The Abram Morris Dance and the Abram Morris Dancers' Ground
In December 1932, Maud Karpeles wrote an article for the Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society entitled 'Two Folk Dances'. Most of it is given over to a description of 'The Abram Morris Dance'. The dance was described to her by Richard Porter, who had died by the tim...
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| Published in: | Folk music journal 2021-01, Vol.12 (1), p.52-75 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | In December 1932, Maud Karpeles wrote an article for the Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society entitled 'Two Folk Dances'. Most of it is given over to a description of 'The Abram Morris Dance'. The dance was described to her by Richard Porter, who had died by the time the article was published. She gives a full description of the dance as collected, together with some background detail. She also provides some background information on the Morris Dancers' Ground which was generally believed to have been granted to the dancers provided that it was danced on at least once every twenty-one years. The dance was last performed 'traditionally' in 1901, and before that in 1880. In 1984 the Abram Morris Dancers were revived by Geoff Hughes and they now dance annually on the Morris Dancers' Ground and around Abram on the last Saturday in June. This article considers the land ownership of the Morris Dancers' Ground together with new research that has pushed the known dates of the dance performances into the late eighteenth century. |
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| ISSN: | 0531-9684 2056-6166 |