About this issue of "Rattle Up My Boys"

Summary: Series 25 Issue 2

Published: February 2018

Editor: Jeff Lawson

Featured in this issue:

  • Midwinter Dancing and Pie Eating (p1, 8-9, 12)
  • Pateley Longsword and Flag & Bone Gang’s trip to the east coast of the USA (p2)
  • Editorial (p3)
  • Whitby Gazette 30/1/1903 (p3)
  • Whitby Gazzette 5/4/1935 (p3)
  • The Travels of Papa Stour’s Sword Dance (p4-5)
  • The earliest English Sword Dances? : Snettisham 1541 – 1543 (p6-7)
  • Correspondence (p9)
  • SDU September workshops (p9)
  • Handsworth Traditional Sword Dancers go Mixed (p10)
  • There was a longsword team called Lordsmere (p11)

Summary

Highlights of this issue include the Harvest Ale hosted by Wake Robin & Juggler Meadow, interactions with New York dance teams, and performances by Pateley Longsword and Flag & Bone Gang. The issue discusses the challenges and triumphs of these groups, including a notable performance on the Brooklyn Promenade and a visit to the Ladies of the Rolling Pin on Rhode Island. The magazine also explores the history and evolution of traditional sword dances, the role of women in modern dance teams, and the vibrant sword dance culture in the UK and USA.

Featured sides

This issue features sword dance performances and events involving Wake Robin, Juggler Meadow, Ring O’ Bells, Half Moon sword, Pateley Longsword, Flag & Bone Gang, and the Ladies of the Rolling Pin.

Featured events

This issue covers the Harvest Ale in New York, performances in City Park, Brooklyn Promenade, and a visit to Rhode Island for a practice with the Ladies of the Rolling Pin. The issue also includes the Highside Longsword performances at St Andrew’s Church in Kirkby Malzeard and Ripon Cathedral, as well as sword dancing events in Southport, Saddleworth, Whittlsey, and Grenoside.

Citation

#Editor: Jeff Lawson
#Citation: Rattle Up My Boys (RUMB), 25(2),

#rattleupmyboys #rattleupmyboys_s25.2

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