Dances
Details for "Old Mother (Molly) Oxford"
(Headington)
attrib value Name Old Mother (Molly) Oxford Style Cotswold Tradition
(Hea) Headington New dance ? no Origin Headington Size of set 1 Hands Hankies Tunes
Old Mother Oxford References Bacon: Handbook of Morris Dancing Other Notes Usually known as Old Mother Oxford but some sides refer to it as Old Molly Oxford Code cHeaOMOX Checked 1
Variations as Danced by Belles of London City
Set size Hands Source Notes Danced with Betley (hobby horse) plus two or more dancers. In the second set of capers, Betley jumps over a stick or pole instead of capers. References Tunes
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Teams That Perform This Dance
Team Loc Vars.
Belles of London City
London,UK
notes
Belswagger
Brisbane,Australia
(none)
Big Jigs
Norfolk,UK
set
Cogs & Wheels
Devon,UK
(none)
Dacre Morris
Lewisham, London,UK
set
Dartington Morris
Devon,UK
(none)
Dolphin Morris Men
Nottinghamshire,UK
(none)
Flying Bark
Virginia,USA
(none)
Headington Quarry Morris Dancers
Oxfordshire,UK
(own)
Hell's Belles
Manitoba,Canada
(none)
Mish Mash
East Sussex,UK
set, notes
Ripley Morris
Derbyshire,UK
(none)
Shalesbrook
East Sussex,UK
(none)
Solway
Cumbria,UK
(none)
Sompting Village
West Sussex,UK
(none)
Village Green MM
Manitoba,Canada
set
Westminster
London,UK
(none)
Winnipeg Mountain
Winnipeg,Canada
(none)
Details for "Old Mother (Molly) Oxford"
(Headington)
| attrib | value |
|---|---|
| Name | Old Mother (Molly) Oxford |
| Style | Cotswold |
| Tradition | (Hea) Headington |
| New dance ? | no |
| Origin | Headington |
| Size of set | 1 |
| Hands | Hankies |
| Tunes | Old Mother Oxford |
| References | Bacon: Handbook of Morris Dancing |
| Other Notes | Usually known as Old Mother Oxford but some sides refer to it as Old Molly Oxford |
| Code | cHeaOMOX |
| Checked | 1 |
Variations as Danced by Belles of London City
| Set size | |
| Hands | |
| Source | |
| Notes | Danced with Betley (hobby horse) plus two or more dancers. In the second set of capers, Betley jumps over a stick or pole instead of capers. |
| References | |
| Tunes |
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Teams That Perform This Dance
| Team | Loc | Vars. |
|---|---|---|
| Belles of London City | London,UK | notes |
| Belswagger | Brisbane,Australia | (none) |
| Big Jigs | Norfolk,UK | set |
| Cogs & Wheels | Devon,UK | (none) |
| Dacre Morris | Lewisham, London,UK | set |
| Dartington Morris | Devon,UK | (none) |
| Dolphin Morris Men | Nottinghamshire,UK | (none) |
| Flying Bark | Virginia,USA | (none) |
| Headington Quarry Morris Dancers | Oxfordshire,UK | (own) |
| Hell's Belles | Manitoba,Canada | (none) |
| Mish Mash | East Sussex,UK | set, notes |
| Ripley Morris | Derbyshire,UK | (none) |
| Shalesbrook | East Sussex,UK | (none) |
| Solway | Cumbria,UK | (none) |
| Sompting Village | West Sussex,UK | (none) |
| Village Green MM | Manitoba,Canada | set |
| Westminster | London,UK | (none) |
| Winnipeg Mountain | Winnipeg,Canada | (none) |