Taylor’s Morris events are below, see all festival events here.
Have fun in historic Gloucester 20th to 22nd Sep 2024 at the International Pipe and Tabor Festival with Spanish guest artist Juanma Sánchez. Our main events will be based at or near the Folk in Gloucester ( a wonderful Tudor building near the Cathedral), some accommodation options including Taylor’s Morris camping are here.
Saturday 21st September
Folk in Gloucester Ed Shed downstairs:
10:50 – 11:20 Playing for Longborough Morris Hey Diddle Dis – Andy, Taylor’s Morris.
11:30 – 12:00 Quick run through join-in dances TBD – All
At noon, experienced and fit dancers have an hour’s workshop with Taylor’s Morris in the energetic and vigorous Longborough Morris style (open to any). Taborers are welcome to watch, look at the Cathedral with its fine images of taborers, or break for lunch early).
12:00 – 1:00 pm Dance Longborough – Taylor’s Morris, Andy (Ed Shed downstairs).
1:10 – 1:30 pm Set Speed and emphasis for any requested jig dances TBD – Mary-Jo, Andy, any other jig players (Ed Shed downstairs), Taylor’s can head off for lunch.
1:30 -2:15 pm Lunch at nearby providers (Cafe at the Folk, or The Dick Whittington is a session-friendly pub where you can take food from nearby outlets e.g. the sandwich shop nearby).
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Performances in costume around the historic centre with dancing including Taylor’s Morris (who dance Longborough) and potentially others . If weather OK then 2:30 outside the New Inn, 3:20 the Docks, 4:10 the Cathedral Close not too near the Cathedral.
5:00 – 7:00 pm Break for meal (Rob and Gillian to suggest options).
7:00 pm Taylor’s Assemble with others at concert venue the Folk in Gloucester main building.
7.30 – 10 pm Evening Concert “The Art of Pipe and Tabor” in the Folk in Gloucester main building, with bar. It would be great if Taylor’s Morris could do a couple of dances in this.
Sunday 22nd September
Taylor’s Morris has the morning to perform somewhere without pipe and tabor or sightsee.
2:30pm to 6:30pm Taylor’s Morris Practice in the downstairs room at the Folk in Gloucester Ed Shed .