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    Lally Macbeth of Stone Club, performing Fishsticks & Fiddlesticks as part of the Mock Morris at Lanyon Quoit, Cornwall.

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    A painting of the ritual portrayed in the Eve of St Agnes, by John Keats. The painting is of two young women in their bed chamber, observing a wraith-like character slumped on their bed. The painting is held at the Tate.

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    Laurel Swift morris dancing in Bristol, 2011, wearing a red t-shirt and faded blue jeans.

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    Jon Wilks plays guitar at Dorking Folk Club, 2018

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    The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep6 – ‘When I was on Horseback/ The Unfortunate Rake’, ft. Debbie Armour (Burd Ellen)

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