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Broadside Folk Club's Christmas Party (2009).

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:23:06 -0800

Extracts from two seasonal songs or carols from Broadside Folk Club's Christmas Party in 2009.

Broadside Folk Club's Christmas Party (2009).

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:41:51 -0800

Traditional Christmas song The Twelve Days of Christmas (A Partridge In a Pear Tree, last 2 verses) sung at Broadside Folk Club's Christmas party 2009. Others joining in with a great party atmosphere.
This is seasonal content of this site so watch it before the end of the Christmas Season. It will disappear!

Chiltern Hundreds at Wimborne Festival, 2005.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:45:23 -0700

English Music posted a video:

Chiltern Hundreds demonstrating that English folk music can be as dramatic and powerful as any, to the dismay of shoppers in this otherwise quiet Wimborne pedestrian precinct. The tune, which was known to Thomas Hardy, is The Triumph.

Hobos Morris at Swanage Festival, 2005.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:04:48 -0700

English Music posted a video:

Hobos Morris dancing in the garden of the Red Lion, at Swanage Festival, Saturday afternoon, 2005. Getting a photograph of Hobos Morris is like herding cats, but video really captures it!

Swanage 2010. The Morris Procession.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:13:49 -0700

English Music posted a video:

A 30 min procession condensed into 90 secs, but still shows many sides who come here regularly. The video begins with the front of the procession as it reaches the end of the route. Shows Dorset Buttons, Quayside Cloggies, Fox's Morris, Phoenix going through arches made by Fleet and Fox's. Ladies garland side Magog, and finally Wicket Brood.

Polkaworks at Dartmoor Festival, 2010.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:34:43 -0700

English Music posted a video:

Top English ceili band Polkaworks playing at the main Saturday night ceili at Dartmoor Folk Festival, 2010. Dancing on grass to caller Baz Parkes. Taken with Sony W5 compact camera. Night time so relatively low light. Needed enhancement.

Polkaworks at the Anchor Garden, Sidmouth folk week, 2010.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:22:53 -0700

English Music posted a video:

Polkaworks at the Anchor Garden ceili at Sidmouth folk week, 2010. A warm-up for their headline spot at Dartmoor Festival on the following Saturday night.

The Bismarcks at Swanage Folk Festival.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:19:10 -0700

English Music posted a video:

The Bismarcks at the main Saturday night ceili, Swanage Folk Festival, 2005. Caller Gordon Potts. Views of the band and dancers.

Jackie Oates and James Dumbelton

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:29:35 -0700

English Music posted a video:

Instrumental tune recorded in the main concert at Winchester Mayfest 2008. Taken with DV camcorder using much telephoto zoom from the back of the room.

Jigfoot at Romsey Beggars Fair.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:12:19 -0700

English Music posted a video:

English country dance tune, Lemmie Brazil's. This tune was previously recorded by the English Country Dance Band.

The Old Swan Band at Sidmouth

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:35:50 -0700

English Music posted a video:

The Old Swan Band at the Bedford Hotel during Sidmouth Folk Week 2004. See also www.english-music.co.uk.

Mary Jane band at Romsey Beggars Fair, 2007.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:39:49 -0700

English Music posted a video:

Mary Jane band at Romsey Beggars Fair, 2007. Instrumental ending of song, believed to be Matty Groves.

Victory Morris Men

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:36:04 -0700

English Music posted a video:

Balance the Straw morris dance performed at St. Mary's May Fair, Portsmouth.

Gosport and Fareham Easter Festival. Session in the bar.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:08:34 -0700

English Music posted a video:

Gosport and Fareham Easter Festival. Session in the bar.

Sidmouth. Woodpecker Band. Ceili.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:07:23 -0700

English Music posted a video:

English ceili at the Anchor garden, Sidmouth. Woodpecker Band with caller Martyn Harvey. Glimpses of dancing.

Sidmouth Folk Week, the Ceili in the Ford.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:42:28 -0700

English Music posted a video:

The ceili in the ford on the last day of Sidmouth folk week, 2006. Includes shots of the band. Taken from the footbridge.

Sidmouth. Herbaceous Border morris, 2006.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:37:01 -0700

English Music posted a video:

Herbaceous Border morris at Sidmouth folk week 2006. Tune: Brighton Camp.

Swanage Folk Festival 2003.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:13:24 -0800

English Music posted a video:

Swanage Folk Festival 2003 showing the bay, the arena at Sandpit Field, and morris along the sea front.

Swanage Folk Festival 2003

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:19:54 -0800

English Music posted a video:

Massed morris along the sea front on the Sunday

Boghoppers and Bushbeaters band at Swanage Folk Festival.

nobody@flickr.com (English Music) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:23:22 -0800

English Music posted a video:

Boghoppers and Bushbeaters band at Swanage Folk Festival, St. Mary's Church, 2007. Tune: Rakes of Mallow.