The Fox dance has been displayed at feasts and fairs up and down England.
Here are some of our highlights.
Arts festivals
You can't blame them for wanting us - we provide that element so often
missing from the arts in this country. Fire.
Bonfire
Especially in Sussex, bonfire night celebrations are a high point in many
peoples' lives. We are particularly suited to these - our drumming and fiery
presence makes a huge impression.
- November 1995 We take part in the Bonfire Night celebrations in Lewes,
Sussex with Borough Bonfire Society
- November 1999 Show at Clumber Park Fireworks Party
- November 2000 Lewes Bonfire Night - a triumphant return after five years
for an ordeal by fire and water
- October 2001 Hastings bonfire celebrations
- November 2002 Rye Bonfire Festival, Sussex
- November 2005 Lewes Bonfire Night, Sussex
- November 2007 Rye Bonfire Festival
Small Festivals
The Fox show benefits from getting its audience close-up, preferably in
a square or other confined space. If the event itself is a small one, we
create a correspondingly big effect.
- May 2000 Show at the Beltane Bash, Conway Hall, London.
- September 2000 Windy Bottom Folk Festival
- May 2001 Hastings, Jack in the Green festival
- May 2003 Wheaton Aston Village Festival, Staffordshire
- August 2003 Nantwich Folk and Roots Festival, Cheshire
- October 2003 Hallowe'en Festival, Queen Mary College, London
- July 2005 and 2006 Morris on Moira, Leicestershire
- September 2005 Windy Bottom Festival, near Selby, Yorkshire
- November 2005 and 2006 Sheffield Folk Festival
Imbolc
Imbolc was a Saxon festival to celebrate the end of winter and the start
of lambing. Mmm, yes, foxes like lambs! The Imbolc celebrations every year
at Marsden (on the first Saturday in February) are great fun.
- February 1999 - 2008 Imbolc at Marsden
Larger Festivals
Just because we make a big bang at small festivals, doesn't mean we don't
hold our own at the biggest festivals. You can see how we've remained popular
with festival organisers for many years.
- May 1997 Performance at Holmfirth Folk Festival
- August 1997 Performance at the Whitby Folk Week
- May 1998 Performance at Holmfirth Folk Festival
- August 1998 Three performances at the Whitby Folk Week
- August 1999 One show at the Warwick Folk Festival (sorry about the tree)
- August 2000 Two shows and a torchlight procession at Sidmouth International
Folk Festival
- May 2000 Show at Whitby Moor and Coast Folk Festival
- May 2002 Moor & Coast Festival (revisited). Another spectacular show
in the market place
- August 2002 Towersey Village Festival, Oxfordshire
- May 2004 Moor and Coast Festival, Whitby
- August 2004 Warwick Folk Festival
- May 2005 Holmfirth Folk Festival
- July 2006 Stainsby Folk Festival, Derbyshire
- May 2007 Moor and Coast, Whitby
Raids
A raid is when we do a show just for the hell of it - we'll pick an event
where there's already an audience, and then go in with all drums blazing.
- July 1996 We raid the Scarborough Arms, Tickhill, Yorkshire, in the
presence of Bampton Morris Men
- July 1997 We raid the Boat Inn, Sprotborough, Yorkshire, in the presence
of Yorkshire Chandelier and Handsworth Sword Dancers
- January 2000 Raid at Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival, Cambridgeshire
- January 2002 Second raid at Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival, Cambridgeshire.
One day we'll tell them we're coming!
- January 2007 Straw Bear...heeheehee!