Hexhamshire Lasses music and dances

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We are very grateful our regular musicians Rob, Brian and Rachel.  Our close association with the morrismen and Whapweasel have allowed Frank Lee and Saul Rose to play the odd tune or two for us aswell.

We use garlands, short sticks and handkerchiefs to perform, in our own style, a wide range of dances. Many of our dances are adapted from traditional dances but some are compositions of our own.

Our repertoire also includes Clog Dancing, with wooden soled clogs adding percussive impact to the rhythms of hornpipes, waltzes and reels.The clog routines that the lasses perform are based on steps from the North East and North West of England.

 

Belfagan	This dance was taught to us by 'Belfagan womens Morris' and the tune is 'William Taylor's Table Top Hornpipe'
Cumberland Crown	This dance was taught to us by 'Belfagan Ladies Morris' and the tune is The Waterloo dance
Hexham Flags	This is Hexhamshire Lasses own dance and the tune we use is 'Cock o' the North'
The Abbey	This is Hexhamshire Lasses own dance and the tune we now use is Hexham Races
Acomb	This is Hexhamshire Lasses own dance
Kaleidescope	This is Hexhamshire Lasses own dance, and one of our favourites
Shrewsbury Flourish	This dance was composed by The Shrewsbury Lasses and taught to us many years ago.
Monas Delight
Yellow Sheepskin
Grenoside
Hebridean Weavers Dance
The Hexhamshire Lass
The Sunderland Rose	Although this dance hasn't been performed for a couple of years, we do intend to resurrect it soon
Mobberley	We are not performing this dance at present
Abrahm Circle Dance	We are not performing this dance at present
The Wain	We are not performing this dance at present