Team: Winkleigh
Team Details: Winkleigh
Last updated: 23 Apr, 2024| Name | Winkleigh |
| Web site | http://www.winkleighmorris.org.uk |
| Location | Devon |
| Affiliation | Federation |
| Gender | mixed |
| Style | Cotswold, Border, Rapper, Other |
| Country | UK |
| Own Tradition | Wnk Winkleigh |
| Year Founded | 1990 |
| Ceased (year) |
General Notes
Men's side started January 1990. Ladies began a few weeks later. Danced joint for first couple of years, then mixed ever since. Beast: Winkle the wonder horse.
Men's side started January 1990. Ladies began a few weeks later. Danced joint for first couple of years, then mixed ever since. Beast: Winkle the wonder horse.
Seasonal Customs
Originators of the Franken's Nights Play, mid-May www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKj_65diG-A&t=9s
Originators of the Franken's Nights Play, mid-May www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKj_65diG-A&t=9s
Archive Notes
No formal archives but much material held by founder member Colin Andrews, and photographic records by Anne Bendix.
No formal archives but much material held by founder member Colin Andrews, and photographic records by Anne Bendix.
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Photos: Winkleigh
Dance Repertoire for Winkleigh
| Trad | Dance | Style | Origin | Set | Hands | Notes | Team Variations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkleigh | Anne's Well | Border | Colin An.. | 4 | long stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Badby | Balance The Straws | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 6 | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Badby | Bean Setting | Cots.. | 6 | Long Stick | 2 | ||
| Bidford | Bixstix | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 6 | Short stick | 1 | |
| Winkleigh | Bluebell Polka | Border | Colin An.. | 5 | 2 short st.. | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Bonny So Blue | Border | Colin An.. | 6 | short stick | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Brimfield | Border | Winkleig.. | 8 | Short stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Butterfly | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Hankies | 1 | (own tradition) |
| unspecified | Clifton Silsbury | Border | 6 | long stick | 1 | source, notes | |
| Winkleigh | Clover, The | Cots.. | Colin An.. | 9 | Hankies | 2 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Constant Billy Boy | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 6 | Handclap | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Lichfield | Dancing Days | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 4, 8 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Winkleigh | Devon Marches | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 3 + pairs | Hankies | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Badby | Foggy Dew | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 2, 6 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Winkleigh | Froghopper | Border | Colin An.. | 6 | long stick | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Bampton | Furze Field | Cots.. | Michael .. | 6 | Hankies | 1 | set, notes, links, tunes |
| Stanton Ha.. | Greensleeves | Cots.. | Stanton .. | 6 | Long stick.. | 1 | |
| Winkleigh | Hedgehog, The | Cots.. | Colin An.. | 6 | Hankies | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Badby | Innocent Hare | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 6 | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Hinton-in-.. | Jean's Sleeves | Cots.. | Colin An.. | 6 | Short stick | 1 | source, notes |
| Lichfield | Jenny Lind | Cots.. | Lichfield | 8 | Long stick.. | 0 | set, notes |
| Badby | Jockey To The Fair | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 6 | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Hinton-in-.. | Jockey to the Phar.. | Cots.. | Colin An.. | 6 | Hankies | 2 | |
| Winkleigh | Jolly Roger | Border | Colin An.. | 4 or 6 | Long stick | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | King Billy | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 6 | Two long s.. | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | King's Arms | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 4, 6 | Long stick | 2 | (own tradition) |
| Hinton-in-.. | Lads A Bunchum | Cots.. | Hinton-i.. | 6 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Ilmington | Lively Jig | Cots.. | Ilmington | 4 | Hankies | 2 | source, hands, notes |
| Badby | Maid And The Miller | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 6 | Hankies | 0 | source, notes |
| Winkleigh | Molly Rose | Molly | Winkleigh | 8 | Nothing | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Morning Star | Cots.. | Winkleigh | 6 | Long stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Mr Brolly | Cots.. | Colin An.. | 4 or 6 | umbrella | 2 | (own tradition) |
| Stanton Ha.. | Nutting Girl | Cots.. | Stanton .. | 6 | Hankies, s.. | 1 | |
| Field Town | Nutting Girl | Cots.. | Field Town | 1 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Horsham | Old Dan Roberts | Cots.. | Broadwoo.. | 8 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Steeple Cl.. | Old Mother Oxford | Border | Steeple .. | 6 | short stic.. | 2 | |
| Winkleigh | Old Woman Of Winkl.. | Cots.. | Colin An.. | 6 | Hankies | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Bidford | Old Woman Tossed Up | Cots.. | Collecte.. | 6 | Hankies | 0 | tunes |
| Lichfield | Ploughboy | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 4, 8 | 2 short st.. | 2 | |
| Adderbury | Postman's Knock | Cots.. | Adderbury | 4, 6, 8 | Long stick | 2 | |
| Adderbury | Princess Royal | Cots.. | Adderbury | 1, 8 | Hankies / .. | 1 | set, notes |
| Stanton Ha.. | Princess Royal | Cots.. | Stanton .. | 3,6 | Handclap o.. | 1 | set, links |
| Bampton | Quaker, The | Cots.. | Bampton | 6 | Hankies | 1 | set, source, notes, tunes |
| Bampton | Riggs of Doom | Cots.. | Utrecht MM | 6 | Hankies | 1 | set, source, notes, links |
| Lichfield | Ring of Bells | Cots.. | Lichfield | 8 | 2 long sti.. | 2 | set, notes |
| Winkleigh | Sally Forth | Border | Winkleigh | 4 | Long stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Seven Stars | Border | Colin An.. | 4 | long stick | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Adderbury | Shepherd's Hey | Cots.. | Adderbury | 1, 6 plus | Handclap | 2 | |
| Winkleigh | Shirebrook | Border | Colin An.. | 6 | short stick | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Speed The Plough | Border | Colin An.. | 6 | short stick | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Susie's Jig | Cots.. | Winkleig.. | 5 | Hankies | 2 | (own tradition) |
| Adderbury | Sweet Jenny Jones | Cots.. | Adderbury | 6 | Long Stick | 2 | set, hands, notes, links |
| Winkleigh | Thump at the Sun | Border | Colin An.. | 8 | Short stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Winkleigh | Ty Coch Caerdydd | Border | Colin An.. | 6 | short stick | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Bampton | Under The Old Myrt.. | Cots.. | Bampton | 6 | Hankies | 0 | source, notes |
| Chingford | Upton on Severn (o.. | Cots.. | Peter Bo.. | 6 | Stick | 1 | |
| Upton Snod.. | Upton Snodsbury | Border | Upton Sn.. | 3 | long stick | 0 | set, source, notes |
| Lichfield | Vandals Of Hammerw.. | Cots.. | Lichfield | 8 | Long stick | 2 | set, notes |
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