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Past Folk Play Performances - Bedfordshire
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Bedfordshire, England
| Date | Group | Time | Venue | Contact |
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Bedford Morris Men | 19:30 | Bedford, Devonshire Arms, Dudley Street
[Branston [Leicestershire] Plough Play & Border Dances & Music/Singing] |
John Frearson +44 1767 681057 |
| - | - | 20:15 | Bedford, The Castle, Newnham Road
[Branston [Leicestershire] Plough Play & Border Dances & Music/Singing] |
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| - | - | 21:15 | Bedford, George & Dragon, Mill Street
[Branston [Leicestershire] Plough Play & Border Dances & Music/Singing] |
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| - | - | 22:15 | Bedford, Wellington Arms, Wellington Street
[Branston [Leicestershire] Plough Play & Border Dances & Music/Singing] |
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Ashwell Mummers | 20:30 | Barton in the Clay, The Bull
[This was a one-off perfomance by the Ashwell Mummers of their annual Christmas Play, for a folk session at "The Bull" which happened to fall on Plough Monday. It may not be repeated in future years ... it's the nearest we get to an international tour!] |
Ian Chandler 01462 743091 |
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Brafront Guizers | 20:45 | Campton, near Shefford, White Hart | Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
| - | - | 21:25 | Upper Gravenhurst, near Shefford, Green Dragon | - |
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Brafront Guizers | 20:30 | Toddington, The Griffin
[Times not guaranteed!] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
| - | - | 21:15 | Toddington, Sow & Pigs | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Toddington, Red Lion | - |
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Caddington Mummers | 12:30 | Kinsbourne Green, Harpendon, The Fox | Richard Rowley 01582 414742 |
| - | - | 13:30 | Woodside, near Luton, The Plough | - |
| - | - | 14:30 | Caddington, near Luton, The Chequers | - |
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Brafront Guizers | 11:59 | Silsoe, near Bedford, The George
[With Morris & Boar's Head Ceremony] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
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Brafront Guizers | 20:30 | Greenfield, near Flitwick, Compasses
[Times not guaranteed!] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
| - | - | 21:30 | Pulloxhill, Cross Keys | - |
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Bedford Morris Men | 19:30 | Bedford, Devonshire Arms, Dudley Street
[Plough Play] |
John Frearson 01767 681057 |
| - | - | 20:15 | Bedford, Castle, Newham Street | - |
| - | - | 21:15 | Bedford, George and dragon, Mill Street | - |
| - | - | 22:15 | Bedford, Wellington Arms, Wellington Street | - |
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English Miscellany | pm | Luton, St George Festival
[We will perform a Pace-Egg play with four characters: St George, The Antagonist, Tosspot, and the Doctor.] |
Peter Lane |
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Brafront Guizers | 21:00 | Toddington, Sow & Pigs
[(handy to leave the M1 at Jn 12 & far, far better than the service station) The Guizers are all current or ex-members of Redbornstoke, but operate separately from the Morris.] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
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Brafront Guizers | 12:01 | Silsoe, near Bedford, Old George Hotel
[With Boar's Head Ceremony & Morris. The Guizers are all current or ex-members of Redbornstoke, but operate separately from the Morris.] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
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Bedford Morris Men | 19:30 | Bedford, Devonshire Arms, Dudley St.
[Traditional Plough Play Collected by David Welti in Branston, Leicestershire, in 1949. David is an ex-squire of Bedford Morris Men and of the Morris Ring.] |
Tim Durrant 07971 803541 |
| - | - | 20:15 | Bedford, Three Cups, Newnham St. | - |
| - | - | 20:45 | Bedford, The Castle, Newnham St | - |
| - | - | 21:30 | Bedford, The Ship, St. Cuthberts St. | - |
| - | - | 22:15 | Bedford, Wellington Arms, Wellington St. | - |
| Brafront Guizers | 21:30 | Pulloxhill, near Bedford, Cross Keys
[Plough Monday. Hero Combat & Wooing plays plus Morris. The Guizers are all current or ex-members of Redbornstoke, but operate separately from the Morris.] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
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Ashwell Mummers | - | Barton in the Clay, The Bull | - |
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Brafront Guisers | 12:10 | Silsoe, near Bedford, Old George Hotel, High St.
[Boar's Head, Mumming & Morris] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
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Bedford Morris Men | 19:30 | Turvey, Three Cranes
[The play performed by Bedford Morris Men comes from Branston, a Leicestershire village just south of Belvoir Castle and was one of two, collected in that district by Davd Welti, a former squire of Bedford Morris Men and the Morris Ring.] |
Tim Durrant |
| - | - | 20:30 | Stevington, Red Lion | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Bedford, Wellington Arms | - |
| Brafront Guisers | 20:30 | Pulloxhill, near Bedford, Cross Keys
[Plough Monday, Morris & Mumming] |
Adrian Williams 01525 406332 |
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Brafront Guizers | 21:00 | Toddington, Sow & Pigs
[St George play.] |
Charlie Leslie 01234 750829 |
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Caddington Mummers | 12:30 | Slip End, nr Luton, Frog and Rhubarb | - |
| - | - | 13:15 | Woodside, nr Luton, The Plough | - |
| - | - | 14:00 | Caddington, nr Luton, The Chequers | - |
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Brafront Guizers | 12:15 | Silsoe, Old George
[St George play.] |
Charlie Leslie 01234 750829 |
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Bedford Morris Men | 19:30 | Bedford, Devonshire Arms, Dudley Street
[The Branston Plough Play. Traditional play collected by David Welti, ex Squire of Bedford MM and the Morris Ring.] |
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| - | - | 20:30 | Stevington, Red Lion | - |
| - | - | 22:00 | Bedford, Wellington Arms | - |
| Brafront Guizers | 21:00 | Pulloxhill, Cross Keys
[Wooing Play.] |
Charlie Leslie 01234 750829 |
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Mad Moll Mummers and Mayers | 11:00 | Bedford, Bedford River Festival
[Mad Moll and her husband Old Tom are stepping out into Hertfordshire and neighbouring counties again after many years of quietude...it was noted in the Every-day Book of 1823 that their antics with a broom and a ladle caused an abundance of merriment. We hope merely to entertain!] |
Cressida Pryor 0146 2673125 |
| - | - | - | Willington, Danish Camp
[Mad Moll and her husband Old Tom are stepping out into Hertfordshire and neighbouring counties again after many years of quietude...it was noted in the Every-day Book of 1823 that their antics with a broom and a ladle caused an abundance of merriment. We hope merely to entertain!] |
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Brafront Guizers | 21:00 | Toddington, Sow & Pigs, High St., LU5 6AA
[Carols (with orchestral brass), at the legendary pub. Collections for The National Society for Epilepsy.] |
Adrian Williams 0779 170 8223 |
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Brafront Guizers | 12:00 | Silsoe, Old George Hotel, High St., MK45 4EP
[Boar's Head (maybe imagined!), Marston & Morris dancing and us. Collections for The National Society for Epilepsy.] |
Adrian Williams 0779 170 8223 |
| Caddington Mummers | 12:01 | Slip End, Luton, Frog and Rhubarb | Steve Rowley 01453 763181 |
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| - | - | 13:00 | Woodside, Luton, The Plough | - |
| - | - | 14:00 | Caddington, Luton, The Chequers | - |
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Bedford Morris Men | 19:30 | Carlton, Royal Oak
[Bedford Morris Men will be performing the Branston Plough Play from Branston in Leicestershire. It was collected by David Welti.] |
John Frearson 07976 577723 |
| - | - | 20:30 | Stevington, Red Lion | - |
| - | - | 21:30 | Bedford, Wellington Arms | - |
| Brafront Guizers | 21:00 | Pulloxhill, Cross Keys, High St., MK45 5HB
[Plough Monday, with Morris and Marston dances, Plough Play. Collections for The National Society for Epilepsy.] |
Adrian Williams 0779 170 8223 |
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