwinter Dancing (p7)

Summary

This issue highlights the Goathland Plough Stots’ January tour, the challenges of accurately documenting traditional sword dances, and the importance of preserving these customs. It covers the Dancing England Rapper Tournament (DERT) in Preston, featuring international teams and local groups. The White Star Plough Tour is detailed, showcasing a blend of sword dances, step dances, and mummers plays. Additionally, it discusses the history and impact of Father Damian Webb on the Ampleforth Longsword Dance and provides insights into midwinter dancing traditions in York and Lincolnshire.

Featured sides

The featured sides include Goathland Plough Stots, Candyrapper, Beside the Point, New Haven Sword and Morris Dancers, Maltby Phoenix, Britannia Coconut Dancers, Fylde Coast Clog, John of Gaunt Morris Men, Newburgh Morris, Rivington Morris, Singleton Clog, Southport Swords, Stone the Crows, White Star Sword, Insword, North British, Kettlebridge Clog, and Coleby Plough Jag.

Featured events

The featured events are the Goathland Tour in Goathland, the Dancing England Rapper Tournament (DERT) held in Preston, and the White Star Plough Tour with performances in locations such as Tunbridge Wells, Rusthall Common, and Speldhurst. Additionally, the 61st New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) took place at Natick High School in Natick, Massachusetts. The York Gentlemen Longsword Dancers performed in St. Sampson’s Square, York, and the Coleby Plough Jag toured venues between Winterton and Gainsborough in Lincolnshire.

Citation

#Editor: Andrew Kennedy
#Citation: Rattle Up My Boys (RUMB), 14(2),

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