Category Archives: Performance

History Today: Northgate’s first panto appearance

Posted on 10th September 2017 by sword

We have recently been contacted by local historian Dr Vin Rouge, who works in the Department of Historic Panto and Dance  the University of Bathford near to our lovely home city. It’s fair to say that the good doctor was … Continue reading →

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Extra special appearance at CurFest festival this Sunday!

Posted on 22nd August 2017 by sword

Just when you thought the season was coming to an end and that we had only one more festival left, we’ve been booked for the awesome CurFest on Sunday! This is, as you have no doubt worked out, a festival … Continue reading →

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Priddy folk Festival – here we come!

Posted on 4th July 2017 by sword

We’re short of time this week as we have a lot of prep to do for Priddy Folk Festival this weekend, from the washing and ironing of sashes and shirts to the cleaning and polishing of shoes and indeed the … Continue reading →

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Three down, two to go: Priddy Folk Festival approaches!

Posted on 26th June 2017 by sword

In just over a week, Northgate will be heading down to the delightful Somerset village of Priddy for our fourth festival of the summer. With Bradford, Chippenham and Wimborne Minster festivals behind us, we’re very much looking  forward to this … Continue reading →

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Fully recovered, practice is back, then Wimborne Minster Folk Festival!

Posted on 4th June 2017 by sword

Following the punishing (and mostly self-inflicted) dance schedule we had at the amazing Chippenham Folk Festival, the lads of Northgate decided to take  last week off. Sadly, this meant we missed both a beer practice at The Curfew and a chance to … Continue reading →

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Chippenham Festival done, and we’re taking a week’s holiday

Posted on 29th May 2017 by sword

We’ve just got back from our weekend playing at the great Chippenham Folk Festival, and we’ve had an amazing time. Over the weekend, we danced somewhere around 45 times, doing rapper, longsword and, in a surprising twist, solo jigs. We ran … Continue reading →

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Chippenham Festival timetable released!

Posted on 24th May 2017 by sword

We’ve been asked by a surprising number of people where we’ll be appearing at Chippenham and when. Always ones to court any kind of adoration, we take great pleasure in publishing this timetable of what we’ll be up to this bank holiday … Continue reading →

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Bradford-on-Avon festival: done. Chippenham is next

Posted on 21st May 2017 by sword

After a great time at the Bradford-on-Avon festival yesterday, the lads of Northgate are winding themselves up into a frenzy of anticipation for next weekend’s Chippenham Folk Festival. Can they keep up the pace? And will they continue with the longsword?   Bradford-on-Avon … Continue reading →

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Bradford-on-Avon Festival and Texas Holdem

Posted on 19th May 2017 by sword

It’s going to be a busy few weeks for the lads of Northgate, what with the great Chippenham Folk Festival coming up, and before that we’ll be at the very first Bradford-on-Avon folk festival! Yes, the beautiful Wiltshire town of Bradford … Continue reading →

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Christmas, crawls and education for Richard

Posted on 9th December 2016 by sword

It’s coming up to Christmas, so we’ve given ourselves an early present and are letting ourselves off practice for the rest of the month. Nice. However, we wouldn’t want to spend too long apart, so our lovely melodeon player, Natasha, has … Continue reading →

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