Buxton Day of Dance 2023 - Five Rivers Morris Side

I filmed this yesterday and was struck by how good a display 'Five Rivers Morris' made of the 'Orange in Bloom'. I thought the dancing was excellent, as was the musical accompaniment, very spirited indeed. A great display of English Morris Dancing, complete with capers (leaps).
The 'Five Rivers Morris' are a side from Sheffield and here is a link to their website.
fiveriversmorr...
The Buxton Day of Dance is an annual event, hosted by 'Chapel-en-le-Frith Morris', who invite lots of sides from various parts to come and entertain the public on what is an extremely colourful and enjoyable event, even when it can occasionally rain as it did yesterday. Yet spirits were not dampened in the slightest.
chapelmorris.org/
A little bit of ducking and diving was required to keep the Morris Side in shot, but I think I got a reasonably decent video of the complete dance.

[@fiveriversmorris]

Thanks for the great video! Check out our channel for more of our dancing...

[@michaelreaper666]

Thanks Chris .. really enjoyed watching this .. 👍👍🎵

[@tehminagoskar2043]

That was brilliant. Their flight, timing and togetherness with the music was really captivating. This reminds me of a recording from 1979 of the Westminster Morris Men doing Staines Morris - video on KZbin - near balletic. 🔔 🎶

[@patrickrwhite8354]

This was something I've never seen before. What a delight to see this dance. Thank you for sharing😊

[@lisastroud7984]

Thank you for sharing. I’ve heard of morris dance but never seen a performance. This looks fun!

[@davidmolloy126]

Hiya, thanks very much for another great video Have you ever had Tennis or Golfers elbow as a result of your playing or any nerve pain. I've got some awful pain that I can't get rid of and it's stopped me from playing altogether, which some people may find beneficial to their hearing 😂 Thanks very much and keep up the good work. David.

[@peakfiddler]

Hi David, fortunately I've never suffered with either of those problems, but do take an omega3 supplement to keep myself fairly flexible.

[@thepipingsparrow]

Brilliant. Does anyone know the name of the tune?

[@peakfiddler]

The tune is called 'Orange in Bloom'

[@thepipingsparrow]

Thank you very much. I'll have to work that one up. I love it.

[@californiadreamin8423]

Good demonstration of the impossibility of playing a fiddle alongside melodeon outdoors….or inside for that matter. It’s pretty pointless.