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Morris dance.

The title is used for dances at
* [[Bampton]]
* [[Bledington]]
* [[Fieldtown]]

At Bledington and Fieldtown this is a leapfrog dance.

Research by [[Mike Heaney]] established that the title is a corruption of the phrase “Glorious Year” – taken from a song titled ‘Now Comes on the Glorious Year’, which was published in 1709 in [[Thomas D’Urfey]]’s ''The Modern Prophets''.

The Bledington tune appears to be based on the song’s melody. A completely different tune is used in the other two traditions.

'''References'''

[[The Morris Dancer]], Volume 1, No. 8 (November 1980), pp12-14 https://themorrisring.org/document/morris-dancer-volume-1-no-8

[[Category:Morris Dance]]

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