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Leicestershire

2007-05-14T11:35:22Z

PhilPreen:

==Folk Clubs==
Leicester Folk Diary maintained by Pete Burnham:
* http://lfd.org.uk/

==Morris Sides==
Leicestershire Morris Dancers maintained by Phil Preen:
* http://www.philpreen.co.uk/folk/morris/leicsmorris.htm

Leicestershire

2007-05-14T11:34:40Z

PhilPreen: New page: ==Folk Clubs== Leicester Folk Diary maintained by Pete Burnham: * http://lfd.org.uk/ ==Morris Sides== Leicestershire Morris Dancers maintained by Phil Preen: * http://lfd.org.uk/

==Folk Clubs==
Leicester Folk Diary maintained by Pete Burnham:
* http://lfd.org.uk/

==Morris Sides==
Leicestershire Morris Dancers maintained by Phil Preen:
* http://lfd.org.uk/

Talk:South Midland Morris

2007-05-14T10:34:38Z

PhilPreen: New page: This does not appear to be an educational article describing 'South Midland Morris'. Rather it appears simply to be an advertisement for someone's CD. I therefore humbly suggest that this ...

This does not appear to be an educational article describing 'South Midland Morris'. Rather it appears simply to be an advertisement for someone's CD. I therefore humbly suggest that this is inappropriate and should be removed.
--[[User:PhilPreen|PhilPreen]] 11:34, 14 May 2007 (BST)

April

2007-05-03T16:40:07Z

PhilPreen:

[[January]] [[February]] [[March]] [[April]] [[May]] [[June]] [[July]] [[August]] [[September]] [[October]] [[November]] [[December]]

* Midgeley Pace Egg Play : Good Friday : Mytholmroyd/Hebden Bridge/Midgeley/Luddenden/Heptonstall : West Yorkshire

* Heptonstall Pace Egg Play: Weaver's Square, Heptonstall : West Yorkshire

* Britannia Coconut Dancers : Easter Saturday : Bacup : Lancashire

* St. georges Day (23rd)

Back to [[Customs]]

[[January]] [[February]] [[March]] [[April]] [[May]] [[June]] [[July]] [[August]] [[September]] [[October]] [[November]] [[December]]

February

2007-05-03T16:39:26Z

PhilPreen:

[[January]] [[February]] [[March]] [[April]] [[May]] [[June]] [[July]] [[August]] [[September]] [[October]] [[November]] [[December]]

* Pancake Day
* Shrovetide football matches
* Valentines Day (14th)

Back to [[Customs]]

[[January]] [[February]] [[March]] [[April]] [[May]] [[June]] [[July]] [[August]] [[September]] [[October]] [[November]] [[December]]

February

2007-05-03T16:39:01Z

PhilPreen:

[[January]] [[February]] [[March]] [[April]] [[May]] [[June]] [[July]] [[August]] [[September]] [[October]] [[November]] [[December]]

* Pancake Day
* Valentines Day (14th)

Back to [[Customs]]

[[January]] [[February]] [[March]] [[April]] [[May]] [[June]] [[July]] [[August]] [[September]] [[October]] [[November]] [[December]]

January

2007-05-03T16:36:59Z

PhilPreen:

[[January]] [[February]] [[March]] [[April]] [[May]] [[June]] [[July]] [[August]] [[September]] [[October]] [[November]] [[December]]

== Plough Monday ==
This is the first Monday after Epiphany, the first day of the first week back at work after the Christmas holidays.

Events associated with Plough Monday include:
* Mummers Plays
* Plough Bullocks

== Wassailing ==
Dates vary regionally.
Bread or toast is soaked in cider and hung in the apple trees. Guns are then fired into the trees.

== Straw Bear Festival ==
Held in Whittlesey near Peterborough, Second weekend in January.

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[[Long Company]] [http://www.ryburn3step.org.uk/mummers.htm Web site] 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th of January

[[Haxey Hood]] A football match where the players are perhaps more violent than the fans - takes place in [[Lincolnshire]] on January 6th.

There is a Wikipedia entry [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haxey_Hood here]

Back to [[Customs]]

[[January]] [[February]] [[March]] [[April]] [[May]] [[June]] [[July]] [[August]] [[September]] [[October]] [[November]] [[December]]

National

2007-05-03T16:22:03Z

PhilPreen:

== The English Folk Dance and Song Society ==
[[Image:Efdss_square.jpg]]

These pages are hosted by the English Folk Dance and Song Society, the longest running society in England dedicated to promoting the folk arts. With a headquarters in Regent's Park Rd, London and members all over the world, the EFDSS has an important part to play in passing on the traditions and culture of England to those who wish to carry them onward.

The hub of the Society's work is the [http://library.efdss.org Vaughan Williams Memorial Library], a significant multi-media collection in care for the nation.

The Society is a publisher of books, audio and video and all current titles are sold by mail order or from the [http://folkshop.efdss.org Folkshop].

The quarterly magazine is English Dance and Song which includes online enhancements in the form of audio and pdf files on its [http://eds.efdss.org web site].

The EFDSS is soon to host the web site for the [http://www.folkplay.info/ Traditional Drama Research Group], whose interests are in Mummers Plays and traditional street drama.

== The Morris Ring ==
http://www.themorrisring.org/

== The Morris Federation ==
http://www.morrisfed.org/

== Open Morris ==
http://www.open-morris.com/

== Folk Arts England ==

FolkArts England (FAE) is a national development agency for Folk, Roots and Traditional Music. It is funded by [http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/| Arts Council England] and incorporates The Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) and publishes Direct Roots, the guide to folk, roots and related music and arts.

[http://www.folkarts-england.org/ FAE website] [http://www.folkarts-england.org/afo.htm AFO website]

==The Folklore Society==

The Folklore Society (FLS) was founded in 1878 and was one of the first organisations in the world devoted to the study of traditional culture. The term 'folklore' describes the overarching concept that holds together a number of aspects of vernacular culture and cultural traditions, and is also the name of the discipline which studies them.

The Folklore Society's interest and expertise covers topics such as traditional music, song, dance and drama, narrative, arts and crafts, customs and belief. We are also interested in popular religion, traditional and regional food, folk medicine, children's folklore, traditional sayings, proverbs rhymes and jingles.
[http://www.folklore-society.com/index.htm web site]

==The Folk Camps Society==

The Folk Camps Society is a not-for-profit holiday organisation run by its own members. The Society was founded in the early 60s when a group of folk enthusiasts decided it would be fun to go on holiday together, eat together and make their own entertainment without spending a fortune. They run holidays under canvas with an emphasis on folk dance, music and song.
[http://www.folkcamps.co.uk/ web site]

==The Nonsuch Dulcimer Club==

The Nonsuch Dulcimer Club is a national club that promotes all forms of Dulcimer, i.e. Hammered or Plucked Dulcimer, and the Mountain (Lap) Dulcimer. The club has regular newsletters and hosts both national and regional events.
[http://www.nonsuchdulcimer.org.uk/ web site]

Talk:Longsword

2007-05-03T15:52:04Z

PhilPreen: New page: Description taken from: http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html Needs expanding --~~~~

Description taken from:

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html

Needs expanding

--[[User:PhilPreen|PhilPreen]] 16:52, 3 May 2007 (BST)

Talk:Rapper

2007-05-03T15:51:46Z

PhilPreen: New page: Description taken from: http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html Needs expanding --~~~~

Description taken from:

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html

Needs expanding

--[[User:PhilPreen|PhilPreen]] 16:51, 3 May 2007 (BST)

Rapper

2007-05-03T15:51:16Z

PhilPreen: New page: This uses flexible steel swords and is similar to Longsword, except generally danced very much faster, with more complex figures and with intricate stepping. Rapper developed in the co...

This uses flexible steel swords and is similar to [[Longsword]], except generally danced very much faster, with more complex figures and with intricate stepping. Rapper developed in the coal mining villages around Newcastle upon Tyne in the North-East of England.

Longsword

2007-05-03T15:50:18Z

PhilPreen: New page: Longsword is originally from Yorkshire in Northern England and is characterised by men holding flexible metal or wooden swords and weaving complex patterns.

Longsword is originally from Yorkshire in Northern England and is characterised by men holding flexible metal or wooden swords and weaving complex patterns.

Talk:Carnival Morris

2007-05-03T15:45:46Z

PhilPreen: New page: Description taken from here: http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html Needs expanding --~~~~

Description taken from here:

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html

Needs expanding

--[[User:PhilPreen|PhilPreen]] 16:45, 3 May 2007 (BST)

Carnival Morris

2007-05-03T15:45:13Z

PhilPreen: New page: === Carnival Morris === Carnival Morris, also known as Fluffy Morris, is a form of competitive morris dancing that has developed in the North of England and is generally practiced by young...

=== Carnival Morris ===
Carnival Morris, also known as Fluffy Morris, is a form of competitive morris dancing that has developed in the North of England and is generally practiced by young ladies and girls.

Talk:Molly

2007-05-03T15:44:22Z

PhilPreen: New page: Description taken rom here: http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html Needs expanding --~~~~

Description taken rom here:

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html

Needs expanding

--[[User:PhilPreen|PhilPreen]] 16:44, 3 May 2007 (BST)

Molly

2007-05-03T15:43:53Z

PhilPreen: New page: === Molly Dancing === Molly dancing originates in the East Anglian region of Britain, although it is danced in other areas too. It is characterised by men dressed in working clothes, but w...

=== Molly Dancing ===
Molly dancing originates in the East Anglian region of Britain, although it is danced in other areas too. It is characterised by men dressed in working clothes, but with one man dressed as a woman - The Molly. The dances are often performed at events associated with farm workers, such as Plough Monday.

Talk:North West Morris

2007-05-03T15:43:05Z

PhilPreen: New page: Description taken from here: http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html Needs expanding --~~~~

Description taken from here:

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html

Needs expanding

--[[User:PhilPreen|PhilPreen]] 16:43, 3 May 2007 (BST)

North West Morris

2007-05-03T15:42:36Z

PhilPreen: New page: === Northwest Morris === The style of morris dancing from the North-West of England is very different from other types of morris dancing. The dancers generally wear clogs, and often dance ...

=== Northwest Morris ===
The style of morris dancing from the North-West of England is very different from other types of morris dancing. The dancers generally wear clogs, and often dance to a brass band. The dances are often processional in nature, or contain figures involving complex geometrical patterns. Emphasis is on military style precision rather than elegance and grace.

Cotswold Morris

2007-05-03T15:23:14Z

PhilPreen: New page: The Cotswolds are a range of hills in the South-West of England. The form of morris that most people will be aware of is cotswold morris. This is characterised by men(1) dressed generally ...

The Cotswolds are a range of hills in the South-West of England. The form of morris that most people will be aware of is cotswold morris. This is characterised by men(1) dressed generally in white, though often with coloured ribbons, sashes, and sometimes with coloured breeches instead of white trousers. Waving of handkerchiefs is a common characteristic, although many dances use sticks instead. The dances are generally for six, sometimes eight men, and involve precise stepping and set figures. Similar dances are performed originating from a number of towns and villages, although each generally have characteristic stepping or special figures unique to that village.

(1)There are of course many women's and mixed teams too, although some people believe morris should be for men-only.

Talk:Cotswold Morris

2007-05-03T15:21:32Z

PhilPreen: New page: Description taken from here: http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html This obviously needs to be expanded. --~~~~

Description taken from here:
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html
This obviously needs to be expanded.
--[[User:PhilPreen|PhilPreen]] 16:21, 3 May 2007 (BST)

Talk:Border Morris

2007-05-03T15:20:50Z

PhilPreen: New page: Description taken from here: http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html This obviously needs to be expanded. --~~~~

Description taken from here:
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris/desc.html
This obviously needs to be expanded.
--[[User:PhilPreen|PhilPreen]] 16:20, 3 May 2007 (BST)

Border Morris

2007-05-03T15:19:36Z

PhilPreen: New page: === Border Morris === The border in question is the English-Welsh border. The style of dancing from this area is characterised by men who blacken their faces as a disguise, and often wear ...

=== Border Morris ===
The border in question is the English-Welsh border. The style of dancing from this area is characterised by men who blacken their faces as a disguise, and often wear rag jackets. The dances are generally stick dances, and the emphasis tends to be on enthusiasm and spectacle rather than the grace and precision of [[cotswold morris]].

Talk:Dance

2007-05-03T15:10:32Z

PhilPreen:

===Womens Dance===

I'm not sure that Women's Dance should be presented as a separate section in it's own right.

JA: Who said that? Use the signature button then we know who we're arguing with. :-)

Sorry, I didn't know there was a signature button, I'm still new here.
--[[User:PhilPreen|PhilPreen]] 16:10, 3 May 2007 (BST)

There's a danger of getting into the 'Women's Morris' argument here which is probably not productive.

PP: Indeed. My first impression on seeing the list was that it appeared to have been put together by someone who believes that cotswold morris is not cotswold morris when danced by women, and therefore felt that a separate category was required. If there really is a new genre that I'm not aware of, and if the correct name for that is really "Women's Dance" then we should put it back.

Where are we to put Martha Roden's Tu'penny Dish or Rimington Ladies? It's mixed up with North West, with Border, with Cotswold, with various processionals but it's mostly taking its own line and more often than not with newly composed dances. It's not an easy one to get a handle on but we're open to opinions.

PP: Martha Roden's Tu'penny Dish are on the Federation list as border. I can't find Rimington Ladies.

PP: In my experience the vast majority of sides stay pretty much within one genre, and those that do two or more, still treat them separately. There may be some newly composed dances which draw influences from multiple traditions, but I would think these were very much in the minority.

Anyway, this page of headings was an old version and now not relevant as the dance headings have been changed now.

--[[User:JohnnyAdams|JohnnyAdams]] 18:05, 2 May 2007 (BST)

* [[Womens Dance Traditions]]
* [[Womens Dance Research]]
* [[Modern Womens Dance]]

Dance

2007-05-02T16:08:45Z

PhilPreen: /* Sword Dancing */

''Category Editor - Keith Chandler''

Here are some first categories. They may well change!

==Social, Ceilidh and Barn Dance==

===History===
* [[Dancing Masters]]
* [[Dance Publishers]]
* [[Historical Resources]]
* [[The Social Dance Movement]]
* [[The Ceilidh Movement]]
* [[Dance Bibliography]]

===Geographical===
* [[England]]
* [[Wales]]
* [[Scotland]]
* [[Ireland]]
* [[America]]
* [[Africa]]
* [[Asia]]
* [[Australia]]
* [[Caribbean]]
* [[Europe]]

===Dances===
* [[17th Century Dances]]
* [[18th Century Dances]]
* [[19th Century Dances]]
* [[20th Century Dances]]
* [[21st Century Dances|Dancing in a new Millenium]]

==Morris Dancing==

* [[Cotswold Morris]]

* [[Border Morris]]

* [[North West Morris]]

* [[Molly]]

* [[Carnival Morris]]

* [[Garland]]

==Sword Dancing==

* [[Longsword]]

* [[Rapper]]

==Step/Clog dance==

* [[Lakeland]]
* [[Lancashire]]
* [[Durham]]
* [[Clog Dance Research]]

Dance

2007-05-02T16:08:17Z

PhilPreen: /* Morris Dancing */

''Category Editor - Keith Chandler''

Here are some first categories. They may well change!

==Social, Ceilidh and Barn Dance==

===History===
* [[Dancing Masters]]
* [[Dance Publishers]]
* [[Historical Resources]]
* [[The Social Dance Movement]]
* [[The Ceilidh Movement]]
* [[Dance Bibliography]]

===Geographical===
* [[England]]
* [[Wales]]
* [[Scotland]]
* [[Ireland]]
* [[America]]
* [[Africa]]
* [[Asia]]
* [[Australia]]
* [[Caribbean]]
* [[Europe]]

===Dances===
* [[17th Century Dances]]
* [[18th Century Dances]]
* [[19th Century Dances]]
* [[20th Century Dances]]
* [[21st Century Dances|Dancing in a new Millenium]]

==Morris Dancing==

* [[Cotswold Morris]]

* [[Border Morris]]

* [[North West Morris]]

* [[Molly]]

* [[Carnival Morris]]

* [[Garland]]

==Sword Dancing==

[[Longsword]]

[[Rapper]]

==Step/Clog dance==

* [[Lakeland]]
* [[Lancashire]]
* [[Durham]]
* [[Clog Dance Research]]

Dance

2007-05-02T16:06:38Z

PhilPreen: Create separate pages for different morris genres.

''Category Editor - Keith Chandler''

Here are some first categories. They may well change!

==Social, Ceilidh and Barn Dance==

===History===
* [[Dancing Masters]]
* [[Dance Publishers]]
* [[Historical Resources]]
* [[The Social Dance Movement]]
* [[The Ceilidh Movement]]
* [[Dance Bibliography]]

===Geographical===
* [[England]]
* [[Wales]]
* [[Scotland]]
* [[Ireland]]
* [[America]]
* [[Africa]]
* [[Asia]]
* [[Australia]]
* [[Caribbean]]
* [[Europe]]

===Dances===
* [[17th Century Dances]]
* [[18th Century Dances]]
* [[19th Century Dances]]
* [[20th Century Dances]]
* [[21st Century Dances|Dancing in a new Millenium]]

==Morris Dancing==

[[Cotswold Morris]]

[[Border Morris]]

[[North West Morris]]

[[Molly]]

[[Carnival Morris]]

[[Garland]]

==Sword Dancing==

[[Longsword]]

[[Rapper]]

==Step/Clog dance==

* [[Lakeland]]
* [[Lancashire]]
* [[Durham]]
* [[Clog Dance Research]]

Dance

2007-05-02T15:59:17Z

PhilPreen: Added missing morris dance genres: border, garland and Carnival

''Category Editor - Keith Chandler''

Here are some first categories. They may well change!

==Social, Ceilidh and Barn Dance==

===History===
* [[Dancing Masters]]
* [[Dance Publishers]]
* [[Historical Resources]]
* [[The Social Dance Movement]]
* [[The Ceilidh Movement]]
* [[Dance Bibliography]]

===Geographical===
* [[England]]
* [[Wales]]
* [[Scotland]]
* [[Ireland]]
* [[America]]
* [[Africa]]
* [[Asia]]
* [[Australia]]
* [[Caribbean]]
* [[Europe]]

===Dances===
* [[17th Century Dances]]
* [[18th Century Dances]]
* [[19th Century Dances]]
* [[20th Century Dances]]
* [[21st Century Dances|Dancing in a new Millenium]]

==Morris, Step and Sword==

===Cotswold Morris===

===Border Morris===

===North West Morris===

===Carnival Morris===

===Garland===

===Longsword===

===Rapper===

===Molly===

===Clog dance===

* [[Lakeland]]
* [[Lancashire]]
* [[Durham]]
* [[Clog Dance Research]]

Dance

2007-05-02T15:49:45Z

PhilPreen: /* Morris, Step and Sword */

''Category Editor - Keith Chandler''

Here are some first categories. They may well change!

==Social, Ceilidh and Barn Dance==

===History===
* [[Dancing Masters]]
* [[Dance Publishers]]
* [[Historical Resources]]
* [[The Social Dance Movement]]
* [[The Ceilidh Movement]]
* [[Dance Bibliography]]

===Geographical===
* [[England]]
* [[Wales]]
* [[Scotland]]
* [[Ireland]]
* [[America]]
* [[Africa]]
* [[Asia]]
* [[Australia]]
* [[Caribbean]]
* [[Europe]]

===Dances===
* [[17th Century Dances]]
* [[18th Century Dances]]
* [[19th Century Dances]]
* [[20th Century Dances]]
* [[21st Century Dances|Dancing in a new Millenium]]

==Morris, Step and Sword==

===South Midlands Morris===

* [[Cotswold Morris]]
* [[Morris Dancing in the English South Midlands 1660-1900]] - CD-ROM

===North West Morris===

===Carnival Morris===

===Womens Dance===

===Longsword===

===Rapper===

===Molly===

===Clog dance===

* [[Lakeland]]
* [[Lancashire]]
* [[Durham]]
* [[Clog Dance Research]]

Talk:Dance

2007-05-02T15:48:14Z

PhilPreen: /* Womens Dance */

=Social dance=

==History==
* [[Dancing Masters]]
* [[Dance Publishers]]
* [[The Social Dance Movement]]
* [[The Ceilidh Movement]]

==Dances==

* [[Historic Dances]]

* [[Modern Dances]]

=Team Dance=

===Cotswold Morris===

* [[Morris Traditions]]
* [[Morris Research]]
* [[Modern Morris Sides]]

===NorthWest Morris===

* [[NW Morris Traditions]]
* [[NW Morris Research]]
* [[Modern NW Morris Sides]]

===Womens Dance===

I'm not sure that Women's Dance should be presented as a separate section in it's own right.

* [[Womens Dance Traditions]]
* [[Womens Dance Research]]
* [[Modern Womens Dance]]

===Longsword===

* [[Longsword Traditions]]
* [[Longsword Research]]
* [[Modern Longsword Sides]]

===Rapper===

* [[Rapper Traditions]]
* [[Rapper Research]]
* [[Modern Rapper Sides]]

===Molly===

* [[Molly Traditions]]
* [[Molly Research]]
* [[Modern Molly Sides]]

=Display Dance=

==Clog dance==

* [[Lakeland]]
* [[Lancashire]]
* [[Durham]]
* [[Clog Dance Research]]

==Step Dance==

* [[Dartmoor]]
* [[East Anglian]]

User:PhilPreen

2007-05-02T15:33:31Z

PhilPreen:

== How I got into folk music ==

I used to enjoy folk music and dancing at junior school, but I didn't know that what we used to do was called folk music, nor that you were allowed to enjoy these things as an adult too. So it was many years before I became properly involved in the folk scene. I first began singing with The Sealed Knot Society, and when looking for more songs to sing and tunes to play on my newly acquired tin whistle, discovered first Irish and then English folk music through records.

=== Folk Clubs ===
The first folk club I attended was The Old Pack Horse Folk Club in Loughborough. I have also regularly attended a number of other clubs in and around the Loughborough area over the years. the only one I still attend regularly now is The Grand Union Folk Club in Barrow Upon Soar. I did jointly run a folk club at the Forest Rock in Woodhouse Eaves with Dave Gooder for a while after the original organiser (Bill) emigrated to New Zealand.

=== Morris Dancing ===
The first side I joined was The Hinckley Plough Bullockers. I later joined Anstey Royale Chalfont as a musician, and then Anstey Morris Men. I now also dance with Sergeant Musgraves Dance.
I am currently bagman for Anstey Morrismen, and am also deputy squire and deputy foreman for Sergeant Musgraves Dance.
I am also webmaster for both sides.

=== Ceilidh Bands ===
The first dance band I joined was the Acme Dance Company, led by Edward Reeve. I originally played Bodhran and later a set of home made bongo type drums, produced by Edward. When Acme folded, Martin Wildig and I formed The Bang On The Wall Band. I still play mainly percussion, although my kit has evolved significantly over the years. I also play the whistle for some pieces.

== Links ==
* http://www.bangonthewall.com/
* http://www.ansteymorris.com/
* http://www.sgtmusgraves.force9.co.uk/

User:PhilPreen

2007-05-02T15:31:15Z

PhilPreen:

== How I got into folk music ==

I used to enjoy folk music and dancing at junior school, but I didn't know that what we used to do was called folk music, nor that you were allowed to enjoy these things as an adult too. So it was many years before I became properly involved in the folk scene. I first began singing with The Sealed Knot Society, and when looking for more songs to sing and tunes to play on my newly acquired tin whistle, discovered first Irish and then English folk music through records.

=== Folk Clubs ===
The first folk club I attended was The Old Pack Horse Folk Club in Loughborough. I have also regularly attended a number of other clubs in and around the Loughborough area over the years. the only one I still attend regularly now is The Grand Union Folk Club in Barrow Upon Soar. I did jointly run a folk club at the Forest Rock in Woodhouse Eaves with Dave Gooder for a while after the original organiser (Bill) emigrated to New Zealand.

=== Morris Dancing ===
The first side I joined was The Hinckley Plough Bullockers. I later joined Anstey Royale Chalfont as a musician, and then Anstey Morris Men. I now also dance with Sergeant Musgraves Dance.
I am currently bagman for Anstey Morrismen, and am also deputy squire and deputy foreman for Sergeant Musgraves Dance.
I am also webmaster for both sides.

=== Ceilidh Bands ===
The first dance band I joined was the Acme Dance Company, led by Edward Reeve. I originally played Bodhran and later a set of home made bongo type drums, produced by Edward. When Acme folded, Martin and Wildig and I formed The Bang On The Wall Band. I still play mainly percussion, although my kit has evolved significantly over the years. I also play the whistle for some pieces.

== Links ==
* http://www.bangonthewall.com/
* http://www.ansteymorris.com/
* http://www.sgtmusgraves.force9.co.uk/

User:PhilPreen

2007-05-02T15:26:58Z

PhilPreen: New page: == How I got into folk music == I used to enjoy folk music and dancing at junior school, but I didn't know that what we used to do was called folk music, nor that you were allowed to enjo...

== How I got into folk music ==

I used to enjoy folk music and dancing at junior school, but I didn't know that what we used to do was called folk music, nor that you were allowed to enjoy these things as an adult too. So it was many years before I became properly involved in the folk scene. I first began singing with The Sealed Knot Society, and when looking for more songs to sing and tunes to play on my newly acquired tin whistle, discovered first Irish and then English folk music through records.

=== Folk Clubs ===
The first folk club I attended was The Old Pack Horse Folk Club in Loughborough. I have also regularly attended a number of other clubs in and around the Loughborough area over the years. the only one I still attend regularly now is The Grand Union Folk Club in Barrow Upon Soar. I did jointly run a folk club at the Forest Rock in Woodhouse Eaves with Dave Gooder for a while after the original organiser (Bill) emigrated to New Zealand.

=== Morris Dancing ===
The first side I joined was The Hinckley Plough Bullockers. I later joined Anstey Royale Chalfont as a musician, and then Anstey Morris Men. I now also dance with Sergeant Musgraves Dance.
I am currently bagman for Anstey Morrismen, and am also deputy squire and deputy foreman for Sergeant Musgraves Dance.
I am also webmaster for both sides.

=== Ceilidh Bands ===
The first dance band I joined was the Acme Dance Company, led by Edward Reeve. I originally played Bodhran and later a set of home made bongo type drums, produced by Edward. When Acme folded, Martin and Wildig and I formed The Bang On The Wall Band. I still play mainly percussion, although my kit has evolved significantly over the years. I also play the whistle for some pieces.