Summary: Issue 47
Published: Summer 2014
Editor: Kev Theaker

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Table of contents

• Editorial
• Emma Snog
• Lost Rapper Teams No. 20002014
  Triskele
• Sword Dance Union
• LANCHESTER RAPPER CHAMPIONSHIPS 
• DERT 2014 – some personal comments from Dave Pearson
• Who’s Who…. and Why?
  Edwin Dyson of Taff Rapper and organiser of DERT 2015
• Stone Monkey en Tour
• Rapparound

Summary

Issue 47 of The Nut (Summer 2014) captures a lively, reflective moment in contemporary rapper sword dancing, centred on DERT 2014 in Leeds, praised for its organisation, rising standards, and the legacy left by hosts Black Swan.

A major feature marks the closure of Triskele Sword, reflecting on fourteen years of dancing, touring, and community-building.

Other highlights include reports on the Lanchester Rapper Championships, a forthright judge’s commentary on modern style and “buzz factor”, an in-depth interview with Ed Dyson of Taff Rapper ahead of DERT 2015, and an exuberant tour diary from Stone Monkey in France. Throughout, the issue balances debate about tradition and change with humour, history, and grassroots vitality.