Team: Frome Valley

Team Details: Frome Valley

Last updated: 5 Mar, 2024
NameFrome Valley
Web sitehttps://www.facebook.com/fromevalleymorris
LocationWeymouth, Dorset
AffiliationFederation
Gendermixed
StyleCotswold, Border, Longsword, Stave
CountryUK
Own Tradition Fvm Frome Valley
Year Founded1978
Ceased (year)
General Notes
Also originators of dances in the Bockhampton tradition Notation for many Frome Valley dances already lodged with the Morris Federation. Details of other dances on request.
Seasonal Customs
At midwintertime perform mumming play collected from Broadwey
Archive Notes

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Dance Repertoire for Frome Valley

Trad Dance StyleOriginSet HandsNotes Team Variations
Adderbury 16thof May Cots.. Frome Va.. 4 or 6 Hankies 0
Adderbury Adderbury Jig Cots.. Frome Va.. 1 Hankies 0
Adderbury As The Tide Was Tu.. Cots.. Frome Va.. 6, 8 Hankies 0
Field Town Balance The Straws Cots.. 6 Long Stick 1
Field Town Banks Of The Dee Cots.. Field Town 6 Hankies 1
Bockhampton Barney Brallaghan Cots.. Frome Va.. 1, 2, 3, 6 Hankies 0
Badby Bean Setting Cots.. 6 Long Stick 2 set, source, links
Adderbury Beaux Of London Ci.. Cots.. Adderbury 6 Long Stick 1
Bampton Bincombe Bumps Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
Adderbury Bit of Betty, A Cots.. Frome Va.. 6, 8 Hankies 0
Adderbury Black Joke Cots.. Adderbury 6 plus Hankies 1
Bockhampton Black Mary Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
Frome Valley Blackberry Ripple Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0 (own tradition)
Adderbury Blue Bells (Bluebe.. Cots.. Adderbury 4, 6 Long Stick 2
Badby Bobbing Joe Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0
Field Town Bobby And Joan Cots.. Field Town 6 Long Stick 1
Bledington Bonnets Of Blue Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
Frome Valley Brighton Camp Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0 (own tradition)
Frome Valley British Grenadiers Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0 (own tradition)
Badby Changeling Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
Adderbury Cobbs Horse Cots.. Adderbur.. 6, 8 Long stick 1
Ilmington Constant Billy Cots.. Ilmington 6 2 sticks o.. 1
Adderbury Constant Billy Cots.. Adderbury 4, 6 Long Stick 1
Field Town Constant Billy Cots.. Field Town 1, 6 Hankies (j.. 1
Badby Cross Over Jordan Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 or 3 Hankies 0
Longborough Cupid's Garden Cots.. 6 Hankies 1
Field Town Dearest Dicky (Dic.. Cots.. Field Town 4, 6 Hankies 1
Hinton-in-.. Digging Up The Cat Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
unspecified Dorset Clipper Stave Royal Ma.. 6 staves 0
Hinton-in-.. Double Lead Through Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Linked han.. 0
Field Town Field Town Process.. Cots.. Field Town variable Hankies 1
Badby Fish Dance Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Sticks 0
Adderbury Flowing Bowl (Com.. Cots.. Adderbury 6 plus Long Stick 1
Longborough Flyover Cots.. Hammersm.. 6 Hankies 0
Field Town Forester, The Cots.. Field Town 6 Hankies 1
Frome Valley Frome Valley Longs.. Long.. Frome Va.. 6 Longswords 0 (own tradition)
Frome Valley Gentleman Soldier Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0 (own tradition)
Badby Gentleman Soldier Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0
Bledington Gentleman Soldier Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0
Badby Getting Upstairs Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 or 3 Long stick 0
Field Town Glorisher Cots.. Field Town 4, 6 Hankies 2
Badby Greener Grass Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
Bampton Greeny Greeny Cots.. Frome Va.. any Hankies 0
Adderbury Haste To The Wedding Cots.. Adderbury 6 Hankies 2
Bledington Heavens Above Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0
Bockhampton Hunt, The Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0
Ilmington Italian Job, The Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Handkies 0
Ilmington Jubilee Dance Cots.. Ilmington 6 Stick 1
Adderbury Lads A Bunchum Cots.. Adderbury 4, 6, 8 Long stick 1
Adderbury Laurel and Hardy Cots.. Frome Va.. 6, 8 Long stick 0
Adderbury Lollipop Man Cots.. Adderbur.. 6 Hankies 1
Field Town Lumps Of Plum Pudd.. Cots.. Field Town 1 Hankies 1
Adderbury Lumps of Plum Pudd.. Cots.. Frome Va.. 6, 8 Hankies 0
Bockhampton Magenta Cots.. Frome Va.. 4, 6 Long stick 0
Badby Maid and the Palmer Cots.. 6 Hankies 2
Ilmington Maid Of The Mill Cots.. Ilmington 6 Hankies - .. 1
Field Town Month of May Cots.. Field Town 1,2+ Hankies 1
Badby Morning Star Cots.. Frome Va.. 1 Hankies 0
Badby Mrs Casey Cots.. 6 Long stick 0
Frome Valley Nicodemus's K.. Stave Frome Va.. 6 staves 0 (own tradition)
Frome Valley Nine Bar Gate Cots.. 6 Hankies 0 (own tradition)
Longborough Noble Blaguard Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
Field Town None So Pretty Cots.. Field Town 1 Hankies 1
Frome Valley Norton Ferris Stave Frome Va.. 6 staves 0 (own tradition)
Longborough Oh Susanna Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 1
Adderbury Old Woman Tossed Up Cots.. Adderbur.. 6 Hankies 0
Field Town Old Woman Tossed Up Cots.. Field Town 6 Hankies 1
Frome Valley Onion Dance Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0 (own tradition)
Badby Orange in Bloom Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 or 3 Hankies 0
Badby Pass It On Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0
Frome Valley Porridge Oats Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0 (own tradition)
Ilmington Portsmouth Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 2 Long sti.. 0
Adderbury Postman's Knock Cots.. Adderbury 4, 6, 8 Long stick 2
Adderbury Princess Royal Cots.. Adderbury 1, 8 Hankies / .. 1
Frome Valley Processional Cots.. Frome Va.. variable Hankies 0 (own tradition)
Frome Valley Ps and Qs Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0 (own tradition)
Frome Valley Purple Heys Border Frome Va.. as many as will Long stick 0 (own tradition)
Frome Valley Radipole Lake Stave Frome Va.. 4 0 (own tradition)
Field Town Rambling Sailor Cots.. unspecif.. 6 Hankies or.. 0
Adderbury Roast Beef Of Old .. Cots.. Adderbury 6 Long stick 1
Adderbury Rory O'More Cots.. Adderbury 6, 8 Hankies 1
Field Town Rose, The Cots.. Field Town 6 Hankies 1
Frome Valley Roundheads Border Frome Va.. as many as will Long stick 0 (own tradition)
Field Town Saturday Night Cots.. Adapted.. 4 or more pairs Hankies 0
Frome Valley Seven Up Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0 (own tradition)
Field Town Signposts Cots.. Field Town 1, 2, 6 Hankies 2
Frome Valley Simpleton Border Frome Va.. as many as will Long stick 0 (own tradition)
Bockhampton Sir Roger de Cover.. Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
Frome Valley Six Jolly Miners Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0 (own tradition)
Frome Valley Star, the Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Long stick 0 (own tradition)
Frome Valley Staten Island Stave Frome Va.. undefined 0 (own tradition)
Adderbury Stourton Wake Cots.. Adderbur.. 6 Hankies / .. 1
Ilmington Surprise Corner Da.. Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
Adderbury Sweet Jenny Jones Cots.. Adderbury 6 Long Stick 2
Longborough Tiny Jack Cots.. Frome Va.. 1, 2 Hankies 0
Frome Valley Twenty-eighth of M.. Cots.. Frome Va.. 1, 2 Hankies 0 (own tradition)
Bledington Up And Away Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
Field Town Valentine Cots.. Field Town 6 Hankies 0
Adderbury Washing Day Cots.. Adderbury 6, 8 Long Stick 1
Longborough We Won't Go H.. Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 1
Bampton Webley Corner Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Hankies 0
Ilmington Wise Man Cots.. Frome Va.. 6 Stick 0
Field Town Young Collins Cots.. Field Town 6 Long Stick 1
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