Brackley

A Northamptonshire village and Cotswold Morris tradition. A Whitsun tradition that had died out by the mid 19th century, before Sharp collected the dances. Sharp recovered 7 of 22 known dances and reports sides in nearby villages. The Brackley Fool and Molly seem to have been one character. Music was a pipe. Modern revival side formed in 1959.

Costume

White trousers, linen shirt, double baldrick with rosettes (10 on each shoulder), hip ribbons, high hats with ribbon and rosettes.

Dances (Sharp)

• Jockey to the Fair (C)
• The Maid of the Mill
• The Old Woman Who Carried a Broom (H)
• Month of May (S)
• Shooting (S)
• Lads a Bunchum
• Bacca Pipes (J)

Dances (Bacon)

• The Captain with his Whiskers (Month of May)
• Bean Setters
• The Rose Tree in Full Bearing
• Balancy Straw (S/HC)
• Bob and Joan (S/HC)

See Also

• The Brackley Morris Men