Team: Minster Strays

Team Details: Minster Strays

Last updated: 3 May, 2023
NameMinster Strays
Web sitehttp://www.minsterstrays.org.uk
LocationNorth Yorkshire
AffiliationFederation
Gendermixed
StyleCotswold, Border
CountryUK
Own Tradition Mns Minster Strays
Year Founded2003
Ceased (year)
General Notes
Our Dance Repertoire (below) lists most (but not all) of the dances we have performed over the years. Our repertoire will continue to change and evolve in the future.
Seasonal Customs
We dance at dawn (typically 5.28 am!) each year on 1 May.
Archive Notes

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Photos: Minster Strays

The Minster Strays at Ryedale Folk Museum, 2022
The Minster Strays at Malton Folk Festival, 2014 (by kind permission of photographer Pete Ellison)

Dance Repertoire for Minster Strays

Trad Dance StyleOriginSet HandsNotes Team Variations
Field Town Banks Of The Dee Cots.. Field Town 6 Hankies 1
Adderbury Black Joke Cots.. Adderbury 6 plus Hankies 1
Field Town Blue Eyed Stranger Cots.. Field Town 6 Hankies 1
Adderbury Constant Billy Cots.. Adderbury 4, 6 Long Stick 1
Adderbury Duck and Dive Cots.. 6 0
unspecified East Acton Border Old Star.. 3, 6 Long stick 1
unspecified Fiddler's Lock Border unspecif.. 6 short stick 0
unspecified Five Hand Reel (Ha.. Border Minster .. 5 0
Adderbury Flowing Bowl (Com.. Cots.. Adderbury 6 plus Long Stick 1
Minster St.. Four Up Border Juliette.. 4 Long stick 1 (own tradition)
Sherborne I'll Go And E.. Cots.. Sherborne 1,2 Hankies 1
Minster St.. Jet Pegs Knot Border Juliette.. 6 Short stick 1 (own tradition)
Adderbury Lads A Bunchum Cots.. Adderbury 4, 6, 8 Long stick 1
Minster St.. Minster Processional Border Minster .. undefined 0 (own tradition)
Ducklington Nutting Girl Cots.. Duckling.. 1, 3, 4, 6 Hankies 0
Field Town Princess Royal Cots.. Field Town 1,6 Hankies 1
Bucknell Queen's Delight Cots.. Bucknell 6 Hankies 1
Minster St.. Spinning Jenny Border Minster .. undefined 0 (own tradition)
Field Town Step Back Cots.. Field Town 6 Hankies 2
Grimspound Tinners Rabbits Border Grimspound 3 Long stick 0
Bledington Trunkles Cots.. Bledington 6 Hankies 1
Planet Mor.. Twiglet (Twiglets) Border Planet M.. 5 Long stick 1
Upton on S.. Upton on Severn Ha.. Border Roy Domm.. 6 hankies 1
Upton on S.. Upton on Severn St.. Border Dave Jon.. 6 Long stick 1
Field Town Valentine Cots.. Field Town 6 Hankies 0
Field Town Whitehaven Volunteer Cots.. Minster .. 3 Hankies 0
Bledington William And Nancy Cots.. 6 Hankies 1
unspecified Worcester Hey Border 6 Long stick 0
Bledington Young Collins Cots.. Bledington 6 Stick 1
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Dance style: #Cotswold, #Border
This is the #MDDBprofile summary for Minster Strays provided by the Morris Dance Database