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SUMMARY:Workshop - Cotswold Morris Jigs - KOKI (Hybrid: In person and LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – Cotswold Morris Jigs – KOKI (Hybrid: In person and LIVE on Zoom)\nKnights of King Ina are restarting their workshop series with a chance to run through a number of Cotswold Jigs in preparation to a dance season where dancers and teams can again go out and meet.  It is offered as an in-person workshop in Somerset\, and also online over Zoom at the same time.  So it’s also a chance to experience a ‘hybrid’ event. \nOpen to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nIn person\nWhere – Keinton Mandeville Village Hall\, Somerset TA11 6ES. http://keintonvh.co.uk/directions.php\nTime – 10:30 – 16:00\nBring – Lunch\, Hankies\nWear – suitable dance or exercise clothes\, shoes fit for dancing!\nProvided – Teas / Coffees and the previously famous Cake!\nCost – £10 to help cover costs. \nTo register for the in-person experience – please email squire@koki.org.uk and one of KOKI will contact you with further information. \nor on Zoom\nThis is offered if you cannot or do not feel safe to join us. Please be aware most of the presenting will be to the participants in the hall – we will have a number of cameras around the room so you can choose which view you would prefer – but note that Zoom may not be managed all the time.  We will endeavour to give timings for when we will cover certain jigs in the day so Zoom participants can attend for only some of the time. \nTime – 10:30 – 16:00\nYou will need – Hankies\nWear – suitable dance or exercise clothes\, shoes fit for dancing!\nCost – free\, optional donations see below \nTo register to join on Zoom – please complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Cotswold Jigs – KOKI – on Zoom; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event. \nResources\nFor those that like to hear the tunes and /or see the dance entirely first\, we encourage you to listen/view these before you join the workshop: see the King Ina YouTube Channel.  Full notation is available for download there. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Yeovil Freewheelers Blood Bikes: https://www.yfwbloodbikes.org/ \nYour Hosts – Knights of King Ina\nDance leaders – Andrew Knight and Lin Steel.  Lin has danced from early childhood and is a professional dance teacher with the RAD\, her Morris history starts with Border and she made the transition to Cotswold on moving to Somerset\, she has danced most genres of Morris.  Andrew is an Osteopath and has danced Morris for 25+ years almost exclusively Cotswold; both have been teachers/fore(wo)men and leaders/squires of several teams and both dance with multiple teams.  Andrew wrote the Warm up information 2nd edition for The Morris Federation. \nSee the KOKI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheKnightsOfKingIna and \n \nKOKI – back in 2010 faced with the imminent demise (never happened) of a set team\, several people joined to study Jig dancing as a way of improving their dance and to avoid being reliant on large numbers to go to Festivals. That and there are not many Jig teams about – at the time we found 2 active and 2 inactive in the UK and another also just starting out like us. \nAt the outset we decided to avoid the inevitable provenance arguments about how its supposed to go and to revisit the – usually handwritten – first collection notes. Our re-interpretation of these is the same starting point that all the revivalists had (apart from those meeting the old dancers) any subsequent variation from first recorded is to suit the dance to us. \nOver the years from humble beginnings we have performed at many festivals\, won medals\, and given a workshop series twice a year in Somerset covering most of the traditions that have Jig dances in their repertoire. There is a notation series and music for all of these available free from us. We now have regular members from the South Coast to Herefordshire and meet regularly to practice (subject to legal restrictions!)\, members of the team have taught and performed in Europe and Australia and during Lockdown we developed a video set and notation for Ilmington teaching used internationally.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/cotswold-morris-jigs-koki-2022/
LOCATION:In person in Somerset or Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220227T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220227T183000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
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SUMMARY:Workshop - "Teaching Tips for Foremen" - Emma Wooders (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – “Teaching Tips for Foremen” – Emma Wooders (LIVE on Zoom)\nHave you ever wondered what might be the best way to bring on a beginner when they join your team?  Would you find it useful to have a model of how teachers teach and learners learn?  Have you been missing an opportunity to learn from other foremen about what they do? \nIn this session\, Emma Wooders will share some teaching tips which might be useful for foremen (old\, new and aspiring) garnered from her other life as a teacher as well as her foreman’s experience.  There will be practical suggestions as well as some of the big ideas behind them to help develop your practice at practice. \nYour host\nEmma Wooders is currently foreman of Windsor Morris as well as dancing with The Outside Capering Crew and playing for The Rumworth Morris. She has been morris dancing since 1994 when she joined Oyster Morris\, danced for eight years with Gog Magog Molly\, and is a three-time winner (and two-time judge) of the John Gasson Jig Competition. Emma has called for ceilidhs and workshops at Sidmouth Folk Festival\, as well as running workshops as part of her morris foreman’s role. In her spare time\, Emma teaches Science (and a strange mix of other subjects depending on what the timetable demands – currently it’s music) at a Windsor middle school\, where she runs a small but very busy department. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – “Teaching Tips for Foremen” – Emma Wooders; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to one of Emma’s school’s chosen charities for this year\, The Children’s Society: Donate | The Children’s Society (childrenssociety.org.uk)
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/teaching-tips-for-foremen/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220205T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220205T183000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
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SUMMARY:Talk - "Custom and creativity: the chicken and egg of folk performance histories" - Peter Harrop (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – “Custom and creativity: the chicken and egg of folk performance histories” – Peter Harrop (LIVE on Zoom)\nThe talk draws on Peter’s editorial and introductory contributions to The Routledge Companion to English Folk Performance published last year (2021). \nHe will use examples of morris dancing\, mumming and sword dancing to consider four broad points: \nImage John McGovern: (C) Owle Schreame\n\nFirstly\, an acceptance that these forms were creatively devised by people who thought they were a good idea at the time of their making.\nSecondly\, to consider how such apparently transient\, migratory and inconstant forms so quickly achieved customary status.\nThirdly – both for better and worse – to acknowledge the role of Victorian scholarship and Edwardian popular thought in conferring longevity and romance on certain plays and dances but not others.\nFourthly\, to seek out any special features of performance – associated with the customary and not often found elsewhere – that enhance our appreciation while gently prodding our designation folk.\n\nPresentation for approx 1 hour\, then 30 mins for Q&A. \nYour host\nDuring the 1970s Peter Harrop danced and acted with Monkseaton Morrismen and Folk Dance Club which sparked a lifelong interest in customary performance. \nHe went on to study drama and folklore\, gaining a PhD from the Institute of Dialect and Folklife Studies at Leeds University. He is now Professor Emeritus in Drama at the University of Chester. \nRecent publications include Mummers’ Plays Revisited (Routledge\, Advances in Theatre and Performance\, 2020); The Routledge Companion to English Folk Performance (with Steve Roud\, 2021) and an edition of research articles by the theatre historian Philip Butterworth (Routledge\, Variorum Collected Studies\, 2022) Staging\, Playing\, Pyrotechnics and Magic: Performance Conventions in Early English Theatre. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – “Custom and creativity: the chicken and egg of folk performance histories” – Peter Harrop; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Peter’s chosen place – The Morris Federation.  Go to this page https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/merchandise/ and Click ‘Buy Now’ to donate by Paypal (opens in new window – enter “Harrop” in the description\, and close that window when finished).  Or contact us (select Membership & Merchandise) for our BACS details – please use “Harrop” as the reference for your donation. \n 
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/folk-performance-histories/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220130T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220130T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20211231T124839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220130T174421Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Fieldtown Jig - 'Ladies' Pleasure' - Owain Boorman (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – Fieldtown Jig – ‘Ladies’ Pleasure’ – Owain Boorman\nOwain Boorman will teach the Cotswold morris jig – ‘Ladies’ Pleasure’ or ‘Ladies of Pleasure’ – in the style of Fieldtown.  This follows on from the Nutting Girl jig in the style of Fieldtown from the Jig Instructional. \nThe Jig and workshop will bridge the gap between beginner and intermediate and will be suitable for most dancers who know how to double step\, and those who attended our beginners Cotswold workshop last year. \nThe workshop will be led by Owain Boorman accompanied by his long suffering partner\, musician Rimini Dick-Carr. \nYour hosts\nOwain Boorman started dancing with Mad Jack’s Morris in Hastings in 2005\, since then he has danced with King John’s\, Red Stags\, Whitchurch\, and Chiltern Hundreds. He is also a founding member of Clausentum and has been foreman since their inception. \nRimini Dick-Carr is a classically trained musician who has played with Aylesbury Concert Band\, Bucks County Youth Orchestra and many other bands within the area. Owain has depended on Rimini for music during lockdown for the previous instructional and online videos. Due to uncertainty in the current climate\, Rimini has fortunately offered up her services again. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Fieldtown Jig – ‘Ladies’ Pleasure’; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Action for M.E.\, a charity in the UK supporting people with M.E. of all ages whose services have often been referred to as a ‘lifeline’ by those who have accessed them: https://www.actionforme.org.uk/support-us/other-ways-to-support-us/ \nResources\n\nA full instructional of the ‘Nutting Girl’ jig in the style of Fieldtown [YouTube\, 23 mins]\nNotation for a variety of cotswold morris traditions: Thames Valley Morris Men Dance Notation
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/fieldtown-ladies-pleasure/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220122T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220122T183000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20211206T152728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211220T131721Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - "Traditional Treasures" - Gill & Barry Goodman (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – “Traditional Treasures” – Gill & Barry Goodman\nAn illustrated talk on some more unusual English customs with songs and pictures presented by Gill and Barry Goodman. \n“Traditional Treasures” will lead you through the magic\, mystery and madness of English traditional customs in story\, live songs and visual images – a truly “multi-media” presentation! \nThe customs they will cover include: House Wassailing\, The Olney Pancake Race\, Tavistock Goosey Fair\, Helston Flora Day\, The Whitby Penny Hedge\, The Haxey Hood Game\, Apple Tree Wassailing. \nThis follows on from their previous talk entitled “Good Morning\, Lords and Ladies”. \nPresentation for approx 1 hour\, then 30 mins for Q&A. \nYour hosts\n Gill and Barry Goodman have been involved in the folk scene since 1971 and have experienced\, or been involved with\, many of the customs featured in the presentation. \nGill has been a volunteer at the British Schools Museum in Hitchin since 2007 and was founder member of Bedfordshire Lace Morris. \nBarry is a folk singer\, songwriter and musician\, ex-member of Redbornstoke Morris and The Outside Capering Crew\, as well as an ex-President of the Morris Federation! \nFind out more at Gill & Barry’s web site: www.barrygoodmanfolk.co.uk \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Traditional Treasures – Gill & Barry Goodman; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to the British Schools Museum: https://britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk/support/fundraising/ \nTheir web site says “Hitchin holds a unique place in the history of education as it boasts the world’s last remaining purpose-built Monitorial schoolroom. The grade II* listed building opened in 1837\, but the school was founded in 1810\, a full 80 years before the government finally provided free elementary education for all.”
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/traditional-treasures/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211212T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211212T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
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SUMMARY:Talk - "Straw Bear - 40 Years of Straw & String" - Brian Kell (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – “Straw Bear – 40 Years of Straw & String” – Brian Kell\nThe talk is called “40 Years of Straw & String” – Brian Kell will talk about the history of the Whittlesea Straw Bear from the past to the present\, along with the changes which have occurred throughout the years of the revival.  This is one of the big morris events of the year\, held in January in Whittlesey\, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.  There will be time for Q&A. \nYour host\nBrian Kell was the founder and is honorary president of the revived Whittlesea Straw Bear festival\, with a background in various folk traditions. He was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2013 for services to music and the community in Whittlesey. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Straw Bear; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to the Whittlesey Mayor’s Charities: https://strawbear.org.uk/support
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-straw-bear-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211211T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211211T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20211018T221535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T223030Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - "Morris Dolls in the Museum of British Folklore" - Simon Costin (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – “Morris Dolls in the Museum of British Folklore” – Simon Costin\nSimon Costin will be speaking about his project to establish the UK’s first ever museum dedicated to our seasonal customs and events. An overview of the project from his early influences and how he took to the road in 2009 in a painted caravan\, travelling across the UK to gauge interest in the project\, and then highlighting some of the many exhibitions that the museum has set up over the past few years including how the Morris Doll collection came to be. \nYour host\nSimon Costin is the founder of the Museum of British Folklore and also the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Cornwall. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Morris Dolls in the Museum of British Folklore – you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to the Museum of British Folklore\, see: http://www.museumofbritishfolklore.com/become_a_friend/ \n 
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-morris-dolls-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211204T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211204T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210301T221948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211207T100934Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - "Coconut Dancing – more than just a Lancashire tradition” - Peter Bearon (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – “Coconut Dancing – more than just a Lancashire tradition” – Peter Bearon\nPeter Bearon’s talk will compare the coconut dance tradition in the Rossendale Valley\, Lancashire with that of Els Moretons in Manacor\, Mallorca. Both traditions are likely to have originated during the 1850s. \nThe coconut dance tradition from Provence known as ‘Lei Cocot’ or ‘Les Coco’ will then be considered. ‘Lei Cocot’ appears to date from the first half of the 19th century.  We will then look at the development of coconut dancing on the 19th century stage and the possible transmission of the dance from stage to street. \nFinally\, we will look at the tune generally known as the Rochdale Coconut Dance and the tune used by Els Moretons and compare them both with a tune simply called Cocoa Nut Dance published in tune collections in the 1830s/1840s. \nThis talk on Coconut Dancing will be based on the one he gave at “The Histories of the Morris in Britain” conference in 2017 on “Coconut Dances in Lancashire\, Mallorca\, Provence and on the Nineteenth Century Stage”. \nPresentation for approx 1 hour 10 mins\, then 20 mins for Q&A. \nPlease Note: This talk will include images of performers wearing full face black makeup\, and are not intended to cause offence\, but are there for historical context.  This talk will not cover arguments for/against the wearing of full face black makeup\, and we kindly ask that this question is not raised/discussed in the Q&A. \nYour host\nPeter Bearon has been a morris dancer since 1972.  He was a founder member of The Rumworth Morris in 1976.  He currently plays melodeon for The Rumworth Morris\, Handsworth Traditional Sword Dancers and The Lymm Morris.  Once a year he is to be found in normal times either playing or dancing for The Abram Morris Dancers. \nPeter has a paper published in the 2020 issue of the EFDSS Folk Music Journal on “The Abram Morris Dance and the Abram Morris Dancers’ Ground”. \n  \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Coconut Dancing – more than just a Lancashire tradition; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to either or both of these charities helping the homeless in Chorley: https://www.chorleyhelpthehomeless.org and in Manchester: https://www.coffee4craig.com
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/coconut-dancing-peter-bearon/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211114T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211114T183000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210915T125829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T210235Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - "A History of Mumming" - Stephen Rowley (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – “A History of Mumming” – Stephen Rowley\nIn the last 20 years significant advances have been made in understanding the origins of mumming and mummers plays.  The ‘pagan’ fertility ritual of life and death theory has been thoroughly rebutted and shown to be a misguided scholastic invention of the 1880s.  Examination of the evidence reveals a rich and colourful story of traditions with threads extending far beyond the shores of Britain. \nTalk for approx 50 mins then time for Q&A \nYour host\nStephen Rowley founded the Mummers Symposium in 2011 – an annual meeting of mummers\, folklorists and academic researchers from around the world.  He is also a musician and dancer\, founder of the International Mummers Festival\, the International Pipe and Tabor Festival\, and The Taborers Society.  He has performed and taught widely in Europe\, USA\, Russia and Australia.  He has a particular interest in the festival procession dances of the Iberian peninsular and their music. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – A History of Mumming; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Bowel Cancer West via: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/stephen-rowley3
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-a-history-of-mumming/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211114T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211114T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Cotswold Morris - Ducklington Jig 'Nutting Girl' (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – Cotswold Morris – Ducklington Jig ‘Nutting Girl’ – for Beginners/Progressors\nAndrew Knight and Lin Steel\, with musician Tony Warren\, will teach a Cotswold morris jig (solo dance) for those with some experience of Cotswold morris\, and also suitable for those who attended our beginners Cotswold workshop last year. \nThe dance is ‘Nutting Girl’ in the style of Ducklington\, and as usual it will be as recorded by the collectors.  During the 2 hour workshop they will cover the form and steps of the dance\, and build to the whole jig. \nFor those that like to hear the tunes and /or see the dance entirely first\, there are links in the Resources section below.  We encourage you to listen/view these before you join the workshop.  Full notation is available for download there. \nYour hosts\nDance leaders – Andrew Knight and Lin Steel\, with Musician Tony Warren.  Lin has danced from early childhood and is a professional dance teacher with the RAD\, her Morris history starts with Border and she made the transition to Cotswold on moving to Somerset\, she has danced most genres of Morris.  Andrew is an Osteopath and has danced Morris for 25+ years almost exclusively Cotswold; both have been teachers/fore(wo)men and leaders/squires of several teams and both dance with multiple teams.  Andrew wrote the Warm up information 2nd edition for The Morris Federation. \nAndrew\, Lin and Tony currently perform with the Knights of King Ina morris jig team\, based in Somerset (see more below). \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Cotswold – Ducklington Jig; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Yeovil Freewheelers Blood Bikes: https://www.yfwbloodbikes.org/ \nResources\n– Video: Andrew Knight and Lin Steel dancing: ‘Nutting Girl’ in the style of Ducklington – Front View and ‘Nutting Girl’ in the style of Ducklington – Back View and ‘Nutting Girl’ in the style of Ducklington – Side View (2016) \n– Video: Warming up and Cooling Down for Morris Dancers on the MF YouTube Channel \n– A folder containing: Dance Notation and music dots for ‘Nutting Girl’ Ducklington Jig in the MF Notation Library \nKnights of King Ina\nSee the KOKI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheKnightsOfKingIna and the King Ina YouTube Channel \n \nKOKI – back in 2010 faced with the imminent demise (never happened) of a set team\, several people joined to study Jig dancing as a way of improving their dance and to avoid being reliant on large numbers to go to Festivals. That and there are not many Jig teams about – at the time we found 2 active and 2 inactive in the UK and another also just starting out like us. \nAt the outset we decided to avoid the inevitable provenance arguments about how its supposed to go and to revisit the – usually handwritten – first collection notes. Our re-interpretation of these is the same starting point that all the revivalists had (apart from those meeting the old dancers) any subsequent variation from first recorded is to suit the dance to us. \nOver the years from humble beginnings we have performed at many festivals\, won medals\, and given a workshop series twice a year in Somerset covering most of the traditions that have Jig dances in their repertoire. There is a notation series and music for all of these available free from us. We now have regular members from the South Coast to Herefordshire and meet regularly to practice (subject to legal restrictions!)\, members of the team have taught and performed in Europe and Australia and during Lockdown we developed a video set and notation for Ilmington teaching used internationally.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/cotswold-morris-ducklington-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211107T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211107T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210615T184537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T143433Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Whitby Toesday Hornpipe Clog Routine for Beginners & Intermediates - Melanie Barber (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:2 Part Workshop – Whitby Toesday Hornpipe Clog Routine for Beginners & Intermediates – Melanie Barber\nMelanie Barber will teach both the Whitby Toesday Hornpipes\, for Beginners and Intermediates\, comprising ten steps\, which she wrote for the Whitby Folk Week Community Facebook Group in 2016. A basic knowledge of clog techniques such as straight and round shuffles would be useful but not essential. \nTwo 1.5 hour teaching sessions 11:00-12:30 and 14:00-15:30 to build to the performance of a clog stepping routine. \nEquipment Needed\nClogs or hard soles shoes are required\, plus a hard surface to dance on\, e.g. wooden floor\, wooden board. \nYour hosts\nMelanie Barber started clog dancing in 1979\, learning from Sam Sherry and Pat Tracey\, and collecting steps from Bill Gibbons and Bert Bowden\, and has been teaching clog since the early 80’s.  She was a founder Lancashire Walloper\, then a member of Camden Clog\, and now dances with Strictly Clog. \nMike Adamson learnt to play the melodeon in 2006 for Hammersmith Morris\, and started playing for clog and North West Morris in 2007.  Melanie & Mike formed Three’s a Crowd in 2014 having started to do solo bookings. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form (coming soon): Register for the Workshop – Whitby Toesday Hornpipe Clog Routine; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nThe Zoom link will be the same for the 2 sessions. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Melanie & Mike’s chosen charities: Christies Cancer Research and their local Sheffield S6 Foodbank.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/whitby-toesday-hornpipe-clog-routine-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211106T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211106T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210511T141856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211106T180459Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - "Considering Morris Dance Costumes as English National Dress" - Chloe Middleton-Metcalfe (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – “Considering Morris Dance Costumes as English National Dress” – Chloe Middleton-Metcalfe\nThis talk engages with a recurring popular quandary: Why does England not have a national dress? \nChloe Middleton-Metcalfe by Susan Bell\nDescribed by renowned British folklorist Steve Roud in The English Year as the ‘arch-symbol of official fakelore’ the concept of national dress can be divisive. Despite this\, the idea of an English national costume is not dead and continues to capture some element of the public imagination. If the relatively recent letters section of various national newspaper are anything to go by\, then morris dance costumes are considered to be a possible contender for the title. \nStarting its exploration in the Edwardian folk revival and finishing in the late twentieth century\, this talk will consider the shifting relationships between revival morris costumes and the deliberate projection of Englishness. In summary it will\, with all due seriousness\, explore the arguments for\, and against\, treating morris dance costumes as a form of English national dress. \nThere will be time for Q&A. \nYour host\nChloe Middleton-Metcalfe is in the process of completing her PhD on the subject of English social folk dance at the University of Roehampton. She originally trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in costume making\, and runs the English Folk Costume Archive. She continues to have an active research interest in material culture and dress. \nUseful Links\n– English Folk Costume Archive: https://www.facebook.com/englishfolkcostumes \n– Academic Profile: https://roehampton-online.academia.edu/ChloeMetcalfe \n– EFDSS guide to English folk costume (authored by Middleton-Metcalfe): https://www.efdss.org/learning/resources/beginners-guides/34-english-folk-costume \n– VWML Social Folk Dance Bibliography (authored by Middleton-Metcalfe): https://www.vwml.org/images/VWMLASSETS/PDFs/IntroductoryBibliographyTraditionalSocialFolkDance.pdf \n– The Grand Union Canal Entertainment Company (Middleton-Metcalfe’s performance act):  https://gucecompany.com/ \n– The History and Development of Dark Border Morris (authored by Middleton-Metcalfe): A MF Digital Publication: https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/merchandise/cds-books/ \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Considering Morris Dance Costume as English National Dress; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Chloe’s chosen place – The Morris Federation.  Click ‘Buy Now’ to donate by Paypal (opens in new window – enter “Chloe” in the description\, and close that window when finished).  Or contact us (select Membership & Merchandise) for our BACS details – please use “Chloe” as the reference for your donation. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/morris-costumes-as-english-national-dress/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210925T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210925T180000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20200610T121617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210906T184748Z
UID:3429-1632585600-1632592800@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Morris Federation AGM 2021 (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Morris Federation AGM 2021\n \n  \nThe Morris Federation’s AGM in 2021 will be held online over Zoom\, as it was in 2020.  For further details see the AGM page
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/morris-federation-agm-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210515T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210515T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210404T145250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210418T103453Z
UID:6625-1621094400-1621099800@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk - 'Morris Dancers and Rose Queens' Volume 1: 1888-1900 'Once over Lightly' - Johnny Haslett (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – ‘Morris Dancers and Rose Queens’ Volume 1: 1888-1900 ‘Once over Lightly’ – Johnny Haslett\nJohnny Haslett takes us on a tour of his book Morris Dancers and Rose Queens (Volume 1) – an anthology of reported Carnivals and Galas in West Lancashire between 1888 and 1900\, together with the accompanying morris dancing activity. \nThis is a definitive work about the sociology of Lancashire at the end of the nineteenth century. \nCarnivals and Galas that took place in West Lancashire\, as the nineteenth century drew to its close\, have been meticulously researched together with details of all the accompanying Morris dancing activity. Selected newspaper reportage from the time\, giving a unique perspective on the lives of the ordinary people\, is used to paint an amazing picture of the communities of the region as a whole. \nHere we have Morris dancing teams that travelled distances to perform in towns beyond the county limits\, teams that couldn’t afford to move about and stayed near home. Morris dancers who were influenced  by the dancing of other teams or who started up in a town or village following a visit from dancers of another town. Benefactors who invested in their local team. Its all here. \nA unique and valuable source of reference\, this book brings together a wealth of fascinating information for the serious researcher and casual reader alike. \nJohnny Haslett has published 3 volumes of Morris  Dancers and Rose Queens; Volume 4 will be out soon. \nYour host\nJohnny Haslett has been involved in North West Morris dancing for many more years than he now cares to remember. Living in Leyland\, in central Lancashire\, not only was it virtually inevitable that he should spend much of his working life at Leyland Motors\, but it was an almost equally natural sequence of events that led to him becoming a member of the Leyland Morris Men. \nSwept along by the enthusiastic tide of new teams in the late seventies\, he later joined the revived Preston Royal Morris Dancers and subsequently became their leader. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Morris Dancers and Rose Queens Volume 1 1888-1900 – Johnny Haslett; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Johnny’s chosen place – The Morris Federation.  Click ‘Buy Now’ to donate by Paypal (opens in new window – enter “Johnny Haslett” in the description\, and close that window when finished).  Or contact us (select Membership & Merchandise) for our BACS details – please use “Johnny Haslett” as the reference for your donation. All funds raised from this talk will be ‘ring-fenced’ to support suitable North-West Morris related projects. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/morris-dancers-and-rose-queens-volume-1/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210502T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210502T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210325T192028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T162846Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - "Who were the sword dancers\, and why did they do it?" - Andrew Kennedy (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis talk took place using the Zoom video service on 2 May 2021. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: “Who were the sword dancers and why did they do it?” – Talk by Andrew Kennedy. \n \nTalk – “Who were the sword dancers\, and why did they do it?” – Andrew Kennedy\nRecords of sword dancing can be found dating as far back as the fourteenth century\, and enough books and articles have been written about it to form a small library.  Much of what has been written focuses upon the action\, the events. \nThis talk takes a look at the people who danced\, focusing on Britain and northern Europe from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century\, and in particular at certain rare cases where we can investigate individual named dancers and find out a surprising amount about them. \nIf you’d like to read more about this and other aspects of sword dancing that have interested Andrew\, please look at his website About Sword Dancing at www.sworddance.info \nFeatured image: Nürnberg Schwerttanz der Messerer 1600 \nYour host\nHaving been an enthusiastic country dancer as a child\, Andrew Kennedy fell into Morris dancing while at university before finding his way to rapper.  When he grew up he became a longsword dancer\, going on to play for dancing and then to write a bit about it. \nHe edited the sword dancing newsletter Rattle Up\, My Boys for a while and organised the overseas teams for the 2004 and 2008 International Sword Spectacular festivals. \nHe has danced/played with teams including Clydeside Rapper\, Carlisle Sword and Morris Dancers\, Sallyport Sword Dancers\, East Saxon Swords\, White Star Sword Dancers\, Thrales Rapper\, Southport Swords\, and the North British Sword Dancers. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Who were the sword dancers\, and why did they do it? – Andrew Kennedy; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this talk and would like to make a contribution then please support the sword dancing newsletter Rattle Up\, My Boys or\, better still\, subscribe – a very reasonable £8 for one year (4 issues).  Email: rattleupmyboys@gmail.com
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/who-were-the-sword-dancers-andrew-kennedy/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210502T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210502T110000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210321T132337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T122434Z
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SUMMARY:Last session of 6 Week Programme - Return to Dancing Fitness - Rhys Boorman (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:6 Week Programme – Return to Dancing Fitness – Rhys Boorman\nRhys Boorman is running a ‘return to dancing fitness’ programme starting with a ‘live’ session on Sunday 21st March\, and another ‘live’ session 6 weeks later on Sunday 2nd May. \nIn between the two ‘live’ sessions\, Rhys and the Morris Federation will be sending you weekly workout sessions to focus on improving your fitness in preparation for (finally!) returning to dance practice and/or dancing out. \nThe eagle-eyed amongst you will have worked out that this is actually 7 sessions. \nThe ‘live’ sessions will be approximately an hour and will include: \n– 5 minutes – Warm Up\n– 5 minutes – Mobility/Stretching\n– 5 minutes – Basic Morris Stepping\n– 15 minutes – Core workout to aid balance while dancing\n– 15 minutes – Plyometric Workout – to add some power and spring into your step\n– 10 minutes – Cool Down\n– 5 minutes – Q&A \nThe previous sessions are on the YouTube Playlist: Return to Dancing Fitness Playlist \n– Week 1 was a ‘live’ session’ including Warm Up and Cool Down. \n– For Weeks 2 to 5 please do: Warm Up / ‘Easy’ or ‘Hard’ option for that week / Cool Down. \nYour host\nRhys Boorman is a PE Teacher\, and while in lockdown has kept up his fitness by completing weekly core and plyometrics sessions similar to the ones which he will be leading in the workshop.  He has had plenty of practice at leading unruly groups due to his job as a PE Teacher! \nHe also likes to regularly run half marathons for fun\, and is currently in the middle of marathon training. \nRhys dances with multiple teams including: Mad Jacks Morris\, Sussex Junction Morris\, Clausentum Morris\, Harlequin Morris & Berkshire Bedlam. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the 6 Week Programme – Return to Dancing Fitness – Rhys Boorman; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  ** IMPORTANT: Please don’t Register again if you have already registered for the event on 21st March and have been receiving weekly emails from us.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Mind\, supporting people experiencing mental health problems:  https://www.mind.org.uk/donate/
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/programme-return-to-dancing-fitness-2/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210425T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210425T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210126T124552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T123614Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Adderbury Morris Men (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – Adderbury Morris Men\nThe history of morris dancing in Adderbury\, the 1975 revival and what happened next\, and the last 20 years. \n  \nOn 26th April 1975\,  95 years since their previous demise\, Adderbury Morris seemed to spring fully formed into the world again. Of course this is only part of the revival story and hides what went on during the years before that momentous day. \n  \nThe morris dancing tradition died out in Adderbury in the nineteenth century but we were fortunate that the dances were collected from the last surviving member of the original team\, William Walton\, in such detail by Janet Blunt and others that they could still be performed. \n  \nIn this talk you will discover some history of morris dancing in Adderbury and what sparked the revival in 1975. You will also find out how the dancing developed over the years and what the Adderbury Morris Men do now. \n  \n \nThis talk will include contributions from Tim Radford\, Stephen & Verna Wass\, Chris Leslie\, David Gunby\, David Moore and others. \n  \nPlus … Live music and videos.  There will also be time for Q&A. \n  \nFind out more about the team at: Adderbury Morris \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk/Workshop – Adderbury Morris; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Adderbury Morris Men’s chosen charities: The Teenage Cancer Trust (the son of their foreman\, who was part of our team\, died of cancer at 17) and Katharine House Hospice (the hospice is located in Adderbury and one of their side was looked after there\, before he too died of cancer). \nDonate at: Teenage Cancer Trust: https://donate.teenagecancertrust.org/ and Katherine House Hospice: https://www.khh.org.uk/donate/ \nCD and Book\nThe Adderbury Morris CD and Book are available from us (separately or as a bundle) at: CDs and Books \nHistorical Photos\nPhotos of the Walton Brothers teaching the staff at Le Halle Place (Janet Blunt’s home) to morris dance\, courtesy of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library of EFDSS. \nWilliam Walton\nJohn Walton
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-adderbury-morris-men/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210424T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210424T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210312T152324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T163006Z
UID:6574-1619258400-1619283600@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Joint Morris Organisations' Virtual Day of Dance 2021 (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Joint Morris Organisations’ Virtual Day of Dance 2021\nThe JMO Day of Dance is a collaborative event organised in turn by one of the three morris organisations in the UK – The Morris Federation\, The Morris Ring\, and Open Morris. The day of dance is a celebration of morris and traditional dancing held annually at a different location around the UK. \nIn 2021 it will be a little different.  It will be held online over Zoom with all 3 organisations hosting. \n\nThere will be 2 streams with separate Zoom links: In the ‘Virtual Pub’ 10:00-15:00 Morris Music Sessions. In the ‘Virtual Dance Tent’ 10:00-16:00 Dance Workshops then 16:00-17:00 Massed Dancing.  Scroll to the bottom of the page to Register. \n\nProgramme\nThere will be 2 streams with 2 separate Zoom links:\nIn the ‘Virtual Pub’ – Morris Music Session 11:00-15:00\nCome and play all your favourite Morris and dance tunes with our experienced session leaders: \n– 11:00-12:00 Sarah & Tom Sennett\n– 12:00-13:00 Emma & Jon Meville\n– 13:00-14:00 Sel Adamu & Ben Potton\n– 14:00-15:00 Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson \nIn the ‘Virtual Dance Tent’ – Dance Workshops 10:00-16:00\nHave a go at a new dance\, or even a new dance style\, in these workshops run by experienced tutors.  Please wear comfy supportive shoes e.g. trainers and make sure you have enough space to dance in\, with no trip hazards and no breakable objects or lampshades nearby! \n– 10:00-11:15 ‘Bacca Pipes’ solo dance – Rachel Cole-Wilkin\, Belles of London City \nFor anyone with dance experience\, especially Molly\, Border and Cotswold – variations for all experience levels will be taught\, using figures from the Ascot-Under-Wychwood style.  The music will be Bacca Pipes (Headington) played and recorded by David Pope (also of Belles) on Melodeon. “Bacca” is short for tobacco and the pipes are the long\, fragile\, clay\, churchwarden pipe.  You will need 2 ‘Pipes’ to dance over\, e.g. wooden spoons\, ties\, Harry Potter wands\, rolled up morris hankies\, or even tape marks (Health & Safety note: please make sure that the items are not breakable and will not cause you injury should you step on them!).  Rachel is a member of The Belles of London City\, assistant morris dance tutor at EFDSS\, and has previously danced with Sharp Morris in London and Berkeley Morris in California. \n– 11:30-13:00 ‘The Celebration’ North West solo dance – John Earnshaw\, Wakefield Morris \nFor experienced North West Dancers who know how to polka/rant.  This dance includes a quickly-changing sequence of walks\, polkas/rants and kicks.  Bring 2 short sticks (or wooden spoons).  John wrote The Celebration in 2008 to give Wakefield Morris an option for when low numbers turned out\, and it can be performed for one or more dancers.  It contains many different North West steps and moves borrowed from other dances or created for variety. The music used will be The Gallopede\, played and recorded by Liam Parker of White Rose and Wakefield Morris. \n– 13:30-14:30 ‘Mrs Marhoff’s Single Hornpipe’ Clog Stepping routine (aka ‘The Sunderland Hornpipe’) – Toby Bennett\,  English Step & Clog Dance \nFor beginners who know how to shuffle\, and also more experienced dancers.  You will need a wooden or hard surface\, and preferably wear clogs (otherwise\, hard soled shoes).  Toby Bennett learned this dance from Mrs Marhoff herself; it’s a short dance and not particularly complicated but there are some lovely details which are easily lost\, so we’ll learn it how Mrs Marhoff taught it – and she was very particular!  Toby started clog dancing at University\, and was lucky enough to do classes with some of the greats including Sam Sherry\, Pat Tracey and Mrs Marhoff. He won the Westmorland Clog Dance Championship and Stepping Contest at the original Dancing England. Toby later trained professionally and worked as a dancer and dance educator for many years in various forms of dance\, and now focuses on clog step dancing.  He performs solo\, with folk band Stepling\, and runs clog dance classes in Derbyshire.\n \n– 14:45-15:45 ‘Over the Hills’ Jig\, Oddington style (Cotswold) – Ollie Simons\, musician Matt Simons\, Peterborough Morris \nFor anyone with previous Cotswold experience of any tradition\, and beginners are also welcome – the instructor will aim to support all levels of ability.  Bring hankies or something to wave about\, and wear shoes with good support\, which are suitable to hop about in. Ollie invites people to take the jig back to their clubs and make it their own. We will also touch upon how to include the musician into the performance and use the area for your advantage. Ollie has been dancing the Morris for 10 years and has around 6 years of experience teaching various styles and traditions to people of different ages and abilities. Ollie and Matt are both members of Peterborough Morris and several other sides.  \nIn the ‘Virtual Dance Tent’ – Massed Dancing 16:00-17:00\nMassed Dancing featuring the dances we have done in the workshops (*)\, plus a few more including old favourites.  Running order is: \nCircassian Circle at the JMO day of dance in York\, 2016\n– ‘Bacca Pipes’ – solo dance (*)\n– ‘The Celebration’ – North West solo dance (*)\n– ‘Mrs Marhoff’s Single Hornpipe’ – Clog Stepping Routine (*)\n– ‘East Acton’ – Border (taught on the day)\n– ‘Waiting for the Vaccine’ – Border solo dance (from a recent MF workshop)\n– ‘Over the Hills’ Oddington style – Cotswold jig (*)\n– ‘Princess Royal’ – Cotswold jig (in a tradition of your choice)\n– ‘Shepherds Hey’ – Cotswold\n– ‘Bonny Green’ – Cotswold \nTo Register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the JMO Day of Dance 2021; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you the Zoom links a couple of days before the event.  Open to anyone\, especially members of teams in the JMO – The Morris Federation\, The Morris Ring\, and Open Morris. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to … a charity of your choice.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/jmo-day-of-dance-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:JMO,Morris Federation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210411T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210411T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20201221T182130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220710T143723Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - "Good Morning\, Lords and Ladies" - Gill & Barry Goodman (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – “Good Morning\, Lords and Ladies” – Gill & Barry Goodman\nAn illustrated talk on some of the more unusual English customs with songs and pictures presented by Gill and Barry Goodman. \n“Good Morning\, Lords and Ladies” will lead you through the year to discover the magic\, mystery and madness of English traditional customs in story\, live songs and visual images – a truly “multi-media” presentation! \nThe customs we will cover are: May Day\, Jack-in-the-Green\, Whitsun Ales (in particular\, Kirtlington Lamb Ale)\, Rushbearing (featuring Saddleworth Rushcart)\, Tar Barrel Rolling at Ottery St Mary\, Mumming\, Whittlesey Straw Bear\, Valentine’s Day (the Norfolk tradition of Jack Valentine)\, and back to May Day again (Ampthill Sunrise). \nPresentation for approx 1 hour\, then 30 mins for Q&A. \nThe edited video recording (1hr 13mins) is now available at: \n \nYour hosts\n Gill and Barry Goodman have been involved in the folk scene since 1971 and have experienced\, or been involved with\, many of the customs featured in the presentation. \nGill has been a volunteer at the British Schools Museum in Hitchin since 2007 and was founder member of Bedfordshire Lace Morris. \nBarry is a folk singer\, songwriter and musician\, ex-member of Redbornstoke Morris and The Outside Capering Crew\, as well as an ex-President of the Morris Federation! \nFind out more at Gill & Barry’s web site: www.barrygoodmanfolk.co.uk \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Good Morning\, Lords and Ladies – Gill & Barry Goodman; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to the British Schools Museum: https://britishschoolsmuseum.org.uk/support/fundraising/ \nTheir web site says “Hitchin holds a unique place in the history of education as it boasts the world’s last remaining purpose-built Monitorial schoolroom. The grade II* listed building opened in 1837\, but the school was founded in 1810\, a full 80 years before the government finally provided free elementary education for all.”
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/good-morning-lords-and-ladies/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210410T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210410T163000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210211T172912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T162218Z
UID:5938-1618066800-1618072200@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop - Border - 'Waiting for the Vaccine' solo dance (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis workshop took place using the Zoom video service on 23 January 2021. A recording of the workshop is available on YouTube: ‘Waiting for the Vaccine’ – solo Border Dance – Workshop. \n \nWorkshop – Border – ‘Waiting for the Vaccine’ solo dance\nLinda Glanville and Pauline Woods-Wilson will teach a newly devised Border-style dance for solo dancers in a square space.  This can also be danced by 2 dancers in the same square space\, or multiple solo dancers in separate spaces.  It is a single step dance with 5 figures and 6 choruses.  The workshop is aimed at those who already have Border or Cotswold dancing experience. \nThe dance will be taught first with a ‘Basic’ chorus\, then variations for a ‘Progressive’ chorus will be provided for more experienced dancers.  Music will be provided by Jay Glanville. \n– Skill level: ability to single step\, with Border or Cotswold dance experience \n– Equipment required: ideally 2 mid length sticks\, 16″-24″ long\, or longish wooden spoons or similar \n– Space: a square space of 2m x 2m \n– Tune: Four Up\, by Barry Goodman (musicians welcome\, although sorry\, you won’t be heard via Zoom) \nYour hosts\nBoth Linda and Pauline have been morris dancing for more years than they care to remember\, and met at an annual new year’s holiday. \nLinda Glanville is currently foreman of Silhill Morris and a member of Chinewrde and Chiltern Hundreds. \nPauline Woods-Wilson is currently a member of Stone the Crows Border Morris\, Rivington Morris\, Chiltern Hundreds\, and Windsor Morris (and sometimes Downes on Tour). \nJay Glanville provides the music\, and is a member of Silhill Morris and Chiltern Hundreds. \nResources\nLink to Video demonstration of ‘Waiting for the Vaccine’ (6 mins) showing the basic simple chorus\, then the progressive choruses. \nLink to Dance Notation for ‘Waiting for the Vaccine’ (PDF) in the MF Notation Library \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Border – ‘Waiting for the Vaccine’ – solo dance; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Shelter who help people struggling with bad housing or homelessness through their advice\, support\, and legal services: https://www.shelter.org.uk/
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/border-waiting-for-the-vaccine-solo-dance/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210403T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210403T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210211T164731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210211T232832Z
UID:6090-1617465600-1617471000@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk - 'Merrie England Once More’? The Morris Revival c.1886-1951 - Matt Simons (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – ‘Merrie England Once More’? The Morris Revival c.1886-1951 – Matt Simons\nThaxted Morris\, c.1911\, on the Vicarage Lawn. From Harry de Caux\, Thaxted: “A Desperate Morris Place” (Thaxted Morris Men\, 1983).\nAn Overview of the Morris Revival from Pageant to Public House and back again. \nBorn out of a widespread fervour for ‘Merrie England’\, the morris dance revival was part of a campaign to locate and restore an English tradition of music and dance. \nThis talk will provide a brief overview of the revival movement from the ‘Shakespearean Bidford Morris’ of the 1880s through to the Festival of Britain in 1951.  Along the way\, we will encounter antiquarians and composers\, social workers and radical vicars\, artisan weavers and rural revivalists. \n(For the purposes of this talk\, morris is limited to the form now commonly known as ‘Cotswold’) \nYour host\nDr Matt Simons is a dancer and researcher based in south Lincolnshire.  He is a part-time lecturer in Modern British History at De Montfort University\, and full-time dancer with numerous sides including Peterborough Morris and Bourne Borderers.  \nThis talk is based on Matt’s doctoral thesis\, completed in 2019\, entitled ‘Morris Men: Dancing Englishness\, c.1905-1951’.  \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – ‘Merrie England Once More’? The Morris Revival\, c.1886-1951; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, either to Matt’s tip jar or to his nominated charity. \n– Help Matt’s ongoing research projects by ‘buying him a coffee’ at https://ko-fi.com/mattsimons \n– Donate to Samaritans to help them reach those who are struggling to cope during this difficult time: https://www.samaritans.org/donate-now/
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-morris-revival-1886-1951-matt-simons/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210403T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210403T150000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210313T143954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210313T145353Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Family Dance - Rachel Cole-Wilkin (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – Family Dance – Rachel Cole-Wilkin\nThis workshop introduces young dancers to a variety of ceilidh and morris dances\, all adapted to suit our current zoom environment.  No previous dance experience is necessary\, so whether you are a veteran dancer or giving it a go for the first time we hope you will join us!  All dances will be suitable for solo dancers\, and can be adapted to suit whatever space you have available\, so all you need to bring is your energy and your dancing feet. \nThis workshop is best suited for dancers ages 7+\, though younger dancers are more than welcome to join in.  Parents and those young at heart are also welcome. \nPlease feel free to contact Rachel in advance of the workshop if you have any access requests or other questions at rachel.colewilkin@gmail.com\n \nYour host\nRachel Cole-Wilkin was born and raised in California\, but has lived in England on and off for the past ten years.  She has been dancing since the age of 4\, and has studied and taught a wide range of dance traditions including ballet\, ballroom\, folk dance and creative movement. \nShe is a member of The Belles of London City morris team\, and assistant morris dance tutor at the English Folk Dance and Song Society\, and has previously danced with Sharp Morris in London and Berkeley Morris in California. \nRachel holds an MA in Applied Theare from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and has worked as a drama and movement teacher in both the UK and the US.  When not dancing\, Rachel is a London Tour Guide\, Family Photographer\, and proud mum of a morris dancing toddler. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Family Dance – Rachel Cole-Wilkin; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, and would like to support Rachel’s work as a freelance dance teacher you can donate here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/rachelcolewilkin
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/workshop-family-dance/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210328T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210328T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210126T174819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T161834Z
UID:6006-1616940000-1616945400@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop - Cotswold Morris - 2 Ilmington Jigs (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis workshop took place using the Zoom video service on 28 March 2021. A recording of the workshop is available on YouTube: Ilmington – Nelson’s Praise & Jockie to the Fair Jigs – KOKI – Workshop – Cotswold Morris – 2021. \n \nWorkshop – Cotswold Morris – 2 Ilmington Jigs\nAndrew Knight and Lin Steel\, with musician Tony Warren\, will teach 2 Cotswold morris jigs (solo dance) for those with some experience of Cotswold morris\, and also suitable for those who attended our beginners Cotswold workshop in November/December. \nThe dances are ‘Nelson’s Praise’ and ‘Jockey to the Fair’\, both in the style of Ilmington. \nThis is being run as a 1 hr 30 minute run through of the Ilmington Style and is open to anyone wanting to give the Ilmington Style a try; particularly suitable as a reminder for those that followed the Nov/Dec workshop on Ilmington.  It is hoped that some will take a jig out in the summer of 2021 and perform it in some form if we are able.  Whatever your genre of morris adding a Jig is an excellent way to make a contrast in the performance of your side. \nA desire to learn / better one’s technique / be able to learn from viewing on a screen is desirable. \nYour hosts\nDance leaders – Andrew Knight and Lin Steel\, with Musician Tony Warren.  Lin has danced from early childhood and is a professional dance teacher with the RAD\, her Morris history starts with Border and she made the transition to Cotswold on moving to Somerset\, she has danced most genres of Morris.  Andrew is an Osteopath and has danced Morris for 25+ years almost exclusively Cotswold; both have been teachers/fore(wo)men and leaders/squires of several teams and both dance with multiple teams.  Andrew wrote the Warm up information 2nd edition for The Morris Federation. \nAndrew\, Lin and Tony currently perform with the Knights of King Ina morris jig team\, based in Somerset (see more below). \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Cotswold – 2 Ilmington Jigs; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Yeovil Freewheelers Blood Bikes: https://www.yfwbloodbikes.org/ \nResources\n– Video: Warming up and Cooling Down for Morris Dancers  on the MF YouTube Channel \nFor Nelson’s Praise:\n– Video: Andrew Knight dancing Ilmington – Nelson’s Praise and dancing Ilmington – Nelson’s Praise (filmed from behind\, no music) \nFor Jockie to the Fair (which we workshopped for beginners in Nov/Dec 2020):\n– Video: Andrew Knight dancing Ilmington – Jockie to the Fair \nFor Ilmington in general:\n– A folder containing: Dance Notation\, music dots and MP3 for Ilmington (incl Nelson’s Praise & Jockie to the Fair) in the MF Notation Library \nKnights of King Ina\nSee the KOKI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheKnightsOfKingIna and the King Ina YouTube Channel \nKOKI – back in 2010 faced with the imminent demise (never happened) of a set team\, several people joined to study Jig dancing as a way of improving their dance and to avoid being reliant on large numbers to go to Festivals. That and there are not many Jig teams about – at the time we found 2 active and 2 inactive in the UK and another also just starting out like us. \nAt the outset we decided to avoid the inevitable provenance arguments about how its supposed to go and to revisit the – usually handwritten – first collection notes. Our re-interpretation of these is the same starting point that all the revivalists had (apart from those meeting the old dancers) any subsequent variation from first recorded is to suit the dance to us. \nOver the years from humble beginnings we have performed at many festivals\, won medals\, and given a workshop series twice a year in Somerset covering most of the traditions that have Jig dances in their repertoire. There is a notation series and music for all of these available free from us. We now have regular members from the South Coast to Herefordshire and meet regularly to practice (subject to legal restrictions!)\, members of the team have taught and performed in Europe and Australia and during Lockdown we developed a video set and notation for Ilmington teaching used internationally.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/cotswold-morris-ilmington2-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210321T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210321T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210112T174637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T194614Z
UID:5727-1616335200-1616342400@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk & Workshop - Kirtlington Morris (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis event took place using the Zoom video service on 21 March 2021. A recording of the event is available on YouTube: Kirtlington Morris – Talk and Workshop. \n \nTalk & Workshop – Kirtlington Morris – “And I often wonder – How did it all start?”\nTalk and a workshop by Kirtlington Morris introducing the Kirtlington cotswold morris tradition from Oxfordshire. \nProgramme (times are approximate):\n– Musical introduction – 5 mins \n– Talk – 45 mins \n– Dance Workshop – 45 mins \n– Q&A – 25 mins \nTalk:\nThe history of Morris at Kirtlington Lamb Ale in the 17th to 19th centuries is outlined by Bob Dunlop. \nPaul Davenport describes the reconstruction of the Kirtlington dances in the 1970s. \nTim Radford reflects on the Kirtlington revival. \nNigel Holt talks about the work of Len Berry and Barbara Berry as first squire and first musician of the revived Kirtlington side. \n  \nThe drawing is a Kirtlington dancer in 1912\, from an article in Oxford Times 1912 for a lecture at Kirtlington by Tindall Wildridge. \nWorkshop:\nDillon Browne introduces the steps and figures of the tradition\, with a chance to join in and see how these fit into some of the dances – wear comfortable dancing clothes and bring a pair of hankies. \nMusic by John Leslie\, principal musician for ten years\, who has played\, sung and danced since the 1970s.  John Leslie is busy recording all the Kirtlington tunes as ‘a tune a day’ on Facebook. \nYour hosts\nEvents and website officer John Mayo will be your MC and introduce the speakers. \nA brief history about the team and Lamb Ale is on their web site: Kirtlington Morris. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk/Workshop – Kirtlington Morris; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Prostate Cancer UK: https://prostatecanceruk.org/get-involved/donate
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-workshop-kirtlington-morris/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210321T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210321T110000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210308T135512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T160352Z
UID:6510-1616320800-1616324400@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:6 Week Programme - Return to Dancing Fitness - Rhys Boorman (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThese workshops took place using the Zoom video service between 21 March and 2 May 2021. Recordings of the workshops are available on YouTube: \n\nReturn to Dancing Fitness – 1 of 7 – Rhys Boorman\nReturn to Dancing Fitness – 2 of 7 – Rhys Boorman\nReturn to Dancing Fitness – 3 of 7 – Rhys Boorman\nReturn to Dancing Fitness – 4 of 7 – Rhys Boorman\nReturn to Dancing Fitness – 5 of 7 – Rhys Boorman\nReturn to Dancing Fitness – 6 of 7 – Rhys Boorman\nReturn to Dancing Fitness – 7 of 7 – Rhys Boorman\n\n6 Week Programme – Return to Dancing Fitness – Rhys Boorman\nRhys Boorman is running a ‘return to dancing fitness’ programme starting with a ‘live’ session on Sunday 21st March\, and another ‘live’ session 6 weeks later on Sunday 2nd May. \nIn between the two ‘live’ sessions\, Rhys and the Morris Federation will be sending you workout sessions to focus on improving your fitness in preparation for (finally!) returning to dance practice and/or dancing out. \nThe sessions will be approximately an hour and will be structured as the following: \n– 5 minutes – Warm-up\n– 5 minutes – Mobility/Stretching\n– 5 minutes – Basic Morris Stepping\n– 15 minutes – Core workout to aid balance while dancing\n– 15 minutes – Plyometric Workout – to add some power and spring into your step\n– 10 minutes – Cool down\n– 5 minutes – Q&A \nYour host\nRhys Boorman is a PE Teacher\, and while in lockdown has kept up his fitness by completing weekly core and plyometrics sessions similar to the ones which he will be leading in the workshop.  He has had plenty of practice at leading unruly groups due to his job as a PE Teacher! \nHe also likes to regularly run half marathons for fun\, and is currently in the middle of marathon training. \nRhys dances with multiple teams including: Mad Jacks Morris\, Sussex Junction Morris\, Clausentum Morris\, Harlequin Morris & Berkshire Bedlam. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the 6 Week Programme – Return to Dancing Fitness – Rhys Boorman; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Mind\, supporting people experiencing mental health problems:  https://www.mind.org.uk/donate/
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/programme-return-to-dancing-fitness/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210320T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210320T183000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20201101T092130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T194541Z
UID:4657-1616259600-1616265000@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop - Pipe and Tabor for beginners - Taborers Society (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis talk took place using the Zoom video service on 20 March 2021. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: Pipe & Tabor for Beginners – Workshop – Taborers Society. \n \nWorkshop – Pipe and Tabor for beginners – Taborers Society\nAndy Richards will lead a workshop using the tune Shepherds’ Hey\, Bucknell. \nPipe and tabor is a super and fun instrument for dance\, just as it was in the earliest morris we know about in the 15th and 16th centuries\, or in the 17th century when we get the earliest reference to a Cotswold morris tradition. Here is a fun video of Hunt the Squirrel: \nhttp://www.pipeandtabor.org/2020/08/18/taborers-hunt-the-squirrel/ \nOur session will be extremely friendly\, supportive and collaborative\, and there will be a lot of laughing as we encourage each other to learn together. We will use tabor pipes in high D such as the Generation\, available from the Taborers Society Price; £9.95 including postage for UK orders): http://www.pipeandtabor.org/the-pipe-and-tabor/buying-a-tabor-pipe/generation-tabor-pipes/ \nWe will have fun holding and manipulating a tabor pipe\, a stick or stick-like object such as a wooden spoon held in your leading hand\, and hitting a tabor or some sort of percussion instrument (e.g. tambourine or disc of thick cardboard attached to your non-leading arm). We will enjoy very slowly learning a super morris tune Shepherds’ Hey from Bucknell\, slow and dance speed versions of this will be available in advance in the Beginners Workshop Videos on the Taborers Society YouTube channel. You can see the fingers and get used to the tune. We will do some stepping to help internalize the rhythm\, and there will be time for questions at the end. Sheet music of the version of the tune we learn will be at http://www.pipeandtabor.org/the-pipe-and-tabor/how-to-play-the-pipe-and-tabor/beginners-workshops/. \nYour host\nAndy Richards has many years’ experience of leading\, teaching and playing for morris dancing and early dance with pipe and tabor\, the typical instrument for English morris from the 15th to the early 19th century. He is the EFDSS Morris Class Tutor and current Chair of the Taborers Society. \nThis workshop is being jointly presented with the Taborers Society: www.pipeandtabor.org \nTo join The Taborers Society: http://www.pipeandtabor.org/sample-page/become-a-member/ \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Pipe and Tabor for Beginners – Taborer’s Society; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation or the Taborers Society. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Bowel Cancer UK  via: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/stephen-rowley2
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/workshop-beginners-pipe-and-tabor-taborers-society/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210320T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210320T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210126T144814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T132757Z
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SUMMARY:JMO Workshop - Morris Census 2020 Results - Jack Worth (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis talk took place using the Zoom video service on 20 March 2021. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: Morris Census 2020 – key findings – JMO workshop. \nJMO Workshop – Morris Census 2020 Results – Jack Worth\nFindings from the 2020 Morris Census\nJack Worth will present the key findings from the Morris Census of summer 2020. \nSee full report by clicking on the image [PDF] \nFor comparison\, the results of the 2014 & 2017 Morris Census are available at: https://morriscensus.weebly.com/full-set-of-survey-results.html \nThere will be time for Q&A to dig into the detail. \nYour host\nJack Worth is a statistician who has run the Morris Census in 2014\, 2017 and 2020. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the JMO Workshop – Morris Census 2020 Results; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event. \nThis is a Joint Morris Oganisations (JMO) event – open to members of all teams in the Morris Federation\, the Morris Ring and Open Morris.  Also open to members of teams in EFDSS and overseas teams.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/jmo-workshop-morris-census/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:JMO,Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210314T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210314T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T172719Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Fiddle Playing for Morris - Sarah Matthews (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – Fiddle Playing for Morris – Sarah Matthews\nSarah will go through a selection of well known and loved morris dance tunes of different styles and traditions\, and talk through some of her thoughts and ideas on how to give life to these ancient pieces.  Ideas to be covered / discussed / developed: \n– speed of the tune \n– relationship of the music with the dancer(s) \n– use of the bow in order to achieve lift\, space\, energy\, drive \n– use of ornamentation \n– use of double stringing \n  \nThe Lionel Bacon manuscript will be referenced. \nThere will be plenty of time for Q&A. \nFeel free to bring your instrument and play along (while muted)\, or just watch. \nYour host\nSarah Matthews is an experienced fiddle player and tutor\, who has been playing for traditional dance of all kinds for around 25 years. \nShe has also been dancing in a variety of traditional styles for most of her life.  When we can meet and dance regularly\, she dances Cotswold Morris with Pecsaetan Morris\, Willington Morris and Harlequin Morris. \nFind out more about: \n– Sarah: www.sarahmatthewsmusic.wordpress.com \n– Doug Eunson and Sarah as a duo: www.dougandsarahduo.wordpress.com \n– Intarsia with Jo May: www.intarsiafolk.co.uk \n– CDs that Sarah has made: www.cothrecords.co.uk \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Fiddle Playing for Morris – Sarah Matthews; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could give a donation\, small or large to an educational bursary being set up in honour of Derbyshire’s Mick Peat for young folk musicians in the area\, donate via: paypal.me/sarahmatthewsmusic
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/workshop-fiddle-playing-for-morris/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210314T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210314T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210107T183938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210307T191315Z
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SUMMARY:Workshops - Clog Stepping for Intermediate - Melanie Barber (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:2 Workshops – Clog Stepping for Intermediate – Melanie Barber\nMelanie Barber will teach the Whitby Toesday Waltz for Intermediates\, comprising ten steps\, which she wrote for the Whitby Folk Week Community Facebook Group in 2016.  As it’s an intermediate workshop\, participants should have a good basic knowledge of clog techniques such as shuffles\, swanees and crunches. \nA series of two 1.5 hour teaching sessions (over Zoom) to build to the performance of a clog stepping routine. \nThe dates are: \nSunday 7th March (week 1) / Sunday 14th March (week 2) both at 11:00-12:30 \nEquipment Needed\nClogs or hard soles shoes are required\, plus a hard surface to dance on\, e.g. wooden floor\, wooden board. \nYour hosts\nMelanie Barber started clog dancing in 1979\, learning from Sam Sherry and Pat Tracey\, and collecting steps from Bill Gibbons and Bert Bowden\, and has been teaching clog since the early 80’s.  She was a founder Lancashire Walloper\, then a member of Camden Clog\, and now dances with Strictly Clog. \nMike Adamson learnt to play the melodeon in 2006 for Hammersmith Morris\, and started playing for clog and North West Morris in 2007.  Melanie & Mike formed Three’s a Crowd in 2014 having started to do solo bookings. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshops – Clog Stepping for Intermediate – Melanie Barber; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nThe Zoom link will be the same for the 2 sessions. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to Melanie & Mike’s chosen charities: Christies Cancer Research and their local Sheffield S6 Foodbank.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/clog-stepping-for-intermediate-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210313T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210313T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T031637
CREATED:20210211T183648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T194408Z
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SUMMARY:Talk - Clogs in Britain & Beyond - Michael Jackson (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis talk took place using the Zoom video service on 13 March 2021. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: Clogs in Britain and Beyond – Michael L Jackson. \n \nTalk – Clogs in Britain & Beyond – Michael Jackson\nMichael Jackson will briefly cover the history of clog making in Britain.  He will consider European influences on British clogs\, and vice versa\, as well as comments of wooden footwear around the world. \nHeritage clogs and wooden shoes\, and clog-making tools\, will be used to illustrate the talk\, plus photographs and other old pictures. \nThere will be time for Q&A. \nYour host\nMichael Jackson grew up in Lancaster\, a town where clogs were available from several retail outlets into the 1980s\, and they were worn both for work and leisure. He bought his first pair in 1980 when he joined John O’Gaunt Morris Men.  Subsequently he has acquired many more pairs of clogs\, and clog-making tools and memorabilia\, sometimes as a result of generous donations. The collection includes not only many different examples of British clogs\, but also styles of wooden shoes from around the world. \nA couple of years ago\, a talk in a local museum about clog making led to a piece in a local newspaper (repeated on a number of websites in the North West)\, which in turn led to an appearance on BBC1’s Bargain Hunt. \nIn a normal year\, he can be seen dancing in clogs with Royal Preston Morris Dancers and Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men.  He can be seen dancing in other footwear with Abram Morris Dancers\, Medlock Rapper\, Regency Rejigged\, and Seven Stars Sword and Step Dancers. \nUntil normal times return\, Michael will continue to be busy with clog-related research.  He is preparing to re-publish an old history of clog-making in Britain\, supplemented by his own research into people and businesses involved in the trade at the end of the nineteenth century.  This will be distributed as a PDF free-of-charge in Facebook groups\, in order to reach as many people as possible. \nOther Resources\nMichael has posted links to hundreds of Google Photos albums of clog-related photographs on the Facebook page of Seven Stars Sword and Step Dancers. The albums include photographs (mainly by Michael’s wife Janet) of many different styles of clogs\, as well as old postcards and various documents. More links are being added\, so keep an eye on the page. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Clogs in Britain & Beyond – Michael Jackson; you will receive a confirmation email immediately (check your spam/junk/promotions folder!).  We will send you a Zoom link a couple of days before the event.  Open to all – you don’t have to be a member of a team in The Morris Federation. \nOptional Donations\nIf you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could send a donation\, small or large\, to the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS): https://www.efdss.org/support-us/donate-now
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-clogs-britain-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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