Folk Play Links - North Yorkshire, England

Compiled by Chris Little

Groups listed may be folk club, morris dance or amateur drama groups, as well as traditional performers. Publications listed may be cited, extracted or summarised publications, as well as full text.

001 - A History of Ebberston [1994 - text]
002 - A History of Whitby, and Streoneshalh Abbey; [by Rev George Young, 1817, Vol.II pp.800-801]New
003 - Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England [ed. by Bell, 1857 - "Old Horse" at Richmond]
004 - Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England [ed. by Bell, 1857 - Mummers at Linton-in-Craven calling-on song & text]
005 - Auld Wife of Coverdill [extract from Journal of the English Folk Dance Society, 2nd Ser. Vol.2, 1928, pp.31-34 - Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale, fragment]
006 - Chewit Well Mummers [photos; programme]
007 - Cowlingweb [Photos of Middleton Mummers]New
008 - Flagcrackers of Craven
009 - journal of D--D, R--e [by R.S., in Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle, Vol.81 Pt.1:May (New Ser. Vol.4), Jan.-Jun. 1811, pp.423-424]New
010 - Knaresborough Mummers (/Knaresborough Folk Club) [perform Marton-cum-Grafton text; photos; programme]
011 - Much Ado About Mumming [citation of D. McGroarty, in Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society, Vol.15 Pt.85, 1985, pp.9-13 - Article about Dark Age Mummers, Redcar]
012 - Notes [citation of ?, in Ampleforth Journal, Vol.27, 1921, p.35 & Vol.57, 1952, pp.1; 45]
013 - Notes on the Goathland Folk Play [citation of F.W. Dowson, in Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society, Vol.4 Pt.27, Apr. 1926, pp.36-38]
014 - Redcar Sword Dancers [perform Greatham text]New
015 - Ripon Sword Dancers [perform Ripon text; photos; programme. (Despite the name, this is a play, no longer a dance.)]
016 - Studies in Nidderdale: [extract from Lucas, 1882 - itself extract from A History of Whitby, and Streoneshalh Abbey, by Young, 1817]
017 - The Goathland Plough Monday Customs [citation of Geoffrey M. Ridden, in Folk Music Journal, Vol.2 No.5, 1974, pp.352-388]New
018 - The History of Richmond, [by [Christopher Clarkson], 1814, pp.296-298]New
019 - The Return of the Blue Stots : An aspect of traditional drama in Yorkshire [by Stuart Rankin, in Tykes News, Autumn 1982 - Now a 60+ page booklet published in Autumn 2003 by Dockside Studios. Includes Selby text and photo of Knaresborough Mummers.]
020 - The Sword Dances of Northern England [Vol.III] [summary of C.J. Sharp, 1913 - Haxby]
021 - Unnetie [image archive] [Photo of Mummers at Grafton, old n.d.]
022 - Wakeman Mummers (/Hornblower Morris) [perform Skelton-on-Ure text; programme]
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