Dances
Details for "Goostrey"
(Goostrey)
Name Goostrey Style Northwest Tradition
(Goo) Goostrey New dance ? no Origin Goostrey Morris Dancers (Traditional) Size of set 24 Hands Shillelaghs or Shakers Tunes
Speed The Plough Bonnie Dundee Rose Tree Jimmy Allen Lord Of The Dance References Very detailed notes by Duncan Broomhead about the history of Goostrey dancers in Morris Matters Vol. 39 No, 1, January 2020 Other Notes Shillelaghs are typically used in Cheshire dances and are made from short sticks with bunches of paper strips at each end.
The dance was collected by Maud Karpeles in the 1930s. More lately it was also researched by Poynton Jemmers
Code nGooGSTY Checked 1
Variations as Danced by Mixed Pickle
Set size 8 Hands Source Notes References Tunes
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Teams That Perform This Dance
Team Loc Vars.
Belle d'Vain
Worcestershire,UK
(none)
Black Adder
West Midlands,UK
(none)
Blackhorse & Standard
London,UK
set, tunes
Chesterfield Garland
Derbyshire,UK
set, source, hands, tunes
Great North Clog
County Durham,UK
(none)
Mason's Apron
Oxfordshire,UK
tunes
Mixed Pickle
Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey,UK
set
Poynton Jemmers
Cheshire,UK
(none)
Rant and Raven
Alaska,USA
set, source, notes
Ringheye of Mobberley
Cheshire,UK
(none)
Slackmagirdle
Suffolk,UK
(none)
Tyne Bridge
Tyne & Wear,UK
(none)
Westmorland Step & Garland
Cumbria,UK
tunes
Details for "Goostrey"
(Goostrey)
| Name | Goostrey |
| Style | Northwest |
| Tradition | (Goo) Goostrey |
| New dance ? | no |
| Origin | Goostrey Morris Dancers (Traditional) |
| Size of set | 24 |
| Hands | Shillelaghs or Shakers |
| Tunes | Speed The Plough |
| Bonnie Dundee | |
| Rose Tree | |
| Jimmy Allen | |
| Lord Of The Dance | |
| References | Very detailed notes by Duncan Broomhead about the history of Goostrey dancers in Morris Matters Vol. 39 No, 1, January 2020 |
| Other Notes | Shillelaghs are typically used in Cheshire dances and are made from short sticks with bunches of paper strips at each end.
The dance was collected by Maud Karpeles in the 1930s. More lately it was also researched by Poynton Jemmers |
| Code | nGooGSTY |
| Checked | 1 |
Variations as Danced by Mixed Pickle
| Set size | 8 |
| Hands | |
| Source | |
| Notes | |
| References | |
| Tunes |
Spotted an error? Contact Us
Teams That Perform This Dance
| Team | Loc | Vars. |
|---|---|---|
| Belle d'Vain | Worcestershire,UK | (none) |
| Black Adder | West Midlands,UK | (none) |
| Blackhorse & Standard | London,UK | set, tunes |
| Chesterfield Garland | Derbyshire,UK | set, source, hands, tunes |
| Great North Clog | County Durham,UK | (none) |
| Mason's Apron | Oxfordshire,UK | tunes |
| Mixed Pickle | Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey,UK | set |
| Poynton Jemmers | Cheshire,UK | (none) |
| Rant and Raven | Alaska,USA | set, source, notes |
| Ringheye of Mobberley | Cheshire,UK | (none) |
| Slackmagirdle | Suffolk,UK | (none) |
| Tyne Bridge | Tyne & Wear,UK | (none) |
| Westmorland Step & Garland | Cumbria,UK | tunes |