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Notations

While researching the Hindley Green Morris Dancers, Tony Dann was given access to the notebook kept by Richard Porter from whom Maud Karpeles collected the dance. The notebook contained his notation of the dance which he had learnt from Adam Ingram.

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In 1932 Maud Karpeles published the results of her research in the Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Abram Morris Dance

Maud Karpeles

Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society Vol. 1, No. 1 (Dec., 1932) (opens in popup window)


Correspondence between Douglas Kennedy and Maud Karpeles in 1953 regarding providing side in the Morris Ring with the notation (opens in popup window)
Maud Karpeles' reply contains corrections to the notation in the Journal article


Correspondence between Derek Froome of Manchester MM and Maud Karpeles in 1974 seeking clarification of certain hand movements (opens in popup window)
Maud Karpeles' reply also contains the same corrections to the notation in the Journal article