Fieldtown Jigs - Ladies' Pleasure & Nutting Girl - Owain Boorman - Workshop (front view)
Channel: The Morris Federation
Date: 2022-02-02

Owain Boorman teaches the Cotswold morris jig – ‘Ladies’ Pleasure’ or 'Ladies of Pleasure' – in the style of Fieldtown.  accompanied by his long suffering partner, musician Rimini Dick-Carr.  The jig 'Nutting Girl' is then tackled.  Recorded from a workshop held live over Zoom on 30th January 2022.  

The Jig and workshop bridges the gap between beginner and intermediate and will be suitable for most dancers who know how to double step, and those who attended our beginners Cotswold workshop.  This follows on from the Nutting Girl jig in the style of Fieldtown from the Jig Instructional in 2020.

Your hosts: Owain Boorman started dancing with Mad Jack’s Morris in Hastings in 2005, since then he has danced with King John’s, Red Stags, Whitchurch, and Chiltern Hundreds. He is also a founding member of Clausentum and has been foreman since their inception.  Rimini Dick-Carr is a classically trained musician who has played with Aylesbury Concert Band, Bucks County Youth Orchestra and many other bands within the area. Owain has depended on Rimini for music during lockdown for the previous instructional and online videos. Due to uncertainty in the current climate, Rimini has fortunately offered up her services again.

Optional Donations.  If you enjoyed this event, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation, small or large, to Action for M.E., a charity in the UK supporting people with M.E. of all ages whose services have often been referred to as a ‘lifeline’ by those who have accessed them: https://www.actionforme.org.uk/support-us/other-ways-to-support-us/

See also:
A full instructional of the ‘Nutting Girl’ jig in the style of Fieldtown [YouTube, 23 mins]: https://youtu.be/K1e9WPDrzTM
Notation for a variety of cotswold morris traditions: Thames Valley Morris Men Dance Notation: http://www.tvmm.org.uk/docs.php?root=archive&dir=Dance%20Notes&up=