About this issue of "Rattle Up My Boys"

Summary: Series 22 Issue 4

Published: September 2015

Editor: Jeff Lawson

Featured in this issue:

  • Sullivan’s Sword in Sindelfingen
  • Bringing Longsword back to Life
  • In Search of the Duffy Men
  • Adapting the Manx Sword Dance
  • Correction: Skelton not North Skelton
  • Editorial
  • Renewal
  • How the Southport Swords started dancing Papa Stour
  • Sword Dance Union Long Sword Tournament 
    Goathland 3rd October 201
  • What we did in the Summer
  • Children’s Longsword at Whitby 2015

Summary

This issue covers notable events in the sword dancing community, including the Sword Dance Union Long Sword Tournament held in Goathland, North Yorkshire. The event featured teams competing and exhibiting, followed by an awards ceremony. The publication also highlights Sullivan’s Sword’s participation in the Internationales Strassenfest in Sindelfingen, Germany, promoting cultural integration through dance. Additionally, there are reflections on the Whitby Folk Week, celebrating its golden anniversary, with detailed accounts of the various dance teams’ performances and workshops.

Featured sides

Featured sides in this issue include Barnsley, Claro, Flamborough and Junior, Goathland teams (Hawksword, Maltby Phoenix, and Junior), Redcar, Sallyport, Stone Monkey, Sullivan’s Sword, Teesdale Longsword and Junior, High Green Sword Dancers, Handsworth, Plough Stots, Newcastle Kingsmen, and North British.

Featured events

This issue features the Sword Dance Union Long Sword Tournament in Goathland, North Yorkshire, and the Internationales Strassenfest in Sindelfingen, Germany. Additionally, it highlights events at Whitby Folk Week in Whitby, North Yorkshire, and the involvement of dance teams at the Grosmont Beer Festival in Grosmont, North Yorkshire.

Citation

#Editor: Jeff Lawson
#Citation: Rattle Up My Boys (RUMB), 22(4),

#rattleupmyboys #rattleupmyboys_s22.4

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