Wind st & queens hotel

Poor weather has led to a few of our recent dance outs being cancelled, so with a great forecast for Wednesday & a shabby forecast for Thursday, we switched days and were blessed with some fine sunshine last night.

We danced at Swansea castle where Geoff was reunited with his hat and bells which were lost and found at Evesham Folk weekend, and which ended up at Sidmouth Festival! We were sorry to hear that dancer Alex H had broken his arm again following a tumble off his bike! Get well soon Alex but please consider a safer pastime to cycling, like potholing!

We met two ladies who work for Wales Air Ambulance, the charity we donated all the money we collected during our Christmas Tours when we performed the Gower Mummers Plays in the area. They were pleased to see us and took some pics of us, as did an ex-serviceman (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) who watched us and claimed we had made his evening! 

The No Sign Bar in Wind Street was our next port of call with several people watching and applauding us from seating areas by other pubs. The high points here were British Grenadiers and Y Gaseg Eira a Welsh Morris dance from Nantgarw, and also the excellent ales that the No Sign were selling. The Gower Gold was lovely and fresh!

A short walk to The Queen’s Hotel, in the Marina quarter provided further good ale and an audience who enjoyed our set which included too many dances to list here, which were performed until the light finally faded. 

So a great evening which saw us perform with ten dancers and our musician Sian.

Here’s pics of the evening taken by Paul and those of Y Gaseg Eira taken by Claire. 

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Geoff reunited with the wayward hat!

Pulling in a crowd to watch us dance Beaux of London City.

London Beaux A.K.A. Shooting

Why it’s called Shooting!

Hanky dance outside Wind Street’s No Sign Bar.

Y Gaseg Eira, Nantgarw performed in Wind St; photo by Claire.

The finale of Y Gaseg Eira, pic by Claire

Lads of Bunchum, outside the Queens Hotel.

Great ale here, plus a tidy appreciative audience.