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MORRIS DANCES FROM THE COTSWOLDS AND LICHFIELD AND SWORD DANCES FROM THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND  
  
 
 
 
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ABOUT THE LICHFIELD DANCES

EFDSS Journal 1957

The 1957 Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (Vol VIII No. 2) contains an account of the rediscovery of the Lichfield Morris Tradition.Sheriff's Ride description

This paper is titled, "The Lichfield Morris, The Story of the Recovery of a 'Lost' Tradition." It contains a comprehensive account of the tradition including details of the dances. Also included are reproductions of the original manuscript notes as shown on the right.

In order to ensure that this information is not lost, the paper is available as a searchable pdf file here (800KB).


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