2016
Sidmouth Folk Week Sat 30 Jul
- Fri 5 Aug |
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Sat
30 Jul, first dance at Sidmouth, what else but two by two with Paul? |
At
the Hub |
Roy
sporting his waistcoat for the first time |
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Saturday
afternoon procession along the seafront |
It's
got to be done |
First
performance in Blackmore Marquee, 3 by 3 |
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Concentration
in Fairies |
Saturday
night LNE, Jameson in Wheel of Fortune gets a big cheer for 'the Jameson
Walk' |
LNE
sword dance |
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Going
Away to finish |
Sunday
morning on the prom .... |
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time for an Old Woman |
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Solo
jig competition ... |
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terrific stuff from Will and Sue |
Double
jig competition ... |
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winning stuff from Alun and Mark, with musician Tom |
BB
members with their awards: Mark, Alun and Tom double jig winners |
With
Jerry as musician, 3rd place for Windsor dancers Charlotte and Maria |
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In
the solo jig, Jameson with musician Saul Rose won best over 40 and 3rd
place overall |
On
a rainy Monday, BB perform to a family audience as part of the Childrens
festival ... |
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and Jerry teaches Shepherds Hey to BB and some children |
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David
and Heather find time to take in a Wizard of Oz evening on the campsaite |
Wednesday
morning, and Alun gets fully involved in the BB hanky workshop |
Back
out on the Hub,JJ for 10 |
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Goblins |
Wednesday
afternoon, Princess Royal on the stage in Connaught Gardens |
BB
getting their kicks |
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Still
on the stage, a very relaxed Mazurka |
End
of Mazurka |
Thursday
morning stick workshop - David bravely attempting Base over Apex |
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Thursday
lunchtime on the prom - the stick sword dance |
Prom
musicians |
Thursday
procession - oh, there seems to be a unicorn in the way |
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Thursday
evening in the Market Place ... |
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the sword dance with swords |
Our
last dance in the Market Place ... |
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has to be Fairies ... |
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with concentration ... |
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and more concentration. |
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Friday
lunchtime on the seafront, Will about to repeat his jig, but not
enjoying Malcolm's introduction... |
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or moments later his breeches splitting after an ambitiously high kick |
Time
for all the old favourites - here's Lord Barry's Breakfast |
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Jameson
in Champs kit was roped in for Jolly jockey, Champs style |
Final
afternoon show in Connaught Gardens, show running early so a hastily
inserted Sucking the Monkey featuring ... |
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25 year old Jerry who dyes his beard grey, Roy who's forgotten more than
he ever knew, David with a complete bird's nest in his hat... |
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Alun the closet Leicester City fan, 50 year old Will who dyes his beard
black, and Mark Marky Mark Mark Mark, known to us as just Mark |
The
end of Coconuts |
Our
final dance, Knees Up in front of the stage |
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A
final procession around the gardens |
In
the torchlight procession, 10 for Princess Royal |
Our
final stroll to the beach |
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2016
Sidmouth musicians - Roy, Jen, Sue |
2016
Sidmouth team - now you don't see Jameson... |
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now you do |