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Photos & Videos

If you have a photograph or a video of the John Gasson Jig Competition, particularly for the many years that are missing(!) please email: , , or .

2009 Flickr Album

Photos

Jess Arrowsmith and Fi Bradshaw of Pecsaetan Morris Jess Arrowsmith and Fi Bradshaw of Pecsaetan Morris

2007

Jess Arrowsmith and Fi Bradshaw of Pecsaetan Morris dance their double jig, with Richard Arrowsmith on melodeon.

2004, 2007, 2008 Images from "The Rich Tradition"

Pete Thomas's site, "The Rich Tradition" has a large collection of 'photos from the John Gasson Jig Competition for 2004, 2007, and 2008

2004

Matt Morris, dancing as Hell's Bells Morris jumping over musician Gary O'Mahoney

Matt Morris, dancing as Hell's Bells Morris jumping over musician Gary O'Mahoney

2007

Laurel Swift and Mickey Radford of Morris Offspring get the Double jig competition underway

Laurel Swift and Mickey Radford of Morris Offspring start the Double jig competition

2008

Alun and Mark Pinder, Dylan Cairns Howarth (violin) of NYFTE. Announcer: Chris Rose

Alun and Mark Pinder, Dylan Cairns Howarth (violin) of NYFTE. Announcer: Chris Rose

YouTube Videos

1988 Sidmouth, Andrew Jones of Mr Jorrocks Dances Princess Royal (Oddington). The musician is Tim Bull.

WOW!

We think this is the winning entry from the first ever John Gasson Solo Jig Competition. The tempo is amazingly slow; look out for the leap frog at the end of the dance.

2006 Laurel Swift on fiddle with her brother dancing

Solo jig performed at John Gasson Memorial Jig Competition 2006 at Sidmouth

Link: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzh_4Uz9xNE

Go and Enlist, Sherborne. Sidmouth 2007

Solo jig performed at John Gasson Memorial Jig Competition 2007 at Sidmouth by Jack Worth (dancer) and John Bacon (music) Thank you Laurel for filming!

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVBmXCZ6_ms

Raglan Jig at Sidmouth 2007

Double jig performed at John Gasson Memorial Jig Competition 2007 at Sidmouth by Neil Woolley (right), Jack Worth (left) and Nick Cooke (muso) Thanks Pippa for filming!

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGeyxl6yMiE

Other Morris Jigs

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