England's Glory Ladies Morris dance "16th May" at Gloucester Folk Trail 2024

The dance is called 16th May - written by a former musician of England's Glory Ladies Morris many years ago. He wrote it for his wife who at the time danced with us. Her birthday is 16th May ! Tune is trad Lilliburlero.

From England's Glory Web Page
England's Glory were formed in 1972, first dancing out in 1973 and are therefore one of the longest established ladies morris sides in the world! (Apart from some of the Carnival Morris troupes of the North West that is! - but they are GIRLS, not LADIES!)
Highlights of our 45+ years of continuous dancing have included being the very first ladies side ever to appear at Sidmouth International Folk Festival, and also the first ladies side to be officially invited to perform in the arena (1978). We were also the first ladies morris side to appear on television (Pebble Mill at One) and we have toured overseas - Sweden, Guernsey, and Finland, as well as becoming a permanent fixture at many of the major UK Folk Festivals.

We are named after the historic brand of matches manufactured in Gloucester for about 100 years by the Moreland family.
The matches in turn were named after a French ship of advanced design, La Gloire, which accounts for the ladies costume of Edwardian sailor suits in the French national colours of blue, white, and red. The British navy's answer to 'La Gloire' was HMS Warrior now on show to the public in Portsmouth Dockyard.

From Gloucester Folk Trail Web Page
The Gloucester Folk Trail first arrived in the city in 2018.
Folk musicians, artists and poets from around the county congregate in venues around the city, paying homage to traditional forms of Folk music, performance, entertainment, and arts & crafts.
It is funded and supported by the businesses and venues involved and Gloucester BID