Brigg
Barley Brigg is based around Yoxford in Suffolk, England. It was formed in 1989 to perform morris dances in the North West tradition. We dance for your, and our, entertainment and enjoyment - mainly over the summer months and occasionally during the winter, mostly on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day and at Christmas Fayre.
Our dancers and musicians come from all over East Suffolk, meeting 8-10pm each Wednesday evening during the winter at Yoxford village hall to learn new dances and practise old favourites in readiness for the summer.
During the season, our pub evenings - generally on Wednesday nights during the summer - are convivial and relaxed affairs, with music and song in the pub afterwards.
We also appear at a number of events around the country - mainly East Anglia but also recently on the Yorkshire coast and in Kent and Sussex. From time to time we go on tour abroad, most notably to the West Coast of Ireland a few years ago, as well as Brittany and Bouchain in Northern France. In July 2008 we will be performing at the Rättviksdansen folklore festival in Sweden.
Our dances this season will include
Altrincham
Black Rod
Broadside
Carr Lodge Polka
Clitheroe
Preston Royal
The Hindley Circle Dance
St. Helens Gala Wakes
Stockport
Whitby ShindigWe would like to extend our thanks to Persephone Morris who wrote Whitby Shindig, and John Hakeman of Knockhundred Shuttles who devised Broadside.
As a fairly clunky taster, here's a brief video clip of us dancing Whitby Shindig.