Blog by Black Pig Border
Tuesday January 7 2014, 4:45 PM
The second CD from the Black Pig Border Morris musicians. Three Sheets to the Wind was over a year in the making and is now released. Nineteen tracks that include traditional folk/morris tunes, burlesque, classical, irreverences, soundscapes and...
The second CD from the Black Pig Border Morris musicians. Three Sheets to the Wind was over a year in the making and is now released. Nineteen tracks that include traditional folk/morris tunes, burlesque, classical, irreverences, soundscapes and...
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Tuesday January 7 2014, 4:00 PM
A Mummers Play is an English folk drama based upon the fight between good and evil. One of the protagonists is killed off by the other and is then revived by a magical doctor. Various other characters appear during the course of the play - the...
A Mummers Play is an English folk drama based upon the fight between good and evil. One of the protagonists is killed off by the other and is then revived by a magical doctor. Various other characters appear during the course of the play - the...
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Tuesday January 7 2014, 4:00 PM
Face and body paints have been used from the earliest times, and for a variety of reasons - to enhance beauty, increase fear in the beholder or ward off evil spirits. Face painting is closely linked with masks : both create a disguise and a sense...
Face and body paints have been used from the earliest times, and for a variety of reasons - to enhance beauty, increase fear in the beholder or ward off evil spirits. Face painting is closely linked with masks : both create a disguise and a sense...
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Tuesday January 7 2014, 4:00 PM
From our original costume of Flat Caps, Black Trousers, Black Tattered waistcoats and pink shirts, our kit has evolved into the multi-coloured garb that we wear today. Although our basic kit is predominantly black (Black T-shirts and Trousers) we...
From our original costume of Flat Caps, Black Trousers, Black Tattered waistcoats and pink shirts, our kit has evolved into the multi-coloured garb that we wear today. Although our basic kit is predominantly black (Black T-shirts and Trousers) we...
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Tuesday January 7 2014, 4:00 PM
As far as is known, Border Morris Dancing originates from the English/Welsh borders of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Border Morris was usually done during the winter months where the dancers performed vigorously using sticks and...
As far as is known, Border Morris Dancing originates from the English/Welsh borders of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Border Morris was usually done during the winter months where the dancers performed vigorously using sticks and...
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