Dances and Traditions - Adderbury


A relatively new addition to the repertoire, borrowed by Sophie from the Maldon Greenjackets. The Greenjackets, and therefore also Lagabag, do the 'long' version of the dance, with a foot-up preceding each chorus.

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Postman's Knock.pdf318.81 KB

Otherwise known as 'Highland Laddie'. I'm not convinced that these are the original words, but they are the ones we sing!

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Bluebells.pdf212.21 KB

This is a strange dance, with its 'hiccups' at regular intervals, but it's a bit different to the rest of the Adderbury tradition, and we like the variety. We don't sing on the walk round, although there are various sets of words for this tune (some of them ruder than others!).

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Sweet Jenny Jones.pdf170.57 KB

One of the Adderbury standards.

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Lads A-Buncham.pdf201.4 KB

Another oddity, this one, but one we are quite fond of (although the musicians aren't so sure!). The strange shaking movement of the feet is intended to make the bells jingle.

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Beaux of London City.pdf154.56 KB

We haven't done this one for quite a while but are keeping it on the repertoire list as a reminder that we want to resurrect it at some point!