Ruth Temple
Last modified: 2009/08/08 00:08
Preferred email
Address
1838 Valota Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone
415 902-6393 (m)
Teams
Swords of Gridlock (Bay Area, CA) (fiddle, 1995- )
Stinging Nettle Longsword (Bay Area, CA) (2005 - 2007)
Dead Ringers (San Francisco, CA) (fiddle, 2000-2007)
RedTail Morris (RenFaire, CA) (1993 off and on through 2003)
Goat Hill Morris (San Francisco, CA) (2000)
Ring of Cold Steel Longsword (San Francisco, CA) (2000-2003)
Seabright Morris & Sword (Santa Cruz, CA) (1993-1998) (fiddle,
dance, squire 1994-97)
Moonwood Morris (Minneapolis, MN) (1990-1992) (R.I.P.)
Uptown-on-Calhoun Morris (Twin Cities, MN) (1989-1990, still at heart)
Occasional Fiddler to the Morris Community at Large upon request
with thanks to the musicians of the Twin Cities morris community for
the inspiration and grounding.
Web page URL
Traditions
Cotswold: Adderbury, Amble on Down, Bampton, Bledington, Brackley,
Duns' Tew, Fieldtown (Minneapolis style, Bruno/RedTail style, with a
glimpse at Berkeley style), Headington, Litchfield, Uptown-on-Calhoun
Longsword: Papa Stour, Kirkby Malzeard, Inn River, Ampleforth
(Reynolds variant), Bampton Weavers' Dance, Five of Nettles
Border: Twiglet, Ragged Crow, Bromsberrow Heath (to dance)
Rapper: nope, I just plays 'em.
Morris instruments
Fiddle, recorder (heh), mandolin, voice (Seabright was great for a
singing side…)
Beasts and fools
Finger-puppets for 11-line mummer's play
Helped sew the Seabright hobby-fish
Beer preference
No, ice cream.
Anything else that needs to be said
Loving and beloved of the one and only Lise Dyckman. “This one, Ma!”