One hundred years ago Cecil Sharpe recorded details of the Grenoside Sword Dance whilst visiting Grenoside near Sheffield. The event was comemmorated by The Grenoside Sword Dancers, sword dancers from Thorpe Hesley Primary School, the Newcastle Kingsmen and Wath Morris. Dancing took place in Wentworth, Harley, Scholes & Thorpe Hesley on Saturday 9th January 2010.
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Wath Morris were invited to join Martin Gibbons’ 50th birthday celebrations providing a display from the Border Tradition. After the introductory dance the team taught the birthday boy and his friends how to dance “Dilwyn”, an exciting short stick dance. A good time was had by all.
Martin Flushed With Success
The Woodman Sessions are held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Woodman Inn, Swinton, starting around 8.15pm. The singarounds are informal and friendly, where singers, musicians, poets and entertainers can have a go!
Bring your voices, instruments and friends for a great night out. Good company, good music, good beer. Life couldn’t get [...]
Join us for an evening that all the family will enjoy. In addition to the country dancing the evening will feature a great house band “A Parcel of Rogues.” Wath Morris will perform the mummers play, St George and the Turkish Knight and will dance during the evening. A guest appearance of the newly formed [...]
