Team: Frome Valley
Team Details: Frome Valley
Last updated: 5 Mar, 2024| Name | Frome Valley |
| Web site | https://www.facebook.com/fromevalleymorris |
| Location | Weymouth, Dorset |
| Affiliation | Federation |
| Gender | mixed |
| Style | Cotswold, Border, Longsword, Stave |
| Country | UK |
| Own Tradition | Fvm Frome Valley |
| Year Founded | 1978 |
| 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.
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
At midwintertime perform mumming play collected from Broadwey
Archive Notes
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Photos: Frome Valley
Dance Repertoire for Frome Valley
| Trad | Dance | Style | Origin | Set | Hands | Notes | 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 | 4, 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 | |
| Field Town | Constant Billy | Cots.. | Field Town | 1, 6 | Hankies (j.. | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Constant Billy | Cots.. | Adderbury | 4, 6 | Long Stick | 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 | |
| Field Town | Old Woman Tossed Up | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Old Woman Tossed Up | Cots.. | Adderbur.. | 6 | Hankies | 0 | |
| 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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