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Good night at the Insomaniacs Ball - we didn’t stick it out to the bitter end as I’d hoped we would, but left some time around 1am, as not only were our dancers tiring (and busking nearly everything as there’s very little Cotswold we actually know!) but the numbers were thinning (probably 2/3 of the proper Cotswold dancers left before us) as a hard core settled into grind out the more obscure dances until dawn, and most of the musicians had left too so we were being asked to play things we didn’t know and then having to scratch around for someone who did. At that point discretion seemed the better part of valour.

Definitely a fun experience, and good for my “playing along quietly with things I don’t really know” skills.

While we only stayed a couple of hours later than most ales, it felt a bit different and if your a morris dancer wishing striking distance of Long Clawson and haven’t been you should certainly consider giving it a go.

Mild disappointment that the excellent cheese board didn’t include Long Clawson cheese though. :-P

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About half an hour until we leave for the Insomaniacs Ball - because what better than an all-night session of Cotswold morris when you, um, barely dance/play any Cotswold? Fingers crossed it is going to be #Epic!

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Last night’s music session accidentally lasted until the pub closed. Not that is was “amazing” or “exciting” - we just kept chatting and playing in a low-key, relaxed way and then the landlady was gently asking people to let her go to bed… not a bad night. Solid contentment for the win.

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A cute moment from Seattle's Folklife festival many years ago.

📷 Olympus C2500L / May 2004

On Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/djwudi/7276389/

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I’m going to wish you all a happy new year now, before practicing some tunes and then going to a friend’s to bring it in with some midnight morris dancing - hope the rest of 2025 is good to you and that 2026 will be better. Stay awesome people!

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RE: https://c.im/@OccasionalDucks/115531084863979551

Called it.
I’ve just had an email from EFDSS saying they’re going to retain their legal name unchanged but start using Folk England as a “trading name”. For once my prediction was correct: wonders may never cease.

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