Tag: Boscastle
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Birthday Dance
We were invited to start celebrations for an 80th Birthday Party, dancing up at the wonderful Boscastle Farm Shop. Although the weather had taken a turn for the worst, and we only had a short slot, we gave a good demonstration of dances old and new to a warm and welcoming audience.
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The Wellington, 2026
Another very hot dance-out at The Wellington in Boscastle. We started early as the World Cup semi-final game between England and Argentina was on – but let’s not talk about that! With an excellent turn-out from our dancers and musicians and a willing and appreciative crowd, we danced our repertoire with a couple of musical…
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Boscastle, June 2026
What a scorcher! In temperatures topping 30+°C, we danced outside the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic – naked! Well… minus our tatters, anyway! We performed a lively programme of 10 dances over 17 sets and we certainly earned our applause from the crowd. Our music and bells echoed around the harbour. Our new dance, Feywild,…
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May Day 2026
May Day 2026 and the start of a new season – and the first season for some of our new members! We fielded 19 dancers and 9 musicians to dance down the sun (we can’t get up early!). We danced our Ow Tevi*, Bear Down, Lover’s Green*, Geevor*, Harbourside*, September 4th, Boscastle Breakdown*, Upton Upon…
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Our Mummers’ Play
The World Premiere of the Boscastle Border Morris Mummers’ Play was performed in the outside space at the Cobweb – it would have been outside the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic but the weather was just too awful! Written especially for us by our Foreman, Lara, and costumed by our Wardrobe Wizard, Amanda, this is…
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Boscastle Shanty Festival
As in previous years, we were invited to dance at the annual Boscastle Shanty Festival. Opening the Saturday festivities to a reasonable audience we put on a rousing series of dances to wake everyone up and put them in the mood for the rest of the day. It is a tight space, dancing in the…
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Boscastle Harbour with Black Swan
A Sunday lunchtime out with Black Swan Border Morris was arranged for the day after the Tintagel Dark Gathering and we’re so glad it was. Dancing with Black Swan was a real pleasure, especially outside the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic (our sponsor) and with such a large audience. It was a cold day but…
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The Wellington, 2025
What a beautiful setting for a summer dance outside The Wellington Hotel! Back on home territory, we put on a cracking performance of our dance repertoire, and the audience were clearly animated and showed their appreciation by joining us for a mammoth Tinner’s Rabbit and also fed ‘Billy the Squid’ with generous donations. One spectator…
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Boscastle Harbour, 2025
Another chance to dance our local area, outside our sponsor The Museum of Witchcarft and Magic. Cloudy but warm we ended up with a largee and appreciative audience who we treated to 13 (yes thirteen!) dances plus a musical interlude and an audience participation Tinners’ Rabbit. Quite an exhausting evening but very enjoyable.
