Folk Play Links - Northamptonshire, 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.

Groups

001 * Brackley Morris Men
002 * Eydon Mummers (/ Royal Oak Morris) [perform Eydon text; photos; script]
003 * Moulton Morris Men [perform Moulton text; photos; video; programme]
004 * Moulton Morris Men [unofficial] [perform Moulton text; photos; script - Archived]

Publications

005 * An Old-World Village and its Christmas Folk Lore [by V.T. Sternberg, in Notes and Queries:, [Ser.1] Vol.X No.269, 23rd Dec. 1854, pp.501-503 - ficticious village]
006 * article [citation of Kevin Lodge, in Big Marjorie and the Rector's Bull / Reports from the Eydon Historical Research Group, Vol.4, Aug. 2008, pp.]
007 * First-Line Index to the Published and Unpublished Poetry of John Clare [index to Helpston fragment - "Here comes I that never came before"]
008 * Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases, [by Anne Elizabeth Baker, 1854, Vol.II pp.41; 429-432 - entry for 'Mummers'; at Brackley & Thenford text]
009 * Jenkyn, Little John, &c [by John T. Page, in Notes and Queries, 10th Ser. Vol.V No.113, 24th Feb. 1906, pp.155-156 - citation of Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases,, by Anne Elizabeth Baker, 1854, Vol.II pp.41; 429-432]
010 * John Clare and The Folk Tradition [Book for sale: by George Deacon, 2002 - includes Helpston fragment]
011 * Mummers [index to Hilderic Friend, in Western Antiquary, Vol.3 No.10, Jan. 1884, p.192 - at Brackley]
012 * Potterspury : The Story of a Village and its People [extract from Potterspury Village Appraisal Group, 2001, p.93 - "Mummers"]
013 * Strange Meeting : Or how Eydon's Mummers Play was Preserved [citation of Kevin Lodge, in Landscapes and Laundry / Reports from the Eydon Historical Research Group, Vol.3, Jun. 2002, pp.18-38 - text from James Madison Carpenter Collection]
014 * Sulgrave : The Chronicles of a Country Parish [by Sulgrave Village Appraisal Group, 1995, chap.3 - Sulgrave fragment]
015 * Syresham [summary of Pettit, 1996]
016 * The Dialect and Folk-Lore of Northamptonshire [by Thomas Sternberg, 1851, p.72; 184 - entry for 'Mummers'; fragment]
017 * The Shepherd's Calendar; [by John Clare, 1827, p.95 - 'December' - "Morris-dance"]

[General]

018 * Mumming [by Moulton Morris Men, Title of ? talk to Sulgrave History Society]
019 * RootsWeb : H. Aldridge of Brackley [Genealogical query from Keith Chandler about H. Alrdridge - one of James Madison Carpenter's informants]
020 * RootsWeb : The James family of Syresham [Genealogical query from Keith Chandler about Charles James and James Charles James - two of James Madison Carpenter's informants]
021 * The Sulgrave Mummers Play [by Marion Jones, Title of 3rd Dec. 1992 talk to Sulgrave History Society]
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