This page contains dance descriptions only. For tunes, follow the links for individual dances.
Dances whose titles are crossed out were never performed by Red Herring Morris.
Banks of the Swere
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Banks of the Dee Type: set/no hankies (arm clashing) Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew stepping Source: Jocelyn Reynolds via Rebecca Jordan Chorus: Clash forearms & stamp R-L-R-L. Half-hey. Repeat. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, top-to-bottom, chorus, bottom-to-top, chorus, rounds & all-in
Bungalow Bill
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Bobbing Around (original tune was Banbury Bill) Type: corner/bagged hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew stepping Source: Jocelyn Reynolds via Rebecca Jordan Chorus: Corner challenge, hockle back, FTJ. Challenges are: #1 & #3: double caper; #2 & #4: upright caper. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus/double capers, face-to-face, chorus/uprights, top-to-bottom, chorus/double capers, bottom-to-top, chorus/uprights, rounds & all-in
Car Park and Garden
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: The Gallant Hussar Type: corner/bagged hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Jocelyn Reynolds via Rebecca Jordan Chorus: whole hey1) Sequence: once to yourself, rounds/double steps, chorus, rounds/double capers, chorus, rounds/uprights, chorus, rounds/double steps & all-in
The Dummerston Stick Dance
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Saturday Night (Bucknell) Type: additive/sticks Dancers: 6 Stepping: Duns Tew stepping Source: adapted from the Hogtown dance of the same name by the Toronto Morris Men (TFMM) Chorus: 2 double steps (clash as you pass), hockle-backs, repeat. Dance around (clash & hold), hockle back to partner's spot, clash & pass to meet next partner, then sticking: masters (people already in the set) hit 3x, apprentices (newcomers) hit 3x, forehand, backhand, FTJ (clash) Sequence: chorus for 1, chorus for 4, chorus for rounds & all-in
Fireworks
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Fireworks, by Jeff Bigler Type: set/33“ (long) sticks with tosses Dancers: 6 Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Jeff Bigler (1994) / Middlesex Morris (originally Fieldtown) Chorus: 4 plain capers into a circle. Toss/clash sequence: then foot-together-jump. “Explode” and return (3 double steps), all-in clash, galley, FTJ. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, top-to-bottom, chorus, bottom-to-top, chorus, rounds & all-in
Froggy's First Jump
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Froggy's First Jump by Dave Whetstone / The Albion Band Type: set/33“ (long) stick Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Paul Handford / Thames Valley International (originally Fieldtown) Chorus: sticking & cross over, hockle back, FTJ; repeat. Sticking is: RB-RB-PF PB-PB-LF RB-RB-PF-PB LF-PB. Rhythm is “Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot, too old!” Crossings are struts (#1 & #2) and plain capers (#3 & #4). Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus/struts, face-to-face, chorus/struts, top-to-bottom, chorus/plain capers, bottom-to-top, chorus/plain capers, rounds & all-in
The Gallant Weaver
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: The Gallant Weaver, by Robert Burns Type: corner/33“ (long) stick Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Peter Redgate / Green Fiddle Morris (originally Bledington) Chorus: Each corner cross on distinctive figure: dib tips, butts, clash forehand, backhand. 2 hockle-backs, FTJ (clash), turn 180° on 2 double steps, hockle back, FTJ/clash. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, top-to-bottom, chorus, bottom-to-top, chorus, rounds & all-in
Ladies' Pleasure (jig)
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Ladies' Pleasure (same as the Bledington jig) Type: jig/bagged hankies Dancers: 1 or 2 Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: adapted by Jeff Bigler from the Bledington jig Chorus: 2 sidesteps, hockle-backs, FTJ, 2 double steps, hockle-back, FTJ Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus, double capers, chorus, upright capers, chorus
Lass of Richmond Hill
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Lass of Richmond Hill, by James Hood (Lyrics by Leonard McNally) Type: column/bagged hankies Dancers: 6 Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Martin Johnson / Hammersmith Morris (1970) via East Suffolk Morris, The Black Jokers, and Middlesex Morris Chorus: Face up; top couple 2 sidesteps and hocklebacks; second & third couple the same, then process. First processional is sidesteps, second is 8 plain capers (slow music), third is 4 double capers (slow music), fourth is leapfrogs (using upright capers). Spread the set out before the final chorus; (after Bottom-to-Top). Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus/sidesteps, face-to-face, chorus/plain capers, top-to-bottom, chorus/double capers, bottom-to-top, chorus/leapfrogs, rounds & all-in
Mrs. Casey
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Mrs. Casey Type: column/bagged hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew double-steps, hockle-backs, foot-together-jump Source: Jocelyn Reynolds via Rebecca Jordan Chorus: Face up. distinctive figure by tops, middles, bottoms, then everybody. Half hey. Repeat facing down. D.F. are #1: 2 sidesteps; #2: 4 plain capers; #3: 2 double capers; #4: 1 upright caper (moving forward) Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus/sidesteps, face-to-face, chorus/plain capers, top-to-bottom, chorus/double capers, bottom-to-top, chorus/uprights, rounds & all-in
Oak Apple Day
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: The Twenty-Ninth of May Type: corner/bagged hankies Dancers: 6 Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Rebecca Jordan / Lemon & Capers Chorus: #1 & #3: “birdcage” & half hey. Repeat. #2 & #4: “cannons” & half hey. Repeat. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus/birdcage, face-to-face, chorus/cannons, top-to-bottom, chorus/birdcage, bottom-to-top, chorus/cannons, rounds & all-in
Old Gordon
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: The Old Woman Tossed Up Type: set/bagged hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Jocelyn Reynolds via Rebecca Jordan Chorus: 4 sidesteps: #1 in place, #2 to move to a line, #3 in place (in line), #4 to partner's place. Half hey. Repeat. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, top-to-bottom, chorus, bottom-to-top, chorus, rounds & all-in
Old No. 5
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: The Rose Tree (Bampton) Type: set/handclapping (no hankies) Dancers: 6 Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Jocelyn Reynolds via Rebecca Jordan Chorus: 2 sidesteps to face partner, clap self-self-right, self-self-left, 2 sidesteps back to place, clap front-under (R)-front-under (L)-front-back-front Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus/partner, face-to-face, chorus/middles-up, top-to-bottom, chorus/middles-down, bottom-to-top, chorus/partner, rounds & all-in
Seaside Shuffle
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Constant Billy Type: corner/bagged hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew stepping Source: Jocelyn Reynolds via Rebecca Jordan Chorus: 4 sidesteps, distinctive figure cross & back to center, hockle back, FTJ. D.F. are: #1: 2 double steps; #2: 4 plain capers; #3: 4 double capers; #4: 2 upright capers (pass right shoulders on first; spin to face on second) Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus/sidesteps, face-to-face, chorus/plain capers, top-to-bottom, chorus/double capers, bottom-to-top, chorus/uprights, rounds & all-in
Shooting
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again Type: set/33“ (long) sticks Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Jeff Bigler (2001) Chorus: Masters dib butts-tips, “shoot.” Apprentices repeat. Half hey. Then “hand-to-hand” clashes right hand high, then left hand high, then “baseball” clashes forehand-backhand-forehand. Half hey. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, top-to-bottom, chorus, bottom-to-top, chorus, rounds & all-in
Trunkles
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Trunkles (Headington) Type: corner/bagged hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew double-step, hockle-back, foot-together-jump Source: traditional; adapted to Duns Tew by Jeff Bigler (2001) / Red Herring Morris Chorus: each corner challenge (2 double steps, hockle back, FTJ), then each corner cross and back to center on distinctive figure, then hockle back, FTJ. D.F. are #1: double steps; #2: sidesteps; #3: 8 double capers; #4: 4 upright capers Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, challenge, chorus/double steps, face-to-face, challenge, chorus/sidesteps, top-to-bottom, challenge, chorus/double capers, bottom-to-top, challenge chorus/uprights, rounds & all-in
The Ugly Duckling
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: Lumps of Plum Pudding Type: set/bagged hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Duns Tew stepping Source: Jocelyn Reynolds via Rebecca Jordan Chorus: 4 sidesteps & half hey Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, top-to-bottom, chorus, bottom-to-top, chorus, rounds & all-in
The Wheat Sheaf
Style: Duns Tew (Cotswold) Tune: The Wheat Sheaf, by Chris Ricciotti Type: corner/bagged hankies Dancers: 6 Stepping: Duns Tew double-steps, hockle-backs, foot-together-jump Source: Rob Berra / Lemon & Capers Morris Chorus: 4 sidesteps into center, around, and back out to new position. Repeat with 1st triangle, 2nd triangle, then everybody. At end of full chorus, dancers have traded places with their corners. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, top-to-bottom, chorus, bottom-to-top, chorus, rounds & all-in
