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We dance Cotswold Morris

Cotswold Morris dances come from various villages around the Cotswold area.  Below are some of the dances we do from the various villages. You can play some of the tunes by clicking the button.

Dances marked * are stick dances. 

Adderbury

Black Joke, TheBell, Haste to the Wedding,

Lads a Bunchum*, Cobbs Horse*, Constant Billy*,

South Australia*, Postman’s Knock*, Shooting*

Bampton

 

 

Speed the Plough, Bonny Green, Mount Hills,

Bobbing Around, Step and Fetch Her

Bledington

 

Bucknel

Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket, Blue Eyed Stranger

Badby

 

Brackley

Fieldtown

Ducklington

Lichfield (Not Cotswold)

Sheriff’s Ride

Upton

Stretton on Foss

Old Mother Oxford

Notes: 

The Golden Jubilee is a variation by kind permission of Westminster Morris who describe the dance as;"A dance of our own composition, in the style of the village of Longborough. It's called "Loveless", in honour of our dear departed friend, Father Kenneth Loveless"  We dance it in the Bledington style in celebration of our Golden Jubilee year 2022.  We recommend you check out Westminster's video...a beautiful dance:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hslLqt_QrvU

Banbury Bill
Come Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl*
Bluebells of Scotland*
Trunkles
Young Collins*
Cuckoo's Nest
William and Nancy
Beaux of London City* (Shooting)
Jockie to the fair
Lollipop Man
Nutting Girl
The Poppy
Valentine
Banks of the Dee
Jenny Lind**
Vandalls of Hammerwich*
Ring o'Bells**
Queen's Delight
Princess Royal
Upton stick dance*
Dearest Dicky
The Golden Jubilee (see Note)

©2022 by Newton Bushel Morris

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