Film Number |
2663 |
Title |
[RUSHCART FESTIVAL] |
Producer |
Unknown |
Date |
1992 |
Gauge |
VHS |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
9 mins 18 secs |
Description |
Scenes from the 1992 'Rushcart Festival' in Shaw - morris dancers parade up and down Grains Road and Beal Lane, shaking hankies and legs, and playing a variety of musical instruments (guitars, drums). They carry the 'rushcart' (a large effigy) and there are groups wearing different costumes and consisting of different age groups.There is footage of people leaving Holy Trinity Church, and then more morris dancing. |
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