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Upcoming Events / New Additions

38th Annual Half Moon Sword Ale – 2024

Download flyer HERE

PARTICIPATING TEAMS 

Bouwerie Boys Morris Dancers; New York, NY
Charles River Rapper; Boston, MA
Cutting Edge Sword; Washington, DC
Great Meadows Morris and Sword; Sudbury, MA
Half Moon Sword; New York, NY
Harbour Steel; Boston, MA
Just in Time Step Dancers; Washington, DC
Marlboro Morris and Sword; Marlboro, VT
Orion Longsword; Boston, MA
Sligo Creek Sword; Washington, DC

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE FOR THE 38th NEW YORK SWORD DANCE FESTIVAL

Saturday, February 17th, 2024 

10:00 a.m.

OPENING SHOWCASE - All Teams

Speyer Hall at University Settlement

184 Eldridge Street, Manhattan

1:30 p.m.

Brooklyn Heights Library

286 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn

1:30 p.m. 

Seward Park Library 

192 East Broadway, Manhattan

1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Pacific Library 

25 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn

3:30 p.m.

Jefferson Market Library

425 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan

3:30 p.m.

Park Slope Library

431 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn

 

Sunday, February 18th, 2024 

12:30 p.m.

The Gray Mare

61 Second Avenue, Manhattan

12:30 p.m. 

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music 

58 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn

12:45 p.m. 

Old First Reformed Church

729 Carroll Street, Brooklyn

2:30 p.m.
GRAND FINALE - All Teams

Brooklyn Waldorf School 

11 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn

Half Moon Stands With #BLM

Half Moon Sword denounces the recent attempt by white nationalists in the UK to co-opt English ritual dance to further their racist agenda. The members of Half Moon Sword are committed to confronting racism and opposing white supremacy, including in our own traditions and community. We must all do the work necessary to dismantle structural racism, and be accountable for making today’s ritual dance and music community anti-racist and inclusive. We stand with Black Lives Matter and the continuing struggle for racial justice and equity. #blacklivesmatter #blm

 37th Annual Half Moon Sword Ale -- 2023

  View video of recent performances at CD*NY and Brooklyn Contra HERE

Download 2023 flyer. 

Bouwerie Boys Morris Dancers
Great Meadows Morris and Sword
Half Moon Sword
Handsome Molly
Harbour Steel
Just In Time
Orion Longsword
Sligo Creek Sword
Still River Sword

Tour Schedule 

Saturday, February 18, 2023 - Manhattan and Brooklyn

OPENING SHOWCASE!
10:00 am All Teams – Speyer Hall at University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St., Manhattan 

Tour 1: Bouwerie, Orion, Sligo Creek
1:30 pm Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn
3:30 pm Pacific Library, 25 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 

Tour 2: Great Meadows, Just In Time, Still River
1:30 pm Seward Park Library, 192 East Broadway, Manhattan
3:30 pm Jefferson Market Library, 425 Ave of the Americas, Manhattan 

Tour 3: Half Moon, Harbour Steel, Handsome Molly
1:30 pm Pacific Library, 25 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn
3:30 pm Seward Park Library, 192 East Broadway, Manhattan 

Sunday, February 19, 2023 - Brooklyn

Tour A: Orion, Harbour Steel, Just In Time
12:45 pm Old First Reformed Church, 729 Carroll Street, Brooklyn 

Tour B: Bouwerie, Great Meadows, Half Moon
12:30 pm Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, 58 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn 

Tour C: Handsome Molly, Sligo Creek, Still River
12:30 pm Spoke the Hub Gowanus Arts Center, 298 Butler Street, Brooklyn 

GRAND FINALE!
2:30 pm All Teams - Brooklyn Waldorf School, 11 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn

 

35th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2020
Saturday and Sunday February 15th and 16th

Joining us this year are:

Saturday and Sunday February 16th and 17th

Joining us this year are:

Bouwerie Boys Morris Dancers; New York, New York
Dapperapper; Sudbury, Massachusetts
Half Moon Sword; New York, New York
Handsome Molly; Princeton, New Jersey
Marlboro Morris and Sword; Brattleboro, Vermont
Orion Longsword; Boston, Massachusetts
Pocketflyers; Sudbury, Massachusetts
Sligo Creek Sword; Washington, D.C.
Toronto Women’s Sword; Toronto, Ontario
Vineyard Swordfish; Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Tour Schedule

Saturday, February 16th, 2019 – Manhattan and Brooklyn

1:30 p.m. - Bouwerie, Pocketflyers, Sligo Creek, Vineyard Swordfish
Seward Park Library
192 East Broadway, Manhattan

1:30 p.m. - Dapperapper, Marlboro, Orion
Pacific Branch Library
25 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn

1:30 p.m. - Half Moon, Handsome Molly, Toronto
3:30 p.m. - Bouwerie, Pocketflyers, Sligo Creek, Vineyard Swordfish
Carroll Gardens Library
396 Clinton Street, Brooklyn

3:30 p.m. - Half Moon, Handsome Molly, Toronto
Park Slope Library
431 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn

3:30 p.m. - Dapperapper, Marlboro, Orion
Bedford Branch Library
496 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn


Sunday, February 17th, 2019 – Brooklyn

12:45 p.m. - Sligo Creek, Marlboro, Toronto
The Gate
321 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn

12:45 p.m. - Bouwerie, Half Moon, Orion
Old First Reformed Church
126 7th Avenue, Brooklyn

1:00 p.m. - Dapperapper, Handsome Molly, Pocketflyers,
Vineyard Swordfish

Berg’n
899 Bergen Street, Brooklyn

GRAND FINALE - ALL TEAMS
2:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Waldorf School
11 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn


Download 2019 Press Release

Contrashock Sword and Morris Dancing Workshops
Saturday September 22, 2018

11am to noon - Introduction to Morris Dancing with Ring O'Bells Morris
12:30pm to 1:30pm - Introduction to rapper sword dancing with Half Moon Sword

Fliers here and here.

Open to all; no experience necessary. Advance
registration encouraged.

Register online here.

Drop-ins are welcome. Voluntary suggested
donation: $5 / class.

33rd Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2018
Saturday and Sunday February 17th and 18th

Joining us this year are:

Bubble Rapper; Boston, Massachusetts
Charm City Rapper; Baltimore, Maryland
Dapper Rapper; Boston, Massachusetts
Griggstown Lock; Princeton, New Jersey
Guyz with Tiez; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Half Moon Sword; New York, New York
Orion Longsword; Boston, Massachusetts
Pocketflyers; Boston, Massachusetts
Sligo Creek Sword; Washington, D.C.
Still River Sword; Boston, Massachusetts

Tour Schedule

Saturday, February 17th, 2018 – Manhattan and Brooklyn

Tour 1: Charm City, Sligo Creek Sword, Still River Sword

1:00 PM Park Slope Library, 431 6th Ave @ 9th St, Brooklyn
3:00 PM Seward Park Library, 192 East Broadway, Manhattan

Tour 2: Dapperapper, Guyz with Tiez, Half Moon Sword, Pocketflyers

1:00 PM Seward Park Library, 192 East Broadway, Manhattan
3:00 PM Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave at W10th St, Manhattan

Tour 3: Bubble Rapper, Griggstown Lock, Orion Longsword

1:30 PM 115th St Library, 203 W15th St (7th/8th Ave), Manhattan
3:30 PM Museum of the City of NY, 1220 5th Ave (103rd/104th St), Manhattan

Sunday, February 18th, 2018 – Brooklyn

Tour A: Bubble Rapper, Dapperapper, Pocketflyers, Still River Sword

12:30 PM Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, 58 7th Ave, Brooklyn

Tour B: Charm City, Guyz with Tiez, Orion Longsword

1:00 PM Old First Reformed Church, 729 Carroll St @7th Ave, Brooklyn

Tour C: Griggstown Lock, Half Moon Sword, Sligo Creek Sword
Family Friendly, with food and drink as well. Come for lunch, stay for the sword dancing.

1:00 PM Berg'n, 899 Bergen St (between Classon and Franklin), Brooklyn
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2:30 PM All Teams – Brooklyn Waldorf School, 11 Jefferson Ave (between Claver Pl & Franklin Ave), Brooklyn

Download 2018 Press Release

32nd Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2017
Saturday and Sunday February 18th and 19th

Download 2017 Press Release

This year we have 10 teams:

Candy Rapper VSOP; Boston, Massachusetts

Charm City Rapper; Baltimore, Maryland

Cutting Edge Sword; Washington, DC

Dapperapper; Boston, Massachusetts
Half Moon Sword; New York, New York
Go Figure; Princeton, New Jersey

Orion Longsword; Boston, Massachusetts

Pocket Flyers; Boston, Massachusetts
Still River Sword; Boston, Massachusetts
That Long Tall Sword; Northampton, Massachusetts

Tour Schedule

Saturday, February 18th, 2017 – Manhattan and Brooklyn

1:00 p.m.
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, Manhattan

1:00 p.m.
Park Slope Library
431 Sixth Avenue @ 9th Street, Brooklyn

1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Seward Park Library
192 East Broadway, Manhattan

3:00 p.m.
Jefferson Market Public Library
425 6th Avenue @ 10th Street

3:00 p.m.
115th Street Library
203 West 115th Street @ 7th Avenue, Manhattan

Sunday, February 19th, 2017 – Brooklyn

12:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
58 7th Avenue, Brooklyn

1:00 p.m.
Old First Reformed Church
126 7th Avenue, between Carroll & President Streets, Brooklyn

31st Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2016
Saturday and Sunday February 13th and 14th

Download 2016 Poster, Press Release

This year we have 12 teams:

Bubble Rapper; Boston, Massachusetts

Charm City Rapper; Baltimore, Maryland

Duck or Grouse Rapper Sword; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Griggstown Lock; Princeton, New Jersey

Half Moon Sword; New York, New York

Handsome Molly; Princeton, New Jersey

Marlboro Morris and Sword; Marlboro, Vermont

Orion Longsword; Boston, Massachusetts
Pocket Flyers; Boston, Massachusetts
Rapa Bora; Berea, Kentucky
Still River Sword; Boston, Massachusetts
That Long Tall Sword; Northampton, Massachusetts

Tour Schedule

31th Annual Half Moon Sword Ale

Bubble Rapper, Charm City Rapper, Duck or Grouse Rapper Sword, Griggstown Lock, Handsome Molly, Marlboro Morris and Sword, Orion Longsword, Pocket Flyers, Rapa Bora, Still River Sword, That Long Tall, Half Moon Sword

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Tour 1:  Marlboro Morris and Sword, Orion Longsword, Duck or Grouse

30th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2015
Saturday and Sunday February 14th and 15th

 Download 2015 Poster

This year we have 12 teams. Welcoming Dapperapper and Four Corners Sword for their first Half Moon Sword Ale.

Charm City Rapper; Baltimore, Maryland

Charles River Rapper; Boston, Massachusetts

Dapperapper; Boston, Massachusetts

Four Corners Sword; England

Guyz With Tiez; Minneapolis, Minnesota

Half Moon Sword; New York, New York

Handsome Molly; Princeton, New Jersey

Marlboro Morris and Sword; Marlboro, Vermont

Rustbelt Rapper; Oberlin, Ohio

Orion Longsword; Boston, Massachusetts
That Long Tall Sword; Northampton, Massachusetts

Toronto Women’s Sword; Toronto, Ontario

Tour Schedule

30th Annual Half Moon Sword Ale

Charles River Rapper, Charm City Rapper, Dapperapper, Four Corner Sword, Guyz With Tiez, Half Moon Sword, Handsome Molly, Marlboro Morris and Sword, Orion Longsword, Rustbelt Rapper, That Long Tall Sword, Toronto Women’s Sword

Saturday, February 14th, 2015

Tour 1:  Marlboro Morris and Sword, Orion Longsword, Rustbelt Rapper

29th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2014
Saturday and Sunday February 15th and 16th

 

Download 2014 flyer HERE, General press release HERE, Brooklyn press release HERE.

This year we have 12 teams. Welcoming Leap of Faith, Bubble Rapper and No Apologies for the first time.

Bubble Rapper, Boston; Massachusetts
Charm City Rapper; Baltimore, Maryland
Cutting Edge; Washington, D.C.
Griggstown Lock; Princeton, New Jersey
Half Moon Sword; New York, New York
Leap of Faith; San Francisco, California
No Apologies; Boston, Massachusetts
Orion Longsword; Boston, Massachusetts
Pocket Flyers; Boston, Massachusetts
Still River Sword; Boston, Massachusetts
That Long Tall Sword; Northampton, Massachusetts
Vineyard Swordfish; Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

28th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2013

Saturday and Sunday February 16th and 17th

 

Download 2013 flyer HERE, Press release HERE.

We will be enjoying the dancing of these sword teams. Welcoming Duck or Grouse, Flesh Wound, Guyz with Tiez, Rapa Bora, and Rapport D'Or at the Ale for the first time.

Charm City Rapper, Baltimore, MD
Duck or Grouse Rapper Sword, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Flesh Wound, Massachusetts
Guyz with Tiez, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Half Moon Sword, New York, NY
Handsome Molly, Princeton, NJ
Marlboro Morris and Sword, Marlboro, Vermont
Orion Longsword, Boston, MA
Rapa Bora, Berea, Kentucky
Rapport D'Or, Boston, Massachusetts
Still River Sword, Boston, Massachusetts
That Long Tall Sword, Northampton, MA

Schedule (subject to changes)

Saturday, February 16th, 2013 - Manhattan

  9:30 All Teams - South Street Seaport, Pier 17, 3rd floor atrium
 1:00 Chatham Square Library, 33 East Broadway (near Canal St.)
 1:00 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St.
 1:00 Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
 1:00 Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. (between 5th Ave. & Lenox Ave. in Central Park)
 3:00 Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. (between 5th Ave. & Lenox Ave. in Central Park)
 3:00 115th St. Library, 203 W115th St. (between 7th & 8th Av)
 3:00 Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
 3:00 Chatham Square Library, 33 East Broadway (near Canal St.)

Sunday, February 17th, 2013 - Brooklyn

12:30 Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, 58 Seventh Ave, (Lincoln Place/St. John’s Place)
12:30 Old First Reformed Church, 126 7th Avenue, between Carroll and President Streets,  Brooklyn
12:30 St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139 St. Johns Place, between 6th and 7th Avenues, Brooklyn
  2:30 All Teams - Brooklyn Museum (auditorium), 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Tour Details

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Tour 1: Duck or Grouse, Rapport D’Or, That Long Tall Sword

1:00 PM Chatham Square Library, 33 E. Broadway (Catherine St/ Market St)
3:00 PM Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave at W. 10th St

Tour 2: Flesh Wound, Handsome Molly, Orion

1:00 PM Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Ave at W. 10th St
3:00 PM Chatham Square Library, 33 E. Broadway (Catherine St/ Market St)

Tour 3: Guys with Tiez, Half Moon, Rapa Bora

1:00 PM Dana Discovery Center 110th St (5th Ave/Lenox Ave) in Central Park
3:00 PM 115th St Library, 203 W 115th St (7th Ave/8th Ave)

Tour 4: Charm City, Marlboro, Still River

1:00 PM Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Ave (103rd St/104th St)
3:00 PM Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Ave/Lenox Ave) in Central Park

Sunday, February 17, 2013

(all venues in Brooklyn)

Tour A: Duck or Grouse, Half Moon, Handsome Molly, Still River

12:30 PM Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, 58 Seventh Ave, (Lincoln Place/St. John’s Place)

Tour B: Charm City, Flesh Wound, Guyz with Tiez, That Long Tall Sword

12:30 PM Old First Reformed Church, 729 Carroll St at Seventh Ave

Tour C: Marlboro, Orion, Rapa Bora, Rapport D’Or

12:30 PM St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139 St. John’s Place, (6th Ave/7th Ave)

ALL TEAMS

2:30 PM Brooklyn Museum of Art, 200 Eastern Parkway

 

Video from the 27th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2012

 

 

27th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2012
Saturday and Sunday February 18th and 19th

Download 2012 flyer HERE, Press release HERE.

We will be enjoying the dancing of these sword teams. First time at the Ale for Snickersnack.

Charm City Rapper, Baltimore, MD
Cutting Edge Sword, Washington, D.C.
Half Moon Sword, New York, NY
Handsome Molly, Princeton, NJ
New Haven Morris and Sword, New Haven, CT
New Moon Sword, New York, NY
Orion Longsword, Boston, MA
Short Sword, Minneapolis, MN
Snickersnack, Boston, MA
That Long Tall Sword, Northampton, MA
Toronto Women's Sword, Toronto, ON
Vineyard Swordfish, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Schedule (subject to minor change)

Saturday, February 18th, 2012 - (mostly) Manhattan

  9:30 All Teams - Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Whitehall Terminal at 1 Whitehall Street at South St.
 1:00 Chatham Square Library, 33 East Broadway (near Canal St.)
 1:00 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St.
 1:00 Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
 1:00 Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. (between 5th Ave. & Lenox Ave. in Central Park)
 3:00 Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. (between 5th Ave. & Lenox Ave. in Central Park)
 3:00 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St.
 3:00 Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
 3:00 Brooklyn Heights Library, 280 Cadman Plaza West at Tillary St., BROOKLYN

Sunday, February 19th, 2012 - Brooklyn

12:30 First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Pierrepont & Monroe Streets, Brooklyn
12:30 Old First Reformed Church, 126 7th Avenue, between Carroll and President Streets,  Brooklyn
12:30 St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139 St. Johns Place, between 6th and 7th Avenues, Brooklyn
  2:30 All Teams - Brooklyn Museum (auditorium), 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Tour Details

Saturday, February 18th, 2012

9:30 AM All Teams – Staten Island Ferry Terminal, One Whitehall St @ South St

Tour 1: New Moon Sword, Orion Longsword, Short Sword Rapper

1:00 PM Chatham Square Library, 33 East Broadway (Catherine St/Market St)
3:00 PM Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St

Tour 2: Charm City Rapper, New Haven Morris and Sword, The Vineyard Swordfish

1:00 PM Jefferson Market Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
3:00 PM Brooklyn Heights Library, 280 Cadman Plaza West @ Tillary St, Brooklyn

Tour 3: Cutting Edge Sword, Half Moon Sword, Handsome Molly

1:00 PM Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Avenue/Lenox Avenue) in Central Park
3:00 PM Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 104th St

Tour 4: Snickersnack, That Long Tall Sword, Toronto Women’s Sword

1:00 PM Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 104th St
3:00 PM Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Avenue/Lenox Avenue) in Central Park

Sunday, February 19th, 2012

Tour A: Handsome Molly, New Haven, New Moon, That Long Tall Sword

12:30 PM First Unitarian Congregational Society, 116 Pierrepont St @Monroe St

Tour B: Charm City, Cutting Edge, Orion, Snickersnack

12:30 PM Old First Reformed Church, 126 7th Avenue (Carroll St/ President St)

Tour C: Half Moon, Short Sword, Toronto, Vineyard Swordfish

12:30 PM St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139 St. Johns Place (6th Avenue/7th Avenue)

2:30 PM All Teams – Brooklyn Museum, in the auditorium, 200 Eastern Parkway

26th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2011
Saturday and Sunday February 19th and 20th

Download 2011 flyer HERE.

Rapper Dance New Rapper
Half Moon Sword at DART 2010
at MIT campus building

We will be enjoying the dancing of these sword teams. First time at the Ale for Pocket Flyers and Seven Sisters.

Candyrapper, Boston, MA
Charm City Rapper, Baltimore, MD
Cutting Edge, Washington, D.C.
Griggstown Lock Rapper Sword, Princeton, NJ
Half Moon Sword, New York, NY
Handsome Molly, Princeton, NJ
New Moon Sword, New York, NY
Orion Longsword, Boston, MA
Pocket Flyers, Boston, MA
Seven Sisters, Amherst, MA
Still River Sword, Still River, MA
That Long Tall Sword, Northampton, MA

Schedule (subject to minor change)

Saturday, February 19th, 2011 - (mostly) Manhattan

  9:30 All Teams - Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Whitehall Terminal at 1 Whitehall Street at South St.
 1:00 Penn South, Bldg 7A Community Room, 328 W. 28th St (8th/9th Avenue)
 1:00 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St
 1:00 Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
 1:00 South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street (between Front & South Streets)
 3:00 Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
 3:00 South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street (between Front & South Streets)
 3:00 Aguilar Branch Library, 174 E. 110th St.
 3:00 Brooklyn Heights Library, 280 Cadman Plaza West at Tillary St., BROOKLYN

Sunday, February 20th, 2011 - Brooklyn

12:30 First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Pierrepont & Monroe Streets, Brooklyn
12:30 Old First Reformed Church, 126 7th Avenue, between Carroll and President Streets,  Brooklyn
  1:00 St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139 St. Johns Place, between 6th and 7th Avenues, Brooklyn
  2:30 All Teams - Brooklyn Museum (auditorium), 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Tour Details

Saturday, February 19, 2011

9:30 All Teams - Staten Island Ferry Terminal, 1 Whitehall St @ South St

Tour 1: Half Moon, Seven Sisters, Still River

1:00 PM South St. Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St (Front/South St)
3:00 PM Brooklyn Heights Library, 280 Cadman Plaza West @ Tillary St, Brooklyn

Tour 2: Griggstown, Pocketflyers, That Long Tall

1:00 PM Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Ave @ 10th St
3:00 PM South St. Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St (Front/South St)

Tour 3: Charm City, New Moon, Handsome Molly

1:00 PM Penn South Bldg 7A Community Room, 328 W 28th St (8th/9th Ave)
Ave @ 10th St

Tour 4: Candyrapper, Cutting Edge, Orion

1:00 PM Museum of the City of NY, 1220 5th Ave (103rd/104th St)
3:00 PM Aguilar Branch Library, 174 E 110th St (Lexington/3rd Ave)

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

Tour A: Charm City, Cutting Edge, Pocketflyers, Still River

12:30 PM First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn
Pierrepont & Monroe St, Brooklyn

Tour B: Candyrapper, New Moon, Half Moon, That Long Tall

12:30 PM Old First Reformed Church
126 7th Ave, Carroll/President St, Brooklyn

Tour C: Orion, Griggstown, Handsome Molly, Seven Sisters

1:00 PM St. John's Episcopal Church
139 St. John’s Place (6th/7th Ave), Brooklyn

2:30 PM All Teams - Brooklyn Museum (in the Auditorium)
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

25th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2010
Saturday and Sunday February 13th and 14th

Longsword Dance Papa Stour
Half Moon Sword Fall Tour 2009 with Orion Longsword
at Nashoba Valley Winery

Team List and Schedule

Candyrapper, Boston, MA
Charles River Rapper, Boston, MA
Charm City Rapper, Baltimore, MD
Griggstown Lock Rapper Sword, Princeton, NJ
Green River Tap & Die, Greenfield, MA
Half Moon Sword, New York, NY
Marlboro Morris and Sword, Marlboro, VT
New Haven Morris and Sword, New Haven, CT
New Moon Sword, New York, NY
New World Sword, New York, NY
Orion Longsword, Boston, MA
Still River Sword, Still River, MA
That Long Tall Sword, Northampton, MA
Toronto Women's Sword, Toronto, ON

Get 2010 Sword Ale press release and schedule HERE (pdf)

Saturday, February 13th, 2010 --  (mostly) Manhattan

  9:30 All Teams - Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Whitehall Terminal at 1 Whitehall Street at South St.
 1:00 Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
 1:00 South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street (between Front & South Streets)
 1:30 Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Ave/Lenox Ave) in Central Park
 1:30 George Bruce Branch Library, 518 W. 125th St. St. at Amsterdam Avenue
 1:30 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St
 3:00 Brooklyn Heights Library, 280 Cadman Plaza West at Tillary St., Brooklyn
 3:00 Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Ave/Lenox Ave) in Central Park
 3:00 Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue (near 123rd St.)
 3:00 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St
 3:00 South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street (between Front & South Streets)

Sunday, February 14th, 2010 --  Brooklyn


12:30 Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, 520 Clinton Avenue, between Fulton St. and Atlantic Avenue
12:30 First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Pierrepont & Monroe Streets, Brooklyn
12:30 Old First Reformed Church, 126 7th Avenue, between Carroll and President Streets,  Brooklyn
  1:00 St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139 St. Johns Place, between 6th and 7th Avenues, Brooklyn
  2:30 All Teams - Brooklyn Museum (auditorium), 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

 

 

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24th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2009
Saturday and Sunday February 14th and 15th

Rapper Dance Foolish with a radio controlled robot
Half Moon Sword at Marlboro Morris Ale 2008

Team List and Schedule

Candyrapper, Boston, MA
Charm City Rapper, Baltimore, MD
Cutting Edge, Washington, D.C.
Griggstown Lock Rapper Sword, Princeton, NJ
Handsome Molly, Princeton, NJ
Half Moon Sword, New York, NY
New Haven Morris and Sword, New Haven, CT
New Moon Sword, New York, NY
No Apologies, Boston, MA
Orion Longsword, Boston, MA
Still River Sword, Still River, MA
That Long Tall Sword, Northampton, MA
Vineyard Swordfish, Martha's Vineyard, MA
Wesleyan Rapper, Middletown, CT

Get 2009 Sword Ale press release and schedule HERE (pdf)

Saturday, February 14th, 2009 --  (mostly) Manhattan

  9:30 All Teams - Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Whitehall Terminal at 1 Whitehall Street at South St.
 1:00 Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Ave/Lenox Ave) in Central Park
 1:00 Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
 1:00 Penn South Bldg 7A Community Room, 328 W. 28th St (8th/9th Avenue)
 1:30 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St
 1:30 Union Settlement, 237 East 104th St (2nd/3rd Avenue)
 3:00 Bloomingdale Branch Library, 150 W. 100th St, (Amsterdan/Columbus)
 3:00 Brooklyn Heights Library, 280 Cadman Plaza West at Tillary St., Brooklyn
 3:00 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St
 3:00 Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
 3:00 Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Ave/Lenox Ave) in Central Park

Sunday, February 15th, 2009 --  Brooklyn

12:30 First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Pierrepont & Monroe Streets, Brooklyn
12:30 Old First Reformed Church, 126 7th Avenue, between Carroll and President Streets,  Brooklyn
12:30 Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton St., Brooklyn
  1:00 St. John’s Episcopal Church, 139 St. Johns Place, between 6th and 7th Avenues, Brooklyn
  2:30 All Teams - Brooklyn Museum (auditorium), 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Map of Saturday and Sunday Stands



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23nd Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2008
Saturday and Sunday February 16th and 17th

Team List and Schedule

Charm City Rapper, Baltimore, MD
Griggstown Lock Rapper Sword, Princeton, NJ
Half Moon Sword, New York, NY
Handsome Molly, Princeton, NJ
New Haven Morris and Sword, New Haven, CT
New Moon Sword, New York, NY
KAOS, Oberlin, OH
Orion Longsword, Boston, MA
Scrambled Six, Boston, MA
Still River Sword, Still River, MA
That Long Tall Sword, Northampton, MA

Get 2008 Sword Ale Poster HERE

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 --  (mostly) Manhattan

  9:15 AM    All Teams - Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Whitehall Terminal at 1 Whitehall Street at South St.
11:30 Donnell Library Center, 20 W 53rd Street, (5th/6th Ave) -- Charm City Rapper, Orion Sword
 1:00 Penn South Bldg 7A Community Room, 328 W. 28th St (8th/9th Avenue)  -- Half Moon Sword, Handsome Molly, KAOS
 1:30 Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Ave/Lenox Ave) in Central Park -- Griggstown Lock, Scrambled Six, That Long Tall Sword
 1:30 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St -- New Haven Morris and Sword, New Moon Sword, Still River Sword
 3:00 Brooklyn Heights Library, 280 Cadman Plaza West at Tillary St., Brooklyn -- Half Moon Sword, Handsome Molly, KAOS
 3:00 Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St -- Griggstown Lock, Scrambled Six, That Long Tall Sword
 3:00 Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St -- Charm City Rapper, Orion Sword
 3:00 Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Ave/Lenox Ave) in Central Park -- New Haven Morris and Sword, New Moon Sword, Still River Sword
     
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 --  Brooklyn

Sunday February 17
12:30 First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Pierrepont & Monroe Streets, Brooklyn -- Handsome Molly, New Haven, Orion
12:30 Old First Reformed Church, 126 7th Avenue, between Carroll and President Streets,  Brooklyn -- Charm City, KAOS, Still River, That Long Tall Sword
12:30 Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St. at Clinton St., Brooklyn -- Half Moon, New Moon, Scrambled Six
  2:30 All Teams - Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

Map of Saturday and Sunday Stands



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22nd Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2007
Saturday and Sunday February 17th and 18th

Team List and Schedule

Candyrapper
Charm City
Cutting Edge
Greenwich Morris Men
Griggstown Lock
Half Moon
Iron Mountain
New Moon
Orion Sword
Still River
That Long Tall Sword
Vineyard Swordfish

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

  9:30 AM    All Teams - Port Authority Bus Terminal, 8th Avenue & 42nd Street

Tour 1:  Candyrapper, Cutting Edge, Orion Sword

11:30 AM    Donnell Library Center, 20 W 53rd Street, (5th/6th Ave)
  3:00 PM      Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St

Tour 2:  Griggstown Lock, New Moon Sword, Still River Sword

  1:00 PM    Jefferson Market Public Library, 425 6th Avenue @ 10th St
  3:00 PM    Penn South Bldg 7A Community Room, 328 W. 28th St (8th/9th Avenue)

Tour 3:  Half Moon Sword, Iron Mountain Sword, Vineyard Swordfish

  1:30 PM    Union Settlement House, 237 E 104th Street
  3:00 PM    Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Ave/Lenox Ave) in Central Park

Tour 4: Charm City Rapper, Greenwich Men, That Long Tall Sword

  1:30 PM    Dana Discovery Center, 110th St (5th Ave/Lenox Ave) in Central Park
  3:00 PM    Museum of the City of New York, 1220 5th Avenue @ 103rd St

       
Sunday, February 18th    Brooklyn

Tour A:  Cutting Edge, Greenwich Men, Half Moon Sword, Still River

12:15 PM    Old First Reformed Church, 126 7th Avenue, between Carroll and President Streets,  Brooklyn

Tour B:  Candyrapper, New Moon Sword, That Long Tall Sword, Vineyard Swordfish

12:30 PM    First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Pierrepont & Monroe Streets, Brooklyn

Tour C: Charm City Rapper, Iron Mountain Sword, Orion Sword

12:30 PM    Park Slope United Methodist Church, 6th Avenue & 8th Street, Brooklyn
 
All Teams

2:30 PM     Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

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Dances at the Brooklyn Museum
21th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2006
Sunday February 19th

Foolish Dance - Half Moon Sword

Westerhope - New Moon Sword

21th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2006
Saturday February 18th and Sunday February 19th, New York City

Team list:

Beside the Point, Boston, MA
Charm City Rapper, Baltimore, MD
Greenwich Morris Men, New York, NY
Griggstown Lock, Princeton, NJ
Half Moon Sword, New York, NY
Handsome Molly, Princeton, NJ
Mystic Garland, Mystic, CT
New Moon, New York, NY
Orion Sword, Boston, MA
Still River, Still River, MA
That Long Tall Sword, Northampton, MA
Vineyard Swordfish, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Past Events

20th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2005 Saturday February 19th and Sunday February 20th, New York City

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2005 PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL 9:30 AM 8th Ave & 42nd Street DONNELL LIBRARY CENTER 11:30 AM 20 W. 53rd. Street, between 5th & 6th avenues BLOOMINGDALE BRANCH PUBLIC LIBRARY 1:00 PM 150 W. 100th Street between Amsterdam & Columbus JEFFERSON MARKET PUBLIC LIBRARY 1:00 PM 425 Ave. of the Americas (6th Avenue) @ 10th Street UNION SETTLEMENT 1:30 PM 237 East 104th Street PENN SOUTH BUILDING 2B COMMUNITY ROOM 3:00 PM Community Room, 339 West 24th between 8th and 9th avenues THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 3:00 PM 1220 5th Ave @ 103rd Street BROOKLYN HEIGHTS BRANCH PUBLIC LIBRARY 3:00 PM 280 Cadman Plaza West @ Tillary Street, Brooklyn TOMPKINS SQUARE PUBLIC LIBRARY 3:00 PM 331 East 10th Street (Near Ave B) SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2005 FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF BROOKLYN 12:30 PM Pierrepont & Monroe Place, Brooklyn OLD FIRST REFORMED CHURCH 12:30 PM 7th Ave. @Carroll Street, Park Slope PARK SLOPE METHODIST 1:00 PM 6th Ave. & 8th Street, Park Slope BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART 2:30 PM 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn Performances are approximately 45 minutes except for Port Authority and the Brooklyn Museum which are 90 minutes. This is a tentative schedule. Times and locations may change. All performances are free (Brooklyn Museum is free with Museum admission). Team list: Beside the Point, Boston, MA Charm City Rapper, Baltimore, MD Greenwich Morris Men, New York, NY Handsome Molly, Princeton, NJ Griggstown Lock, Griggstown, NJ Half Moon Sword, New York, NY New Haven Morris & Sword, New Haven, CT New Moon, New York, NY Orion Sword, Boston, MA That Long Tall Sword, Northampton, MA Toronto Women's Sword, Toronto, Ontario Vineyard Sword Fish, Martha's Vineyard, MA

The Incredible Concertina 2 March 26, 2004, New York, New York

(from village greens and Shakespeare songs to Victorian salons and the modern concert hall) Concertinists: Allan Atlas, Jody Kruskal, Tom Kruskal, Wim Wakker with: Julia Grella, mezzo-soprano; Francesco Izzo, piano; Bill Ruyle, hammered dulcimer; Members of the Queens College (CUNY) Orchestra, Maurice Peress, Director; and the Half Moon Sword Dancers, with Michael Gorin, fiddle. More pictures here.

Jody Kruskal - concertinist

 

New England Folk Festival -- NEFFA April 23-25, 2004, Natick, Massachusetts

The New England Folk Festival is a fabulous blend of dance, music, crafts, and food from many lands. The 2004 Festival, which (pending application approval in the fall) will be held April 23-25 in Natick Massachusetts (near Boston), will be the 60th annual Festival. One of the things that makes the Festival special is that all performers donate their talents as volunteers.

Ale 2004 - Papa Stour longsword dance

 

18th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale -- 2003
Saturday February 15th and Sunday February 16th