Old Hogwrangler's Mumming Forecast 2019 / 2020
Mumming in Surrey and Hampshire 2019 / 2020
| Sunday November the 10th | ||
| Godalming Band | Remembrance Parade, Godalming High Street 10am. | Details. |
| Singaround Session Night | Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club. | Details |
| Saturday November the 16th | ||
| IntoFolk | IntoFolk Session - “American Night” at the W.I. Hall in Datchet, 5 - 7pm. | Details.
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| Godalming Band | Challengers 40th Anniversary Concert, 6:30pm, with the
Muzaria Ensemble. | Details. |
| Friday - Sunday November the 22-24th | ||
| Downland & Weald Museum | Christmas Market, 10:30 - 4pm. |
Details. |
| Saturday November the 23rd | ||
| Berkshire Bedlam | Annual Bunfight Ceilidh, which usually sells out. “Bunfight on Broadway” with
The Diatonics and Nick Walden. | Details. |
| Yesterday's Shadow before Christmas | New Romantic/Synthpop/Goth/Post-Punk. Not the usual fare - vivé la difference! | Details.
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| Sunday November the 24th | ||
| Rampant Rooster Morris | Dorking Christmas Festival, West Street 2 - 4pm. | Details. |
| Tuesday November the 26th | ||
| Prize Old Mummers | “Details to be added soon” . . . I'd suggest “A bunch of plays done at various venues.” No-one will mind if one is a pub. Oh - turns out to be The Wheelwrights Arms in Havant, which is a pub. |
Details. |
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| Wednesday November the 27th - January 11th | ||
| Sinders | “Adult Panto” at The Star, by Guildford Fringe. | Details. |
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| Friday November the 29th | ||
| Grayshott Folk Club | Some Celtic/Irish folk called cua, supported by Zoë Wren. |
Details. |
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| Saturday November the 30th | ||
| Godalming Band | Godalming Christmas Lights, the Pepperpot, 4 - 5:30pm. |
Details. |
| Ash (Vale?) | Music, singing and stalls at Fantasia. | Details. |
| Sunday December the 1st | ||
| Haddenham Mummers | On the Chinnor Railway Santa Specials, 10:15am. | Details. |
| Downland & Weald Museum | Tree Dressing 10:30-4:30pm. | Details. |
| Prize Old Mummers | Midmorning - midafternoon tour, encompassing the Selham, Elstead Marsh, South Harting & Petersfield area. | Details. |
| Tuesday December the 3rd | ||
| The Mellstock Band | “Never Mind The Frolics”? Much festive Mellstockery at Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick. | Details. |
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| Wednesday December the 4th | ||
| The Mellstock Band | “Christmas Frolics”: more festive Mellstockery at Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon. | Details. |
| Godalming Band | Carols at The Masonic Lodge, from 8pm. |
Details. |
| Hook Eagle Morris | Christmas on the Green at The Phœnix, Hartley Wintney – 7pm . | Details. |
| Thursday December the 5th | ||
| Halsway Manor | Belshazzars’ Feast. | Details. |
| Friday December the 6th | ||
| Steyning Tipteerers | Cotswold Dancing and the Steyning Tipteerers' Play in Henfield High Street ‘around 6:30’. If not, in The George Hotel (Rain!), maybe there after, for the play again (bloody repeats . . . ) followed by carols (weather invariant). (See Boxing Day for my Fast Show Reference.) | Details. |
| December the 6th - 8th | ||
| Victoria Inn (West Marden) |
Festival of Christmas Ales, with the Prize Old Mummers on the 8th. | Details. |
| Haddenham | Xmas Tree Festival at St Mary's Church. | Details. |
| The Mellstock Band | Christmas In Mellstock In Halsway? Halsway Manor host a long weekend. | Details. |
| Saturday December the 7th | ||
| Datchet Morris | Christmas on The Green, noon. |
Details.
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| Ditchling Morris | Performing at Ditchling Christmas Fair, 14:45(!) and
The White Horse Inn 16:00. No play? |
Details. |
| Prize Old Mummers | On the Chinnor Railway Santa Specials, 10:15am. | Details. |
| Godalming Band | Carols in the High Street, 'morning'. |
Details. |
| Sunday December the 8th | ||
| Godalming Band | Carols at the
United Reform Church's Festival of Christmas Trees, 4pm. | Details. |
| Prize Old Mummers | Selbourne, Wesbourne, Liss Forest, Greatham, Compton and West Marden.
Not neccessarily in that order, 11:30am - 4pm. |
Details. |
| Sunday December the 10th | ||
| Haddenham Mummers | At the Santa Special, at the Chinnor And Princes Risborough Railway. | Details. |
| Prize Old Mummers | Aprês-lunch tour of Westbourne, East Ashling, Compton and Krakatoa, West of Marden. | Details. |
| Friday December the 13th | ||
| Halsway Manor | Murder at the Manor, by Dedanu. |
Details. |
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| Saturday December the 14th | ||
| Carols on the Green | 4pm, on the green by Bushy Hill Community Centre; Mulled pies and minced wine! |
Details. |
| Haddenham Winterfest | Beer, Christmas Party, mulled wine (or Gin . . .) and the Haddenham Mummers. | Details. |
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| “The Hoodeners” | The Crown, Sarre; 8:00 - with an honest “ish”. | Details. |
| Sunday December the 15th | ||
| King John's Morris | Grange Farm, Little Woodham 5pm. | Details |
| King John's Morris | The Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club, from 9pm. | Details |
| Wednesday December the 18th | ||
| “The Hoodeners” | The Crown, Sarre; 8:00 - with an honest “ish” and “TBC”. | Details. |
| King John's Morris | The Roll Call, Butlock's Heath, with carols and music from 9pm. | Details |
| Steyning Tipteerers | Cotswold Dancing and the Steyning Tipteerers' Play at the Red Oaks care home. Part of Henfield Advent Celebrations. (The only part I can find.) | Details. |
| Walkhampton Inn | Carol Singing Evening, 7:30 - 9. Yelverton, to those that know it. | Details. |
| Christmas Wreath Making | Making Wreaths at Christmas in Yelverton. | Details. |
| Wednesday, Thursday December the 18, 19th | ||
| Martyn Wyndham Read | Maypoles-to-Mistletoe at the The Hawth, Crawley, with
Broadwood Morris,
Magog, The Maypole Band and The Rusper Mummers. |
Details. |
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| Thursday December the 19th | ||
| “The Hoodeners” | Monkton Village Hall, Kent; 7:30 and The Crown, Sarre; 8:00 - with an honest “ish” and “TBC”. | Details. |
| Friday December the 20th | ||
| King John's Morris | The Vine Inn, Old Bursledon, 8:45pm,
Samuel's Rest,
Shedfield, 9:25, The Wheatsheaf Inn, Shedfield, from 10:15. |
Details |
| “The Hoodeners” | St Nicholas Village Hall, 7:00, Wantsum Brewery Tap Room, 8:00, and Boyden Gate, Marshside; 10:00 - wot no Crown? | Details. |
| Saturday December the 21st - The Solstice! | ||
| Haslemere Mummers | Haslemere Educational Museum, 11am. | Details.
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| Rampant Rooster Morris | Winter Solstice Wassail, Walliswood 7pm. Late Sunrise? | Details. |
| “The Hoodeners” | Sun Inn, St Nicholas: 10:00. (P.M. I'm assuming.) | Details. |
| IntoFolk | IntoFolk Carols and Wassails - at Datchet WI Hall. | Details.
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| King John's Morris | Southampton tour: The Hop Inn, 9pm, The Guide Dog 9:40, The Waterloo Arms from 10:15. |
Details |
| Christmas Garland Making | Making Garlands at Christmas in a reservoir? Oh, at Burrator Reservoir, Devon. | Details. |
| Saturday December the 21st & 22nd | ||
| Ashdown Mummers | The World Famous Ashdown Mummers make a weekend of it?. | Details. |
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| Monday December the 23rd | ||
| Godalming Guisers | Around the town from 8-10pm. | Details. |
| King John's Morris | The Pear Tree, Boorley Green, 8:30pm, The Brushmaker's Arms, 9:30; The Hampshire Bowman, Dundridge from 10:15. | Details |
| “The Hoodeners” | The Bell Inn, St Nicholas: 10:00. | Details. |
| Monday December the 23rd - Friday 27th | ||
| Halsway Manor | Christmas House Party 2019. | Details. |
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| Saint Stephen's Day - Thursday December the 26th | ||
| Broadwood Morris | The Rusper Mummers play at The Black Horse,
Nuthurst 11am,
The Star Inn, Rusper 12:30 and The Frog & Nightgown, Faygate 1:30pm. |
Details.
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| Chiddingfold Tipteerers | Noon at the Swan and 12:30 at the Crown? No idea - maybe! | - |
| Crookham Village Mummers | The Exchequer at noon, The Spice Merchant (also the The Black Horse), The Crescent Green and outside The Queens Head. | Details. |
Crookham seem prepared for kick-off. |
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| Dartmoor Border Morris | Royal Oak Inn, Meavy. | Details. |
| Datchet Morris | ‘Mummers play and dance’ - SL3 9EH, from 10:40am. That's east of the War Memorial and south of St. Mary's. | Details.
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| Dead Horse Morris | The Mince Pie Tour, place: Whitstable Harbour (Kent), time: “PM” . . . | Details. |
| Ditchling Mummers | Performing “a play from Sussex” (Ovingdean?) at The Bull Hotel some time? No confirmation yet. |
Details. |
| East Surrey Morris Men | Noon at The Fox, Coulsdon Common; 1pm The Harrow, Caterham; 2pm The Hare & Hounds, Godstone. |
Details.
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| Ewell St. Mary's Morris | The Boxing Day Tour has its 37th birthday, starting at The Green Man at noon. |
Details.
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| Hook Eagle Morris | Boxing Day Bash Coach and Horses at Rotherwick, noon. No play, some dance. | Details.
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| King John's Morris | Border Morris and Mummers’ Play at The Vine Inn, Old Bursledon, from noon. | Details |
| Marshfield Mummers | The 'Old Time Paper Boys' at 11am in the Market Place. Unconfirmed. | Details |
| Odiham Mummers | Odiham tour starting at The Bell - sorry, The Bury (outside the bell) 12:30,
The Waterwitch 1:15 and The Poachers (South Warnborough) 2.00. |
Details. |
| Rampant Rooster Morris | Dancing & Mumming at The Royal Oak, Brockham Lane, starting at 1pm. | Details
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| SVM (AKA Sompting Tipteerers?) | 1:30 at
The George, Burpham (not the one in Surrey!). With Dancing, Christmas Music (Jona Lewie?) . . . and Mummer's Play. |
Details. |
| Steyning Tipteerers | Cotswold Morris Dancing and the Steyning Tipteerers' Play. The
Farmers Arms, Lancing 11.00am; The White horse, Steyning 12.30pm, followed by a spot of trad. Nice! Oh, trad Carols. |
Details.
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| Thames Valley Morris Men | Boxing Day tour of Claygate. From 11:30am at Platform 3, 12:15pm The Foley, 1pm The Hare and Hounds, 1:45pm The Winning Horse and 2:15 The Peter Griffin. | Details. |
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| Wantage Mummers | Starting 10am at
Faringdon Market Place, followed by 12:00
Wantage
at The Bear Hotel & 13:15 Childrey Village Hall. |
Details. |
| Yateley Mummers | Starting noon at The Queens Oak,
Finchampstead; 1.00pm Dog & Partridge, Yateley. In both Surrey AND Berkshire! |
Details. |
| Wednesday the 27th of December | ||
| Farnborough Mummers | At The Weald & Downland Museum. | Details.
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2020 Events
| Wednesday January the 1st - New Year's Day | ||
| Hair of the Dog Tour | Hook Eagles Morris 12:00pm start atThe Hogget, The Old House at Home and The Crooked Billet. | Details. |
| Sompting Tipteerers | The Richard Cobden, Worthing, at noon. | Details. |
| Rampant Rooster | Dancing and Mumming at The Bell, Fetcham, starting 1pm. | Details. |
| Wickham Morris | The The Bugle Hotel, Titchfield, noon til three. | Details. |
| Yateley Morris Men | 1.00 til 2.00pm at The Cricketers - ‘with Mummers Play’ - Hartley Wintney. | Details. |
| Sunday January the 5th - Twelfth Night(?) | ||
| Hook Eagle | The Jubilee Allotments Wassail, Farnborough Abbey, from noon. | Details. |
| Sompting Tiptearers | Starting 8.00pm in Tarring High Street with Prize Old Mummers, followed by The Vine in Tarring. | Details. |
| Monday January the 6th - Another Twelfth Night(?) | ||
| Pilgrim Mummers | Pubs around Guildford from seven o'clock at The Star: 7:00 massing for 7:30. | Details. |
| Friday January the 17th | ||
| Hartley Wintney Wassail | Starting 7.00pm at the Waggon and Horses. | Details. |
| January the 17 - 26th | ||
| Dymchurch Players | 2020 Pantomime: Jack & the Beanstalk. | Details. |
| January the 23 - 25th | ||
| Merrow Dramatic Society | Pantomime: Beauty & The Beast. | Details. |
| Saturday February the 1st | ||
| Godalming Ceilidh | GBH return with | Details. |