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About this issue of "Rattle Up My Boys"

Summary: Series 4 Issue 5

Published: Summer 1994

Editor: Trevor Stone

Featured in this issue:

  • Corrigenda and  addenda (p1-2)
  • Sword Dancing from the Basque area of Northern Spain (p3-7)
  • Rattle U.M.B. Contents of earlier issues. Issues 1 to 4 (p7-8)

Content Analysis

Summary

This issue discusses the historical and cultural aspects of Longsword dancing, featuring insightful articles and corrections by Gordon Ridgewell. It highlights traditions in Northern England, with specific references to dance events and teams. The document also covers reports on sword dances from Italy and updates on the Papa Stour and Flamborough Sword dances. Additionally, it includes a list of contents from earlier issues, emphasizing the evolution and significance of Longsword dance traditions over the years.

Featured sides

Ashvale Longsword; Beaver Sword; Black Cap Sword; Broadwood Morris; Carlisle Sword; Claro Sword; Com Dollies; Coventry Morris; Eagle Yard Sword; East Saxon Sword; Ebor Morris; Flamborough Sword; Frithwoods; Furness Morris; Goathland Plough Stots; Green Ginger Morris; Grenoside; Handsworth Sword; Highside Sword; Kirkburton Rapier; Lilford Sword; Loftus Sword; Lord Conyers Morris; Malton Longsword; Phoenix Sword; Redcar Sword; Sallyport Sword; Shetland team; Southport Swords; Spen Valley Longsword; Stevenage Sword; Sullivan’s Sword; Waterside Longsword; West Somerset Morris; White Lion Longsword; Whitby Boys.

Featured events

Royal Albert Hall performance; Pilgrimage to Fatima; Mid-Lent Sword Dance performances in Antwerp; Half Moon Sword Ale in New York; Whitby Folk Week; Darlington Competitive Dance Festival; Redcar Folk Festival; Cleethorpes Folk and Beer Festivals; Warwick Folk Festival; Sidmouth Festival; Local pub tours and weekends of dance; Fasank in Strani, Czechoslovakia; Leyland May Festival; Boxing Day/New Year dance displays; Workshops and inspections by the English Folk Dance & Song Society.

Citation

#Editor: Trevor Stone
#Citation: Rattle Up My Boys (RUMB), 4(5),

Last updated: 1 July 2024

#rattleupmyboys #rattleupmyboys_s4.5

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