Sullivan’s Sword cordially invite you to view online its traditional Plough Play, normally performed live in January in Southwell, in support of local charity Reach Learning Disability. To view go to: https://youtu.be/hAHS5Asu0WI . Information about Reach is provided at the end of the show. Donations made from the Reach home page between noon on 1st December and noon on 8th …
Sullivan’s Sword at the IVFDF 2020 on 07/03/2020
Sullivan’s Sword will be dancing as guests at the bi-annual Inter Varsity Folk Dance Festival, this year in Nottingham for the first time since 1991. The longest continually-running folk festival in the UK, it’s an action-packed, folk-filled weekend extravaganza for students (and students at heart) from across the country and beyond. There will be music. There will be dancing. There …
Sullivan’s Sword on Plough Sunday in Morton and Southwell on 12/01/2020
Final details: The event will begin at 10:30 with the Plough Sunday service at St. Denis Church, Morton-cum-Fiskerton. After the service, members of Sullivan’s Sword and friends will perform a selection of traditional music and songs in the church. This will be followed by a brief sword dance performance by Sullivan’s Sword at the village hall (or outside). Then in …
Sullivan’s Sword at Canalside Heritage Cantre, Beeston on 08/12/2019
Join us and the Maids of Clifton as we celebrate “Christmas at the Canalside“. Other family-friendly activities will include bell ringing, carol singing and a recorder ensemble . Refreshments will be available and apparently, even Santa may drop by! For full details click here.
Sullivan’s Sword at The Victoria Hotel, Beeston on 21/12/2019
Come and help us celebrate the Winter Solstice, when we’ll be singing Christmas carols and dancing with our friends the Lady Bay Revellers and others.
Sullivan’s Sword at The Bramley Apple Festival on 19/10/2019
Special activities are planned along with all the usual attractions of this famous Southwell event which include the food fair in the Minster, the crowning of the Bramley king and queen, cookery demonstrations, a painting competition and apple-themed shop windows throughout the town. The dancing will commence on King St at 11am, with further dancing at three spots throughout the …
Sullivan’s Sword at York Festival of Traditional Dance on 08/09/2019
We will be dancing at the 32nd annual York Festival of Traditional Dance, which celebrates the many and varied styles of traditional dance in the UK. The festival is hosted by Ebor Morris, we will be there on the 2nd day of the festival, 8th September. The map below indicated the various dance spots; more information to follow.
Sullivan’s Sword at The Dixies Arms, Bagthorpe on 30/07/2019
We’ll be dancing at The Dixies Arms in Lower Bagthorpe on 30th July, as guests of Ripley Green Garters. We’d love to see you there.
Sullivan’s Sword at The Unicorn’s Head, Langar on 17/07/2019
*UPDATE*: Unfortunately our attendance at this event has been cancelled due to ill-health. We will be dancing as guests of our friends New St George Morris, together with The Lady Bay Revellers.
Sullivan’s Sword at The Hearty Goodfellow Pub, Southwell on 09/07/2019
We will be dancing with and in honour of our friend Simon Walker, currently living across the pond but on a visit to Southwell. Hopefully there will also be a guest side or two – watch this space.