MORRIS CLASS ON ZOOM
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Enjoy a brief practice – Brackley Shepherd’s Hey Jig single steps and rear ups, see video immediately below. Very little space is needed for this. Choose the right energy level for you, these steps are great fun to do! Do contact Andy Richards if you have questions
Brackley Shepherd’s Hey Jig with single steps and rear ups (played in D with 4 choruses):
USEFUL MORRIS TUNES
The Shepherd’s Hey Jig in D (for 4 chorus Brackley dance) on pipe and tabor, the original instrument for morris dancing since the 15th century, ha ha 🙂
Princess Royal Adderbury in Em:
Beaux of London City Adderbury (slow version for learning):
Beaux of London City Adderbury (normal speed):
Shepherd’s Hey Adderbury in D:
Douce Dame Jolie used for Knight Errant Adderbury Dance composed by Andy Richards & Pilgrim Morris :
Catalpa Adderbury (the tune is a version of Rosin the Bow):
Orange in Bloom Adderbury
https://thesession.org/tunes/13491
Bucknell music is at https://themorrisring.org/tradition/bucknell:
Maid of the Mill (a fun linked hankie dance, different from an audience perspective)
Trunkles (a fun and interesting corner dance)
FU
Corners meet and kick
Corners cross 4 4 Salute r Salute l HC caper caper
CO
Corners meet and kick
Corners cross 4 4 HC HC HC caper caper
BB
Corners meet and kick
Corners cross 4 4 DC DC HC caper caper
Rounds
Corners meet and kick
Corners cross UC UC UC UC HC caper caper
All end on last HC caper caper up out down and in
Step Back – here are the slow corners (double capers & uprights) on tabor pipe
Shepherd’s Hey
CAMBRIDGE MOLLY DANCE TUNES
Eglamore 