Team: Phoenix Longsword
Team Details: Phoenix Longsword
Last updated: 2 Dec, 2023| This team is no longer active | |
| Name | Phoenix Longsword |
| Web site | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
| Affiliation | |
| Gender | male |
| Style | Longsword |
| Country | UK |
| Year Founded | 1970 |
| Ceased (year) | c.1988 |
General Notes
Founded by Tony Grey, former musician of Goathland, with assistance on Sleights longsword dance from that traditional team's last members,Tom Woodward & Jack Scarth.
Founded by Tony Grey, former musician of Goathland, with assistance on Sleights longsword dance from that traditional team's last members,Tom Woodward & Jack Scarth.
Seasonal Customs
Archive Notes
See p.22 of https://issuu.com/biff50/docs/1985 - 1885 Billingham Folk Festival brochure.
See p.22 of https://issuu.com/biff50/docs/1985 - 1885 Billingham Folk Festival brochure.
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Photos: Phoenix Longsword
Dance Repertoire for Phoenix Longsword
| Trad | Dance | Style | Origin | Set | Hands | Notes | Team Variations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerby | Bellerby | Long.. | Wooden lon.. | 0 | |||
| Sleights | Sleights | Long.. | Alsop book | 6 | longsword | 1 |
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