The Three Shires outfit is very distinctive and looks bright and colourful. The members wear blue skirts, long sleeve white blouses, red and blue waistcoats, red sashes and red tights- not forgetting the clogs (with bells of course). Their slings and sticks are red, white and blue and the garlands decorared with colourful flower and ribbons. This makes a very impressive and eye-catching sight. Of course, the sun does not always shine and the team are prepared for the odd shower with blue umbrellas to use in place of their garlands.
The dancers are the most visual part of the team, but the backbone of any dance side are the musicians, who not only play for practice sessions, but also for"dancing out" at the different venues. They even manage to play while walking in processions!
The tunes used for dancing are mainly traditional, with some very well known melodies among them. The present musician's leader arranges tunes to fit the dances, using parts of one tune, then moves effortlessly into another. A good memory is essential
Although we are a ladies dance side some of our musicians are male.