Team: Kemp's Men
Team Details: Kemp's Men
Last updated: 5 Feb, 2024| Name | Kemp's Men |
| Web site | http://kempsmen.org.uk |
| Location | Norfolk |
| Affiliation | Ring |
| Gender (dancers) | male |
| Style | Cotswold, Other |
| Country | UK |
| Own Tradition | Now Norwich Upon Wentsum |
| Year Founded | 1956 |
| Ceased (year) |
General Notes
Beast: Eric the dragon
Beast: Eric the dragon
Seasonal Customs
Mummer's Play
Mummer's Play
Archive Notes
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Photos: Kemp's Men
Dance Repertoire for Kemp's Men
| Trad | Dance | Style | Origin | Set | Hands | Notes | Team Variations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Town | Balance The Straws | Cots.. | 6 | Long Stick | 1 | links | |
| Field Town | Banks Of The Dee | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Norwich Up.. | Barley Troshing | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Headington | Bean Setting | Cots.. | Headington | 6 | Short stick | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Beaux Of London Ci.. | Cots.. | Adderbury | 6 | Long Stick | 1 | links |
| Norwich Up.. | Beet Topping | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Adderbury | Black Joke | Cots.. | Adderbury | 6 plus | Hankies | 1 | |
| Bledington | Black Joker | Cots.. | 6 | Long Stick | 1 | ||
| Adderbury | Blue Bells (Bluebe.. | Cots.. | Adderbury | 4, 6 | Long Stick | 2 | |
| Bampton | Bobbing Around | Cots.. | Bampton | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Bampton | Bonny Green Garters | Cots.. | Bampton | variable | Hankies | 1 | |
| Lichfield | Castlering | Cots.. | Lichfield | 8 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Sherborne | Constant Billy | Cots.. | Sherborne | 6 | 2 short st.. | 1 | |
| Ilmington | Constant Billy | Cots.. | Ilmington | 6 | 2 sticks o.. | 1 | |
| Field Town | Country Gardens | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Ascot Unde.. | Country Gardens | Cots.. | Coventr.. | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sherborne | Cuckoo's Nest | Cots.. | Sherborne | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Ilmington | Cuckoo's Nest | Cots.. | Ilmington | 6 | Long stick.. | 1 | |
| Bledington | Cuckoo's Nest | Cots.. | Bledington | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Dearest Dicky (Dic.. | Cots.. | Field Town | 4, 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Norwich Up.. | Fakenham Fair | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Eynsham | Feathers | Cots.. | Eynsham | 4, 6 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Bledington | Gallant Hussar | Cots.. | Bledington | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Glorisher | Cots.. | Field Town | 4, 6 | Hankies | 2 | |
| Ascot Unde.. | Hedgehog Skins | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | ||
| Bampton | Highland Mary | Cots.. | Bampton | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Headington | Hunt The Squirrel | Cots.. | Headington | 6 | Short stick | 1 | |
| Oddington | Idbury Hill | Cots.. | Kemp.. | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lichfield | Jenny Lind | Cots.. | Lichfield | 8 | Long stick.. | 0 | |
| Ducklington | Jockey To The Fair | Cots.. | Duckling.. | 1,3,6,8 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Jockey to the Fair | Cots.. | Paul Han.. | 6 | 0 | ||
| Norwich Up.. | Kett's Rebell.. | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 1 | (own tradition) | |
| Sherborne | Lads A Bunchum | Cots.. | Sherborne | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Lads A Bunchum | Cots.. | Adderbury | 4, 6, 8 | Long stick | 1 | |
| Field Town | Lass of Richmond H.. | Cots.. | unspecif.. | 6 | Hankies or.. | 1 | |
| Headington | Laudnum Bunches | Cots.. | Headington | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Ducklington | Lollipop Man | Cots.. | Duckling.. | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Badby | Maid and the Palmer | Cots.. | 6 | Hankies | 2 | ||
| Ilmington | Maid Of The Mill | Cots.. | Ilmington | 6 | Hankies - .. | 1 | |
| Lichfield | Milley's Bequ.. | Cots.. | Lichfield | 8 | 2 Long sti.. | 1 | |
| Sherborne | Monk's March | Cots.. | Sherborne | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Bledington | Morning Star | Cots.. | Bledington | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Nightingale | Cots.. | John Off.. | 6 | Long stick | 0 | links |
| Oddington | Old Frog Dance | Cots.. | Oddington | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Ducklington | Old Taylor | Cots.. | Duckling.. | 6 | Hankies | 2 | |
| Ilmington | Old Woman Tossed Up | Cots.. | Ilmington | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Old Woman Tossed Up | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Sherborne | Orange In Bloom | Cots.. | Sherborne | 6,8 | Hankies | 1 | links |
| Ascot Unde.. | Pepper in the Brandy | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | ||
| Norwich Up.. | Postman's Knock | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Bampton | Quaker, The | Cots.. | Bampton | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Bucknell | Queen's Delight | Cots.. | Bucknell | 6 | Hankies | 1 | links |
| Headington | Rigs Of Marlow | Cots.. | Headington | 6 | Short stick | 1 | |
| Lichfield | Ring of Bells | Cots.. | Lichfield | 8 | 2 long sti.. | 2 | |
| Bucknell | Room For The Cuckoo | Cots.. | Bucknell | 6 | Long stick.. | 2 | |
| Wheatley | Room For The Cuckoo | Cots.. | Wheatley | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Bampton | Rose Tree | Cots.. | Bampton | 6, 4 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Rose, The | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Seventeenth of May | Cots.. | Tim Radf.. | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Shepherd's Hey | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies or.. | 2 | |
| Lichfield | Sheriff's Ride | Cots.. | Lichfield | 8 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Norwich Up.. | Starry Night | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Bampton | Step And Fetch Her | Cots.. | Bampton | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Step Back | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 2 | |
| Norwich Up.. | Strictly Gomme Dan.. | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Norwich Up.. | Sutton Mill | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Adderbury | Sweet Jenny Jones | Cots.. | Adderbury | 6 | Long Stick | 2 | |
| Norwich Up.. | Trunch Bypass | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Bampton | Trunkles | Cots.. | Bampton | 6 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Bledington | Trunkles | Cots.. | Bledington | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Valentine | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Lichfield | Vandals Of Hammerw.. | Cots.. | Lichfield | 8 | Long stick | 2 | |
| Bampton | Walk of the Tuppen.. | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | ||
| Norwich Up.. | Weaver's March | Cots.. | Kemp.. | 8 | Long stick | 0 | (own tradition) |
| Bledington | William And Nancy | Cots.. | 6 | Hankies | 1 | ||
| Bucknell | Willow Tree | Cots.. | Bucknell | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Norwich Up.. | Win's Gallop | Cots.. | Kemp.. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Oddington | Young Collins | Cots.. | Oddington | 6 | Long Stick.. | 1 | |
| Bledington | Young Collins | Cots.. | Bledington | 6 | Stick | 1 |
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