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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

 Download the Ale 2007 poster.

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