A event on Saturday 11th January. The event starts at 11:00.
Molly No-Mates present: PLOUGH SATURDAY
Benefitting Herbalists Without Borders Bristol
11am-1pm Molly dancing workshop at St Annes Church Hall. PWYC tickets. 18+
FREE Folk dancing pub crawl with Heaps Morris and The Swanning Folk. All welcome.
2pm The Plough
3pm(ish) The Chelsea
4pm(ish The Duke of York
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WHO WE ARE
Molly No-Mates is Bristol’s premier queer, drag king Molly dancing team. Molly is a form of Morris dancing that gets its name from the tradition of featuring a man wearing a dress and apron- known as the Molly. The word ‘Molly’ has been used since the 18th century as both a slur and a self-adopted term for a wide range of queer identities, so this is a Morris dancing tradition with queerness in its DNA.
Molly No-Mates dance without bells or hankies, accompanied only by a singer and the sound of our stomping feet. We are all traditional Morris dancers or folk musicians who wanted to create something that honoured those traditions while also expressing our personal and political queerness, so you won’t find us dancing to songs of maidens ruined or the power of true-heteronormative-love’s first kiss. We are working on finding the queerest folk songs out there, writing our own songs and dances, and queering the Morris in every way we can.
HERBALISTS WITHOUT BORDERS BRISTOL
Herbalists Without Borders Bristol is a collective of volunteers providing free herbal medicine for people fleeing conflict, persecution and intolerable living conditions. You can learn more at bristolhwb.org. All proceeds from the workshops after covering hall hire will go to HWWB and we'll be collecting donations for them throughout the day.
WORKSHOP
This two hour workshop is an opportunity to find out a bit more about what we do and learn one of our dances and its accompanying song. Molly is an energetic, stomping dance with simple steps, so don’t worry if you have no Morris or dance experience- if you can get from one side of a room to the other at a fast walk, you should be ok. Wear sturdy footwear with ankle support if you can, or trainers, clothes you can move in and bring water. Drag of any kind is strongly encouraged!
Tickets are pay what you can, we suggest a donation of £5-15 but if funds are a barrier to attending please contact as at [email protected] and we'll sort a ticket for you.
The workshop will be held at St Annes Church Hall, St Leonards Road, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6JN. The hall is around the back of the church, to the left if you are facing the main church door. There is step free access to the hall and two steps down to the toilets.
PLOUGH SATURDAY DANCE CRAWL
Molly dancing is traditionally associated with Plough Monday in early January, when ploughs would be blessed to mark the start of the agricultural year. We don’t have a plough but we do have THE PLOUGH!
We'll be starting at The Plough at 2pm and dancing our way through Easton with our friends Heaps Morris (Bristol's newest Cotswold Morris team) and The Swanning Folk (Bristol based progressive clog dancing collective). We'll do a roughly 30 minute dance spot outside each pub before stopping in to warm up and have a drink. Times are approximate but you should find us at the Chelsea around 3pm and The Duke of York about 4pm. Keep an eye on our instagram @mollynomatesmorris if you need help tracking us down on the day. Workshop attendees are encouraged to join us and may have the opportunity to dance out, so please dress for an afternoon outside in January!
Entry requirements: 18+
Benefitting Herbalists Without Borders Bristol
11am-1pm Molly dancing workshop at St Annes Church Hall. PWYC tickets. 18+
FREE Folk dancing pub crawl with Heaps Morris and The Swanning Folk. All welcome.
2pm The Plough
3pm(ish) The Chelsea
4pm(ish The Duke of York
+++++++++++++++++++++
WHO WE ARE
Molly No-Mates is Bristol’s premier queer, drag king Molly dancing team. Molly is a form of Morris dancing that gets its name from the tradition of featuring a man wearing a dress and apron- known as the Molly. The word ‘Molly’ has been used since the 18th century as both a slur and a self-adopted term for a wide range of queer identities, so this is a Morris dancing tradition with queerness in its DNA.
Molly No-Mates dance without bells or hankies, accompanied only by a singer and the sound of our stomping feet. We are all traditional Morris dancers or folk musicians who wanted to create something that honoured those traditions while also expressing our personal and political queerness, so you won’t find us dancing to songs of maidens ruined or the power of true-heteronormative-love’s first kiss. We are working on finding the queerest folk songs out there, writing our own songs and dances, and queering the Morris in every way we can.
HERBALISTS WITHOUT BORDERS BRISTOL
Herbalists Without Borders Bristol is a collective of volunteers providing free herbal medicine for people fleeing conflict, persecution and intolerable living conditions. You can learn more at bristolhwb.org. All proceeds from the workshops after covering hall hire will go to HWWB and we'll be collecting donations for them throughout the day.
WORKSHOP
This two hour workshop is an opportunity to find out a bit more about what we do and learn one of our dances and its accompanying song. Molly is an energetic, stomping dance with simple steps, so don’t worry if you have no Morris or dance experience- if you can get from one side of a room to the other at a fast walk, you should be ok. Wear sturdy footwear with ankle support if you can, or trainers, clothes you can move in and bring water. Drag of any kind is strongly encouraged!
Tickets are pay what you can, we suggest a donation of £5-15 but if funds are a barrier to attending please contact as at [email protected] and we'll sort a ticket for you.
The workshop will be held at St Annes Church Hall, St Leonards Road, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6JN. The hall is around the back of the church, to the left if you are facing the main church door. There is step free access to the hall and two steps down to the toilets.
PLOUGH SATURDAY DANCE CRAWL
Molly dancing is traditionally associated with Plough Monday in early January, when ploughs would be blessed to mark the start of the agricultural year. We don’t have a plough but we do have THE PLOUGH!
We'll be starting at The Plough at 2pm and dancing our way through Easton with our friends Heaps Morris (Bristol's newest Cotswold Morris team) and The Swanning Folk (Bristol based progressive clog dancing collective). We'll do a roughly 30 minute dance spot outside each pub before stopping in to warm up and have a drink. Times are approximate but you should find us at the Chelsea around 3pm and The Duke of York about 4pm. Keep an eye on our instagram @mollynomatesmorris if you need help tracking us down on the day. Workshop attendees are encouraged to join us and may have the opportunity to dance out, so please dress for an afternoon outside in January!
Entry requirements: 18+