Morris Dancing in Portrush

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Morris Dancing in Portrush

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Details

Location

Harbour Bar, Portrush

Year

1977

Date

13 May 1977 - date of transmission

Length

08min 58sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

colour

Source

Digitised as part of Unlocking Film Heritage

Courtesy

British Film Institute, UTV

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

Here’s to the handkerchiefs, here’s to the shoes and here’s to the bonny green garters…

Morris dancing finds an unlikely home in this UTV news report. The Red Branch Morris formed in 1971 from the new University of Ulster in Coleraine. They began performing as a support act for the Chieftains, before going on to dance across Ireland, France and England. As life went on people relocated though members, as far flung as New Zealand, stayed in touch. Although they officially hung up their bells in 1992, the Red Branch Morris have come out of retirement on a growing number of occasion for boisterous reunions.

 

Shot List

 

Credits


Digitised as part of Unlocking Film Heritage - This material is courtesy of the UTV Archive

Interviewee: Leigh

Rihan 

Dancers:

Peter Goodyear, Malcolm Rawlings, Brian Marriott, Leigh Rihan, Liam Whitelaw, Peter Bromley and Chris Hancock.

Kath Fearn

with flute.

Maypole

Maidens: Hazel, Jo, Caryl and co.

Sound: Des Holmes


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