Hexhamshire Lasses music and dances
We are very grateful to all the musicians who regularly play for us this includes Rob Furniss, Brian Bell and Rachel Wright. Our close association with the morrismen and Whapweasel have allowed Frank Lee and Saul Rose to play for us aswell.
We use garlands, short sticks and handkerchiefs to perform, in our own style, a wide range of dances. Many of our dances are adapted from traditional dances but some are compositions of our own.
Our repertoire also includes Clog Dancing, with wooden soled clogs adding percussive impact to the rhythms of hornpipes, waltzes and reels.The clog routines that the lasses perform are based on steps from the North East and North West of England.
These are the dances in our current repertoire
| The Wain | A Flemish Dance |
| Churning Butter | Dance devised by Sue Harris, Martha Rhodens |
| Horbury | |
| Kaleidescope | Dance composed by Hexhamshire Lasses |
| Hexhamshire Lass | Dance composed by Hexhamshire Lasses |
| Acomb | Dance composed by Hexhamshire Lasses |
| Hexham Flags | Dance composed by Hexhamshire Lasses |
| The Abbey | Dance composed by Hexhamshire Lasses |
| Belfagan | Dance devised by ‘Belfagan’ from Cockermouth |
| Cumberland Crown | |
| Monas Delight | Dance from The Isle of Man |
| Grenoside | Dance from Sheffield |
| Abrahm Circle Dance | |
| Hebridean Weavers Dance | |
| Current Clog Dances | |
| Byker Hill | |
| Pat Traceys Waltz | |
| A North East Waltz | |
| A French Canadian Dance | |