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(Boggarts musicians in the Winster Wakes procession) This year Boggarts Breakfast were Winster Morris Men’s guest team at the Winster Wakes, an event in the picturesque Derbyshire village of Winster. It was a beautiful day for dancing, and we were very, very well looked after by our hosts. The event… Read more“Boggarts at Winster Wakes”

(Boggarts musicians in the Winster Wakes procession) This year Boggarts Breakfast were Winster Morris Men’s guest team at the Winster Wakes, an event in the picturesque Derbyshire village of Winster. It was a beautiful day for dancing, and we were very, very well looked after by our hosts. The event… Read more“Boggarts at Winster Wakes”

Saturday 25th April saw Boggarts Breakfast in Sheffield city centre at the annual St Georges Day dance out. There were many other sides dancing out that day too, enjoying the sunshine between the brief rain showers and the warm appreciation of the crowds that gathered. The event was well organised… Read more“The Annual St Georges Day Dance Out in Sheffield”

Which means that it’s high time I let all of you know what events we have planned for the dancing season. First up we have Sharrow Lantern Carnival in Sheffield on Sunday 12th April in the evening. There’s a procession from Mount Pleasant Park to the General Cemetery at around… Read more“It’s spring, it’s spring!”

Another triumph at Nether Edge seasonally festive farmer’s market. The weather just about held off while we danced, though it was pretty miserable other than that. It’s amazing how a danceout manages to get most of us in a good mood, though. Check out Bob’s classic Bob-face. In other news,… Read more“Christmas things”

We had a whale of a time at the first (hopefully annual) Dance for Diversity in London. It was organised at very short notice, presumably on the back of the mishap with David Cameron being criticised for being photographed with some black-faced border morris dancers (and the morris dancers having… Read more“Dance for Diversity”

In other news – we have a beautifully crafted 2015 calendar that you can buy. Here’s a preview of September for you: If you would like a copy of one they are £10, plus £1 for postage if necessary. Hurry, they are going fast. Quite understandably. Get in touch and we’ll… Read more“Calendars Now up for Sale!”

As guests of the legendary Black Annis women from Leicester, Boggarts fielded a rather small team for a great 30th birthday weekend at the beginning of October. We were hosted and toasted in style, joined by our fellow dancers Sheffield City Morris who are always great fun to be with. The… Read more“Black Annis Ale”

It’s September which means festival season is over (boo, hiss!) and it also means that I really need to write about Whitby Folk Week. Whitby is a beautiful place, I’d never been before although the team has, and there were plenty of spots with great teams overlooking the sea. We… Read more“Whitby Folk Week”

A couple of weeks ago we danced at Warwick folk festival. It was deliciously hot, we were with some awesome teams, the campsite was comfortable, the beer tent was close by and we got to dance inside the castle grounds. What an exciting festival! Unfortunately those pesky boggarts showed up… Read more“Warwick Folk Festival”