About this issue of "Rattle Up My Boys"

Summary: Series 27 Issue 1

Published: November 2019

Editor: Jeff Lawson

Featured in this issue:

  • Photo Speelschaar Ossaart (p1)
  • Goathland’s Peak Performance  (p2-3)
  • Phoenix Sword at Goathland 1989  (p3)
  • Longsword Tournament, Richmond  (p4-5)
  • Midwinter Dance Dates (p6-7)
  • SDU AGM (p7-8)
  • Well, this is the proper Elgin = we know the people that collected it (p8-9)
  • Editorial  (p10)
  • Summer and Autumn Swords  (p10-12)

Summary

Highlights of this issue include the National Three Peaks Challenge, where dancers scaled the highest mountains in Scotland, England, and Wales, raising funds for charity. Additionally, the issue covers the 2019 Sword Dance Union Longsword Tournament, linked with the Richmond Beer Festival, featuring teams such as Goathland Plough Stots and Sallyport Sword Dancers.

Featured sides

Featured sides include Goathland Plough Stots; Sallyport Sword Dancers; Southport Swords; Spen Valley Longsword; Phoenix Sword; North British Sword Dancers; Clerical Error; Monkseaton Morris Men; Flamborough Sword Dancers; Ebor; Speelschaar Ossaart; Natty Jacks; Pateley Longsword; Green Man Sword; Newcastle Kingsmen; Kirby Malzeard and Hammersmith Morris.

Featured events

The National Three Peaks Challenge saw dancers climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England, and Snowdon in Wales. The Sword Dance Union Longsword Tournament was held in conjunction with the Richmond Beer Festival. Upcoming events include performances at Dodworth Market, the Merlin Theatre in Sheffield, and various locations in Barnsley, Byker, Bempton, and Greatham.

Citation

#Editor: Jeff Lawson
#Citation: Rattle Up My Boys (RUMB), 27(1),

#rattleupmyboys #rattleupmyboys_s27.1

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