Category Archives: Performance

Bristol crawl tonight, and we even have a plan

Posted on 17th February 2018 by sword

Following on from our awesome Bath Crawl Without Silver Flame a couple of weeks ago, this time we’ve visiting their home city of Bristol this very night. Silver Flame are in Stratford upon Avon, of course, so there’s no danger … Continue reading →

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Bath Time success: no lights hurt.

Posted on 29th October 2017 by sword

And so another year has passed, and another Bath Time has been and gone. And what a great time it was! Our guests, Mabel Gubbins from Oxford and Shropshire Sharpshins from Bridgnorth, were on great form, and both put on … Continue reading →

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Bath prepares for mayhem as Bath Time looms

Posted on 27th October 2017 by sword

The pubs of Bath are increasing stocks of beer and gin, making sure they have plenty of plasters, and raising their light fittings, and it’s all in preparation for Bath Time tomorrow! As regular readers will know, we’re being joined on … Continue reading →

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Saturday 28 October is Bath Time, with very special guests!

Posted on 21st October 2017 by sword

Northgate had so much fun at our 25th Anniversary celebration last year that we’re doing it again this Saturday, 28th October. Oh yes, Bath Time lives! This time we’ve invited two very special guest teams to join us. Firstly a … Continue reading →

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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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