Summary: Series 24 Issue 2
Published: February 2017
Editor: Jeff Lawson
Featured in this issue:
The February 2017 issue of Rattle Up My Boys celebrates its 100th edition, featuring articles on the history and activities of sword dance teams. Highlights include the Grenoside Sword Dancers’ annual Traipse, an interhouse longsword dance competition at Teesdale School, and the Flamborough Long Sword Dancers’ Boxing Day performances. Other notable mentions include a new longsword team, Southern Star, founded by Judith Proctor, and discussions on traditional practices like face blacking in sword dancing. The issue also features accounts of midwinter dancing events across various locations.
The issue features the Grenoside Sword Dancers, Teesdale School’s longsword teams, Flamborough Long Sword Dancers, and the newly established Southern Star longsword team.
Highlighted events include the Grenoside Sword Dancers’ Traipse in Grenoside, the interhouse longsword dance competition at Teesdale School, the Boxing Day performance by the Flamborough Long Sword Dancers in Flamborough and Bempton, and Southern Star’s performance at Poole Lighthouse.
#Editor:
Jeff Lawson
#Citation:
Rattle Up My Boys (RUMB),
24(2), February 2017
https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/magazines/rumb/series-24-issue-02/
#rattleupmyboys #rattleupmyboys_s24.2
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