Earlsdon Morris!

[watervole]

 It is possible that I may have mentioned Earlsdon Morris before - if I haven't, then I should have.

Quite simply, they are the best North West Morris side in the country (well, of those that I've seen, but I've seen quite a lot)

They have the big advantage of having young male dancers performing in North West morris's home territory of Lancashire.  I saw them when I went to Saddleworth Rushcart and they totally lived up to my expectations.

I dance North West with Quayside Cloggies (see icon).  I know good dancing when I see it.  Cloggies are good.  Earlsdon are better.

Here's a trailer for the new Earlsdon DVD:

IF one of my family buys it NOW (big hint) then it will be ready and waiting for my birthday.

Comments

[rockwell-666.livejournal.com]

Their dancing might be great, but their video editing needs a little bit of work...! ;-)

[watervole.livejournal.com]

It's not Earlsdon that make the videos. A small business called Morris Dancers of England. It's a one man and his dog job (without the dog), but it's still the best source of morris DVDs. They're better than you'd get on You Tube, but the limited market means there is no money for anything more than very basic editing.

[ramtops.livejournal.com]

Cracking stuff!

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

All I know about folk and morris dancing I learned from Elsie Oxenham, I admit... this is rather fascinating :)

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I adore people who find trad dance fascinating. When I've time, I'll post about an interesting maypole custom I discovered last week.