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Upcoming Events:
Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2023
25th - 28th August 2023
Dancing around the festival site and in town throughout the weekend, not to mention crawling the pubs! We’ll be joined this year by not one but TWO guest teams - Tower Ravens and Gaorsach!
Past Events:
Thrales Weekend, London
12th - 13th November 2021
Our friends Thrales have invited us to be their guest team for Thrales weekend! We’ll be dancing with them all day around the pubs of Soho on Saturday, then joining a host of other teams for their biggest ever day of dance in The Knight’s Templar on Sunday
Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2022
26th - 29th August 2022
Back once again for our favourite festival of the year, including the reinstated pub crawl of Saturday night joined by our guest team this year Sallyport Sword Dancers.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2021
27th - 30th August 2021
One of the first big festivals to return post covid - we’re so excited to be back dancing again, watch out Shrewsbury!
CANCELLED: Shindig 2020
19th September 2020
CANCELLED: Foxtrot
25th-28th June, 2020
CANCELLED: DERT 2020, Lincoln
3rd-5th April, 2020
CANCELLED: Private Event
21st March, 2020
Merrynium Tour, Bridgnorth
28th December, 2019
Finishing off the year during the gap between Christmas and New Year, our annual Merrynium tour is coming to Bridgnorth this year! Starting from our favourite pub and practice venue, The Shakespeare at 1pm.
Mabel Day, Oxford
1st December, 2019
The spectacular Mabel Gubbins are once again inviting a whole heap of rapper dancers to the city of Oxford to dance in all the best pubs then eat lots of cake.
Bath Time
26th October, 2019
We’re joining our friends Northgate Rapper yet again for a spectacular day of dancing round the city of Bath.
Lichfield L2F
19th October, 2019
We had a great time at this day of dancing last year, so much so that we’ve been invited back!
Shropshire Sharpshins Shrewsbury Shindig
21st September, 2019
We’re hosting our very own rapper extravaganza! Inviting all our favourite teams to dance round the pubs of Shrewsbury, followed by a bit of a knees-up in the evening!
Bromyard Folk Festival
6th - 8th September, 2019
We’ve been invited back to Bromyard!
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
23th - 26th August, 2019
Our local folk festival, catch us dancing round the town on Saturday and Sunday, and on a pub crawl on the Saturday night.
Bridport Folk Festival
26th - 28th July, 2019
We’re off to the south coast for an exciting folk festival! All details here.
DERT, Newcastle
5th - 8th April, 2019
Our second outing at the Dancing England Rapper Tournament, this year in the home of rapper dancing, Newcastle Upton Tyne! Catch us (and many other teams) dancing around the pubs of he Ouseburn on Saturday, then at the Tyne Theatre & Opera house for the showcase in the evening.
Pub Tour, Birmingham
Tuesday 26th March 2019
Dancing around the pubs of central Birmingham, premiering our brand new DERT dance! Starting at The Victoria at 8pm.
Mabel Day, Oxford
Sunday 2nd December 2018
Now a very regular fixture in our diaries, we’ll be joining the wonderfully moving Mabel Gubbins and a whole host of other rapper teams dancing around the pubs of Oxford.
Bath Time
Saturday 27th October 2018
The exquisite Northgate Rapper have invited us back to their annual day of rapper dancing in Bath - this year featuring 6 rapper teams crawling the pubs of this beautiful city - Starting off at The Bell at 12.
Lichfield Folk Festival
Saturday 20th October 2018
Our first time out at a wonderful local festival - we’ll be dancing outside the cathedral, processing through town then dancing at various spots throughout the town all day long.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
24th - 27th August 2018
One of the best festivals in the folk calendar! We have the privilege of dancing at this year’s Shrewsbury Folk Festival over the August bank holiday. Catch us dancing throughout the town on Saturday and Sunday, processing from the Castle to the Square, and crawling the pubs on Saturday night! It’ll be one to remember!
DERT 2018, Sheffield
Saturday 24th March 2018
The big one - the annual international rapper competition, hosted this year in Sheffield by the one and only Sheffield Steel. This’ll be our first time at DERT, if you see us out and about, please give us a whoop and a cheer!
Shropshire Sharpshins Merrynium Tour, Bridgnorth
Saturday 30th December 2017
Our annual ‘between-christmas-and-new-year’ tour of Bridgnorth - and this year we’ll be bringing our friends Northgate Rapper with us! We’ll be starting at The Black Boy at 12 midday, and taking in the sights of the funicular railway, the SVR, the Northgate Museum, and the new Belgian Bar, Merckx.
Mabel Day, Oxford
Sunday 3rd December 2017
The amazing Mabel Gubbins are once again holding their world famous Mable Day in Oxford - a day jam packed full of sword dancing, gin, cake, and sword dancing!
Bath Time
Saturday 28th October 2017
The wonderful Northgate Rapper have invited us to their annual day of rapper dancing in the beautiful city of Bath. Catch us dancing around the pubs of bath with Northgate and Mabel Gubbins to keep us company.
Bridgnorth Crawl & Open Mic Night @ The Bear
Sunday 17th September 2017
Our local practice venue The Bear is having an open mic night - we’ll be dropping by to entertain you all in between the great live music on offer - as well as popping off to dance around the other great pubs of Bridgnorth!
Bromyard Folk Festival
8th - 10th September 2017
An exciting new booking for us - we’ve never danced at Bromyard before and are very much looking forward to it! Expect a torchlight procession on Friday Evening, followed by dancing round the local pubs on Saturday and Sunday - see you there!
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
26th - 28th August 2017
We’re back at the best Folk Festival on the calendar! And our local one too! We’ll be dancing all over town, and on the festival site, all over the weekend so keep your eyes peeled!
Foxtrot
7th - 9th July 2017
We’ll be joining Foxs Morris along with a host of other local teams to help them celebrate their annual Foxtrot! Based at the wonderful Fleece Inn, Bretforton, there’ll be dancing there and in a variety of nearby locations throughout the weekend.
February Tour, Birmingham
Wednesday 8th February 2017
We’re hitting the streets of Birmingham City Centre this February! Join us at the BrewDog Bar at 8pm, then onwards for a mystery tour of Birmingham’s finest hostelries.
December Tour, Kidderminster
Friday 30th December 2016
We’re filling the gap between Christmas and New Year, like we always do, with a pub crawl! This year, join us in Kidderminster as we dance away our Festive over-indulgences!
Mabel Day, Oxford
Sunday 4th December 2016
Once again we’ll be gracing the pubs of Oxford along with some of the country’s finest rapper teams, as guests of the wonderful Mabel Gubbins Rapper. Fuelled by Gin and Cake!
The Bear Inn Beer Festival, Bridgnorth
23rd September 2016
Our practice pub, The Bear Inn, will be holding a beer festival on the weekend of 23rd-25th September. We’ll be there to sample all of the local ales, do a dance or two, and crawl all our favourite local pubs while we’re at it!
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
27th - 29th August 2016
One of the best festivals in the folk calendar! We have the privilege of dancing at this year’s Shrewsbury Folk Festival over the August bank holiday. Catch us dancing throughout the town on Saturday and Sunday, processing from the Castle to the Square, and crawling the pubs with the mighty Sheffield Steel on Saturday night! It’ll be one to remember!
Bridgnorth Tour
Sunday 3rd January 2016
Our seasonal tour of Bridgnorth falls on the first Sunday of the new year - help us see-in 2016 in style, and dance off our new-year hangovers!
Shrewsbury Pub Crawl
Monday 30th November 2015
It’s been far too long since we’ve graced the pubs of Shrewsbury with our presence. We’ll be in Shrewsbury for a private function, then after that we’ll be hitting the tiles for a night of debauchery and sword dancing! Join us from 19:30 starting at The Wheatsheaf.
Private event
Monday 30th November 2015
Alcester pub crawl
Saturday 28th November 2015
We have been invited by The Holly Bush in Alcester to help kick off their Ale and Cider festival. We’ll be dancing there at 20:30, then off round the other pubs of Alcester for a bit of a crawl, finishing the evening back at the Holly Bush for a knees up and a session (bring your instruments!). We’ll see you there! Facebook event here.
Chorley Crawl
Sunday 1st November 2015
Back to our roots, Chorley village hall was where we had our first ever rapper workshop - on Sunday 1st November we’ll be back in the hall giving our dances a good going over, followed by a crawl of the surrounding villages to showcase our talents!
World Famous Ashdown Mummers’ Border Tour
Saturday 15th August 2015
Once again the World Famous Ashdown Mummers will be touring the Welsh Borders in style performing Border style dances throughout Shropshire. We will be joining them to add a splash of rapper dancing into the mix (our Tommy may even try his hand at a bit of Border dancing…!) Join us at dance spots throughout the day in Shrewsbury and Much Wenlock.
Fox’s Morris Kidderminster dance-out
Thursday 4th June 2015
We will be joining our friends Foxs Morris for a stint of their summer dance-out schedule. Where? The Weavers, Kidderminster. When? From 8pm onwards. We’ll see you there for an enjoyable evening of dancing down the pub!
Bridgnorth Crawl
Sunday 29th March 2015
Day practice at The Shakespeare followed by an evening crawl terrorising all our favourite local drinking establishments! Including but not limited to: The Golden Lion, The Bear, The King’s Head, The Black Boy & The White Lion.
Christmas Social, Coalbrookdale
Monday 15th December 2014
Our final dance-out of the year - as guests of the Ironmen and Severn Gilders as part of their Christmas Social in Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge.
Mabel Day, Oxford
Sunday 7th December 2014
Dancing out around the pubs of Oxford as guests of the wonderful Mabel Gubbins Rapper, and a plethora of other rapper teams. Kicking off at Midday at The Royal Blenheim and finishing at The King’s Head at 4.
Bridgnorth Crawl
Saturday 29th November 2014
Our annual winter pub-crawl of Bridgnorth, preceded by a day practice where we will be learning a new traditional dance!
Wytchwood Day of Dance, Bewdley
Sunday 5th October 2014
We return for our second year at this wonderful event - dancing out around the town of Bewdley to celebrate Wytchwood’s day of dance in conjunction with the Bewdley Harvest Fayre. We will be dancing in pubs around the town and along the bank of the river Severn.
The Boat, Jackfield
Monday 14th July 2014
Part of the Ironmen & Severn Gilders’ “End of Season” dance-out.
Shropshire Rapper’s Winter Tour of Bridgnorth
December 2013
Our annual winter tour returns for it’s second year after the spectacular success of 2012. We will be touring the pubs of Bridgnorth on a day between Christmas day and New Year’s day (exact date TBC). Highlights of the tour will include dancing on the railway platform for travellers on the Severn Valley Railway, dancing on the bandstand in the grounds of the castle, and the world’s smallest rapper performance - dancing in the vestibule of the funicular railway! Special guests TBA.
Wytchwood Day of Dance, Bewdley
Sunday 6th October 2013
Dancing out around the town of Bewdley with 10 other Morris teams to celebrate Wytchwood’s day of dance in conjunction with the Bewdley Harvest Fayre. We will be dancing in pubs around the town and along the bank of the river Severn.
Pre-Shrewsbury Folk Festival Warm Up Tour
Thursday 22nd August 2013
As a warm up for Shrewsbury Folk Festival this year, and because most of us will be busy during the festival itself with other teams, we will be touring the pubs of Shrewsbury on the Thursday before the festival starts. We will be advertising the festival and giving out leaflets, and making sure all the pubs are in good working order before the weekend!
Shropshire Rapper’s Summer Tour
Wednesday 24th July 2013
We will be touring the pubs of Shrewsbury on Wednesday 24th July as part of our Summer tour. Special guests TBC.
Haycop Nature Reserve Open Day, Broseley
Saturday 13th July 2013
The Haycop is a nature reserve in Broseley and it will be holding an open day to raise money. There will be stalls, nature walks, a hog roast, an open mic and music session, and maybe a guest performance from your favourite local rapper team!
Private Event
Friday 12th July 2013
Bedcote Morris Summer Tour - The Robin Hood Inn, Amblecote
Thursday 11th July 2013
We will be joining our friends Bedcote Morris on their summer tour at the Robin Hood Inn, Amblecote. Also joining us will be our other friends, the Ironmen and Severn Gilders. Expect a raucous night at the pub with lots of music, dance and merriment!
Ironmen & Severn Gilders Tour
Saturday 22nd June 2013
We will be providing entertainment at the Ironmen and Severn Gilders’ local tour. We will be dancing a spot at the ceilidh in Cleobury.
Private Event
Saturday 11th May 2013
Birmingham City Centre Rapper Tour
Tuesday 19th February 2013
We will be joining our friends Jockey Morris Men on a joint rapper tour of Birmingham City Centre. We will be starting at the BrewDog Bar on John Bright Street.
Shropshire Rapper’s Winter Tour of Bridgnorth
Saturday 29th December 2012
We will be touring the pubs of Bridgnorth on Saturday 29th December. Highlights of the tour will include dancing on the railway platform for travellers on the Severn Valley Railway, dancing on the bandstand in the grounds of the castle, and the world’s smallest rapper performance - dancing in the vestibule of the funicular railway!