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Amble Rapper Dancing
I started looking for a history of sword dancing in pit communities when I found an 1823 Shilbottle Colliers Song to which sword dancers performed. (Tune the Keel Row).
Having looked a bit further it seems swords became rappers and most pit villages had a dance group. Amble had a group made up of members of the Flanighan family. There is a photograph on the web. The dance seems to have died away in Amble in the early 30s. Despite being born and raised in Amble, I've not heard of a rapper dance group or the Flanighans, although they were a bit before my time. Hopefully there might be better informed Amblers out there! |
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I've never seen Rapper Sword Dancing in the flesh, just on TV. I didn’t know there was a strong connection to the Northumberland and Durham coalfield regarding this activity either, think I thought it was just a general English thing like Morris Dancing! Anyway most interesting that we had local people doing this.
Anyone for a revival group! |
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Dont mention Morris Dancing ........I have a cousin into this , travelled all over the place and been on the TV . I think it's the most silliest thing to watch........that and Irish dancing [ the Michael Flatley dancing]. So, no we dont any local groups starting up :-)
just my opinion ! |
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Yeh, I'd probably end up decapitated knowing my luck.
found that Amble Flanighan pic mentioned in the opening post: http://www.the-nut.net/articles/flanighans.php |
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I don't know, it's very sad that we are not likely to see a tribute Amble rapper group emerge! I remember when real men went with their wives to the Legion for dancing classes and danced the light fantastic at Old Year. They were lovely movers, good enough for Strictly Come Dancing.
Another sign of Amble's decline |
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I've never heard of rappers either, well not that kind.
Checked with my Flanighan/Flanagan relatives and its not something they have come across. Interesting thread but count me out too |
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Amble Morrismen !! // Dancers Flannigans!
http://www.the-nut.net/articles/flanighans.php
I can hear Mel talking like this still ! Rest in Peace Mel! |
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Excuse my ignorance , They are Rappers not Morrismen
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Re;Amble Sword Dance
RE;Amble Sword Dance
The dance was "collected" from the Flanaghans in the late 50s and early 60s and a good description of it is contained in a 10-page article "Rapper Knots from Amble and Bedlington" by Bill Fisher Cassie in the Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society for 1966. I have a copy of it. I saw the dance in its entirety in the annual Folk Dance Festival of the EFDSS at the Albert Hall about 1960 when it was danced by Kings College Sword Dancers. I think the original Amble team had stopped dancing about 1931. The connections with Bedlington may have originated from the family movements at an earlier time. |
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Rapper dancing
If you go to Google & put in
Rapper Dancing online Amble you should get an article on Rapper Dancing which mentions The Flannigans |
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