Category Archives: Rapper

Wales, here we come!

Posted on 19th July 2019 by sword

Last year, the Blaenavon Dance on the Mountain Festival invited us to cross the icy waters of the Severn and penetrate the spectacular valleys and mountains of South Wales to join them in a joyous day of dance. And what … Continue reading →

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Poor Timing Means We’ll Miss Eurovision

Posted on 18th May 2019 by sword

About a year ago, we were approached by someone who’d just watched us dancing at a ceilidh spot, and asked if we’d dance at her wedding. We said yes on the spot, of course. However, we neglected to check the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on 24th December 2018 by sword

Merry Christmas! We’re taking a little break to eat mince pies, watch Die Hard and generally enjoy the hell out of Yuletime. See you in the new year!

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Bath Time – “Final” plan revealed! And it’s tomorrow!

Posted on 26th October 2018 by sword

  Oh, how very exciting: Bath Time is tomorrow, and here is the “final” map showing the crawls! And more than that, we’re even giving you a list of who is dancing where. We’re spoiling you, you know that right? … Continue reading →

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Bath Time 2018 – The countdown continues!

Posted on 25th October 2018 by sword

Bath Time 2018 is nearly upon us, with just two days to go until six teams come up to three hundred miles to dance in eleven pubs over seven hours. The countdown continues! And that gives us the chance to … Continue reading →

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Bath Time 2018 – this time with cake!

Posted on 22nd October 2018 by sword

A mere five days separate us from the splendid fun of Bath Time 2018 on Saturday 27 October! Can we wait? Will we cope with the anticipation? Well, yes, obviously. I mean, we have no choice. As a reminder of … Continue reading →

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Bath Time – six teams, eleven pubs, just two weeks to go!

Posted on 13th October 2018 by sword

Can it really be a whole year since the last Bath Time? Of course not. It’s only been fifty weeks, so you’ll have to wait another fortnight before you can once again experience the heady delights of multiple rapper teams … 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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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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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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