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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:20260417T052229
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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:20260417T052229
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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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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210321T160000
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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
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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:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201101T092130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T194541Z
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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:20260417T052229
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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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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210314T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20210223T163749Z
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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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210314T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
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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:20260417T052229
CREATED:20210211T183648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T194408Z
UID:5872-1615651200-1615656600@www.morrisfed.org.uk
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210307T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210307T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201109T153254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T194337Z
UID:4788-1615132800-1615138200@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk - Sussex Bonfires - Keith & Heather Leech (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis talk took place using the Zoom video service on 7 March 2021. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: Sussex Bonfires – Talk – Heather & Keith Leech. \n \nTalk – Sussex Bonfires – Keith & Heather Leech\nKeith and Heather Leech will talk about the history of Sussex Bonfires\, how they came about and why they are so big in the county of East Sussex in particular\, compared with elsewhere. \nThere will be time for Q&A. \nKeith Leech is a Founder of the Hastings Borough Bonfire Society and a member of the Sussex Bonfire Council. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Sussex Bonfires; 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 Hastings Borough Bonfire Society (a registered charity)\, Paypal: hbbsac@live.co.uk
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-sussex-bonfires-2020/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210306T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210306T183000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201101T090837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T194303Z
UID:4652-1615050000-1615055400@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk - 'Morris Music - a history' - Taborers Society (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis talk took place using the Zoom video service on 6 March 2021. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: ‘Morris Music – a History’ – Talk – Taborers Society. \n \nTalk – ‘Morris Music’ – a history – Taborers Society\nA talk by Stephen Rowley on the history of morris music\, followed by a discussion chaired by Andy Richards including how to obtain tabor pipes for anyone wanting to learn. \nThere will be a follow-on Pipe & Tabor Beginner’s Workshop on 20th March. \nProgramme\n17:00 Morris Music – a History – or “Whatever did the old dead guys ever do for us?” – Talk by Stephen Rowley \n17:45 Taboring for dance lift with Shepherds’ Hey from Bucknell (we will learn this tune in our Beginners Pipe & Tabor Workshop on 20th March) – Andy Richards \n17:55 Note about the Beginners Pipe & Tabor Workshop on 20th March and how to obtain tabor pipes – Andy Richards \n18:00 Discussion chaired by Andy Richards [approx. 30 min] \nYour hosts\nStephen Rowley.  Musician and dancer\, founder of the International Pipe and Tabor Festival\, The Taborers Society and the International Mummers Festival.  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. \nAndy Richards.  Andy 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 talk 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 Talk – Morris Music – a History – 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/talk-morris-music-a-history-taborers-society/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210228T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210228T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20210126T173009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T194902Z
UID:6002-1614520800-1614526200@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop - Cotswold Morris - Bledington Jig (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis workshop took place using the Zoom video service on 28 February 2021. A recording of the workshop is available on YouTube: Bledington – Lumps of Plum Pudding Jig – KOKI – Workshop – Cotswold Morris – 2021. \n \nWorkshop – Cotswold Morris – Bledington Jig – 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 in November/December. \nThe dance is ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ in the style of Bledington\, and as usual it will be as recorded by the collectors.  During the 1.5 hour workshop they will cover the form and steps of the dance\, and build to the ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ 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 – Bledington 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 ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ in the style of Bledington – Front View and ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ in the style of Bledington – Back View \n– Video: KOKI Workshop teaching ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ in the style of Bledington in 2019 \n– Video: Warming up and Cooling Down for Morris Dancers on the MF YouTube Channel \n– A folder containing: Dance Notation\, music dots and MP3 for ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’\, Bledington 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-bledington-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210221T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210221T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201116T081512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T194831Z
UID:4841-1613919600-1613923200@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk - Shrewsbury Morris on Twitter (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – Shrewsbury Morris on Twitter\nRecording of event\nThis talk took place using the Zoom video service on 21 February 2021. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: Talk – Shrewsbury Morris on Twitter. \n \nShrewsbury Morris on Twitter with 101k+ followers … none bought or paid for! \nRay Langton and Graydon Radford from Shrewsbury Morris will outline the journey the Shrewsbury Morris Twitter account has taken to reach 101k+ twitter followers. \nYep that’s right 101k+ Followers! \nThey will outline the rationale\, top tips\, issues\, awards and other things they have encountered along with how the use of social media has embedded the presence of Shrewsbury Morris into the town of Shrewsbury and the benefits it has bought to the team. \nThere is no silver bullet to working with social media but it is hoped that this afternoon will make others think about how social media can be used to raise the profile of any morris side. \nThe presentation will be followed by a Q&A opportunity. \nYour hosts\nRay Langton and Graydon Radford are members of Shrewsbury Morris. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Shrewsbury Morris on twitter; 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 Graydon’s chosen charity – Cuan Wildlife Rescue: https://www.cuanwildliferescue.org.uk and follow the ‘Donate Now’ button.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/shrewsbury-morris-on-twitter/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T163000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201215T215712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T114423Z
UID:5275-1613829600-1613838600@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshops - Appalachian Clogging Basics (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshops – Appalachian Clogging Basics (Levels 1 &  2)\nWorkshops at 2 levels on 2 consecutive weeks.  Appalachian clogging basics taught by Abby Ladin and Sam Bartlett from the USA.  Abby teaches the dancing\, and Sam provides accompaniment on 5-string banjo. \nThese workshops are being jointly hosted with the North American Morris Dance Organization (NAMDO). \nSaturday 13th February (week 1) / Saturday 20th February (week 2) \n14:00-15:00 Appalachian Clogging Basics Level 1 (not just for beginners!): We’ll explore the fundamental steps\, how to string them together and keep a rhythmic pulse. If you already clog\, Abby will challenge you with syncopation and beginning improvisation. No Appalachian experience is needed for these sessions. \n15:30-16:30 Appalachian Clogging Basics Level 2: We’ll build on the basics and add more steps to our repertoire\, work on musicality and tone\, improvise and trade rhythms.  Experience suggested for level 2: previous percussive/step dance experience in a traditional style (American clogging\, English step/clog\, French Canadian\, Cape Breton\, rhythm tap\, Irish step or Sean Nos). All of those footwork styles will translate well to level 2. \nEquipment Needed\nRecommended footwear: Any comfortable leather or hard-soled dance shoes you prefer; tap shoes\, or Irish hard shoes if you’re on good terms with your housemates/neighbours. \nDance surface: Wooden floor is best\, but any firm surface will do. Not much space is needed\, and you can put a 3×3 square of plywood or Masonite over less forgiving surfaces. \nWorkshop format note: Abby’s workshops are designed so you are moving most of the time (dance class rather than history lesson). Abby will also provide thoughtful modifications for differently abled bodies. \nTo register\nPlease complete the online form(s)\, either or both of: \n– Register for the Workshops – Appalachian Clogging Basics Level 1 (14:00-15:00) \n– Register for the Workshops – Appalachian Clogging Basics Level 2 (15:30-16:30) for those with some relevant experience\, see above \nYou 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. \nDonations\nAbby & Sam are professional teachers of dance\, so if you enjoy this event\, then it would be wonderful if you could contribute something to their tip jar.  If you have a Paypal account\, go to paypal.me/stuntology. \nYour hosts\nAbby Ladin was raised on social\, folk and percussive dance from North America\, the UK and Eastern Europe\, and by age 18 was touring nationally with the Ohio based dance and music company Rhythm In Shoes (RIS). During her 12 years with RIS she studied and performed with tap greats Brenda Bufalino and Gregory Hines\, champion Irish dancer John Timm\, Quebecois step dancers Benoit Bourque and Pierre Chartrand\, Sandy Silva\, and many other expert\, though lesser known practitioners. \nA collaborator at heart\, Abby has worked with musician and composer Malcolm Dalglish on The Welcome Table\, a midwinter spectacle including original dance\, music\, and choral arrangements of poems by Wendell Berry. In 2013\, Abby joined a cast of percussive dance all-stars for Carry It On\, a dance for camera film and performance project celebrating the Wheatland Music Organization’s 40th anniversary festival in Remus\, Michigan. \nShe and her husband Sam Bartlett make up the rhythm section of the Humdingers on stand-up bass and guitar\, led by master fiddler Brad Leftwich. Abby instructs children and adults at events across the US\, including Country Dance & Song Society camps\, the Swannanoa Gathering\, the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes and Berea Christmas Country Dance School. She’s known for her inclusive and accessible teaching style. \nResources\nSee some videos of Abby Ladin and Sam Bartlett in action: \n \n“Hot Jim” excerpt from the short film ‘Carry It On’: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=337_Vzqn91Y \n“Struck By Lightning” choreography by Sharon Leahy\, comp. Rick Good: \n \nMary Devlin’s\, choreography by Abby Ladin\, comp. Sam Bartlett:
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/appalachian-clogging-basics/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210207T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210207T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201116T081446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T172812Z
UID:4833-1612710000-1612713600@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk - Septimus The Giant Shrewsbury Cobbler (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – Septimus The Giant Shrewsbury Cobbler\nRay and Bev Langton from Shrewsbury Morris will outline how the team’s Septimus Giant Puppet Project took place and all of the outcomes.  The project was undertaken with professional puppeteers and successful funding applications. \nRay and Bev hope to inspire others\, to think about how a Morris side can look for creative opportunities beyond weekly practices\, regular dance-outs\, festivals and a pint or two! \nThe presentation will be followed by a Q&A opportunity. \nYour hosts\nRay and Bev Langton are members of Shrewsbury Morris. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Septimus The Giant Shrewsbury Cobbler; 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 Thingumajig Theatre who worked with us to build Septimus. Like so many professional artists\, puppeteers and performers they have lost so much of their work since March 2020.  See: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThingumaTheatre/we-love-puppets-puppeteers-need-coffee
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/septimus-giant-shrewsbury/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210206T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210206T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201210T170353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T153745Z
UID:4946-1612623600-1612632600@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop - Virtual Ceilidh Calling Masterclass (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – Virtual Ceilidh Calling Masterclass\nIn these times of no proper ceilidhs\, callers have the time and the chance to hone their skills for the new normal – the Zoom Ceilidh! \nFee Lock & Martyn Harvey – two top callers – one southern and one northern\, one woman & one man\, and both morris dancers.  They’re combining to give tips & warnings\, dance ideas & technical advice and their individual suggestions for some things that don’t often get talked about!  There will be plenty of time for Q&A.  And a tea/coffee/bar break too. \nProgramme\nWe will cover adapting your ceilidh dances and calling for Zoom (or other video conferencing software)\, and the technical challenges: \n1. Good/bad calling \n2. Adjusting dances to suit a Zoom/virtual audience \n3. The dreaded time lag \n4. Working with a new band \n5. Where to choose to film \n6. Payment & tax \nYour hosts\nFee Lock (Hastings\, Sussex) – Fee Lock spices up her unerring eye for what the dance floor wants by pogo-ing up and down between cut-glass enunciations. Favourite after danceable favourite spiked with unusual new dances make for an entertaining evening. Fee works closely with the band in advance of each gig\, often travelling the length and breadth of the country to hear them play. This exceptionally tight planning leads directly to fabulously feels-good\, feels-right music for each dance. Do not miss. \n  \nMartyn Harvey (Kendal\, Cumbria) – Martyn’s one of those lucky callers who’s steeped in years of dance experience.  Best calling practice from the likes of Hugh Ripon\, John Lagden and Tom Cook.  Technically his calling is very sound and he manages to get dancers through dances they didn’t even think that they could manage.  He always keeps an eye on the dancers and is quick to capitalise on any opportunity to get people laughing.  And he wears a black hat. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Virtual Ceilidh Calling Masterclass; 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: \n– Fee’s choice: Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green \n– Martyn’s choice: Great North Air Ambulance
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/virtual-ceilidh-calling-masterclass/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210131T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210131T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201222T182723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T195322Z
UID:5322-1612090800-1612096200@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop - North West - Lockdown Dance for 4 - Chinewrde Morris (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis workshop took place using the Zoom video service on 31 January 2021. A recording of the event is available on YouTube: ‘Lockdown’ – North West – Chinewrde – Workshop 2021. \n \nWorkshop – North West – Lockdown Dance for 4 – Chinewrde Morris\n‘Lockdown’ is a North West style dance for 4 distanced dancers written by Hazel Old of Chinewrde Morris.  She wrote this dance during the first lockdown\, and some of Chinewrde were dancing it outdoors as soon as the guidelines allowed. \nHazel will be teaching the dance in a 1hr 30min session suitable for all\, especially for those with some morris experience.  We will warm up with Clare Watters and practice stepping before the dance.  Will Pound will provide the music. \n– Skill level: beginner/intermediate \n– Equipment required: 2 sticks with bells/wooden spoons/something similar to hold.  Comfortable shoes. \n– Space: at least 2 square metres \n– Tune: Brighton Camp (musicians welcome\, although sorry\, you won’t be heard via Zoom) \nSee links to a video and notation under ‘resources’ below. \nYour hosts\nChinewrde Morris is based in Kenilworth\, Warwickshire. Chinewrde have been dancing North West Morris for over 30 years\, and are renowned for their energetic and precise dancing style\, as well as their distinctive burgundy dresses. \nHazel Old is an experienced member of the team\, as well as squire of Mortimer’s Morris. \nClare Watters is foreman of Chinewrde Morris and member of Chiltern Hundreds North West Morris and Tower Ravens Rapper. \nResources\nSee the video of the Lockdown dance by Chinewrde Morris on the Morris Federation’s YouTube channel. \nHere is a folder containing the ‘Lockdown’ Dance Notation (PDF) in the Morris Federation’s Notation Library. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – North West – Lockdown Dance for 4 – Chinewrde 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  Chinewrde’s chosen local charity for this year – Zoe’s Place\, a Children’s Charity providing palliative\, respite and end of life care to babies and infants with a local hospice in Coventry: www.zoes-place.org.uk/
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/workshop-north-west-lockdown-chinewrde/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210130T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210130T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201107T190531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T172314Z
UID:4708-1612022400-1612027800@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk - Morris from the Archives - Jameson Wooders (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Talk – Morris from the Archives – Jameson Wooders\nFrom Tudor Treasury records\, through gentry household accounts and local newspapers\, join Jameson Wooders on a trawl through the archives in search of some of the actual people who performed and witnessed the morris between the fifteenth and the nineteenth centuries.  Think you know the history of morris dancing?  You may be in for some surprises! \nYour host\nDr Jameson Wooders has danced with some of the top Cotswold\, Molly\, Border and North West morris teams over the past 35 years. As his knees begin to creak\, he has started to look at historical research as another way to maintain that involvement. The results of his investigations can be found in recent editions of Morris Matters\, The Morris Dancer and the Folk Music Journal. \nJameson Wooders is currently a member of Berkshire Bedlam Morris\,  The Rumworth Morris\, Hammersmith Morris Men\, and Tyler’s Men. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Morris from the Archives; 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 Thames Valley Air Ambulance: https://www.tvairambulance.org.uk/ \n  \nClip from a painting by Vinckenboom shows Morris Dancers beside the Thames at Richmond from a picture now in the Fitzwilliam Museum\, University of Cambridge\, and dates from around 1620.
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-morris-archives-jameson-wooders/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210124T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210124T153000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201208T170321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T195251Z
UID:5191-1611496800-1611502200@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop - Cotswold Morris - Bucknell Jig (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis workshop took place using the Zoom video service on 24 January 2021. A recording of the workshop is available on YouTube: Bucknell – Bonnets so Blue Jig – KOKI – Workshop – Cotswold Morris – 2021. \n \nWorkshop – Cotswold Morris – Bucknell Jig – 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\, suitable for those who attended our beginners Cotswold workshop in November/December.  The dance is ‘Bonnets so Blue’ in the style of Bucknell.  We will cover the whole jig in this 1.5 hour workshop. \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 – Bucknell 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 dancing ‘Bonnets so Blue’ in the style of Bucknell – Front View and ‘Bonnets to Blue’ in the style of Bucknell – Back View \n– Video: Three dancers dancing ‘Bonnets so Blue’ in the style of Bucknell (from 2014) \n– Video: Lin Steel demonstrating the first slow and Andrew Knight demonstrating the chorus \n– Video: Three dancers dancing ‘Little Highland Mary’ in the style of Bucknell (reconstructed jig\, from 2014) \n– Video: Warming up and Cooling Down for Morris Dancers on the MF YouTube Channel \n– A folder containing: Dance Notation\, music dots and MP3 for Bucknell ‘Bonnets so Blue’ 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-bucknell-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210123T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210123T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201116T133010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T195157Z
UID:4874-1611414000-1611417600@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk - How to make a beast - Geoff Roberts (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis talk took place using the Zoom video service on 23 January 2021. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: How to Make a Beast with Geoff Roberts. \n \nTalk – How to make a beast – Geoff Roberts\nGeoff Roberts will talk about making a Morris beast – held up by a single pole with the carrier under a fabric body.  He has already made 3 beasts in his morris career\, using just a workmate and some basic hand and power tools. \nHis latest creation is a real life Giddy horse from the Giddy Up At Whitby book (available at Waterstones). \nGeoff will show some of the bits of Giddy in detail and pass on advice about the things he’s done that have worked\, and some that haven’t.  He has no workshop\, just a workmate and some basic hand and power tools so you should be able to make one just as Geoff has.  There isn’t a rule book\, or only one way of building a beast that works\, but this is one way that has. \nTalk approx. 30-40 mins\, with the opportunity for Q&A. \nYour host\nGeoff says “If there is a qualification for making Morris beasts\, I don’t have it\, but I have made two dragons and a horse.  Originally I offered to make a more portable dragon (see picture) for Woodside Morris Men to take on our visit to Bensheim in Germany as the existing one was a bit unwieldy and heavy for the flight.  Then I made another lightweight one to transport around.  And then I made a real life Giddy horse from the Giddy Up At Whitby book in order to produce a short film for Whitby@Home 2020.” \nGeoff Roberts has danced with Woodside Morris Men and Chiltern Hundreds and most recently with Hexham Morris Men\, Black Gate Morris\, Rockhopper Morris and Amble Sword. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – How to Make a Beast with Geoff Roberts; 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 Alzheimer’s Society: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/make-donation 
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-how-to-make-a-beast/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210110T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210110T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201208T175141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T195129Z
UID:4886-1610290800-1610298000@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Talk - Goathland Plough Stots - a Long Sword Tradition (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis talk took place using the Zoom video service on 10 January 2021. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: Goathland Plough Stots – a Longsword Tradition. \n \nTalk – Goathland Plough Stots – a Long Sword Tradition\nKeith Thompson will talk about the history of the Goathland Plough Stots Long Sword tradition in North Yorkshire.  Including a tour of their Hut (The Reading Room) where the Plough Stots rehearse and keep their uniforms and ephemera: swords\, competition cups\, photographs\, papers.  There will be time for Q&A. \nYour host\nKeith Thompson is the Honorary President of Goathland Plough Stots to which he has belonged for some 40 years – a novice compared with some team members who are younger than him. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Goathland Plough Stots Long Sword 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 Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary: https://whitbywildlife.co.uk/how-to-help/
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-goathland-plough-stots-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210110T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210110T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201027T153523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T171748Z
UID:4619-1610276400-1610280000@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop - North West - Nelson Dance - Malkin Morris (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – North West – Nelson Dance – Malkin Morris\nMalkin Morris will teach a North West Processional Dance from Nelson\, Lancashire: The Nelson Dance\, as researched by Julian Pilling of Colne Royal Morris Men in 1962\, from Nelson Spiritualists Church. \n– This  is a short\, fairly active dance\, and should be fully learned within the hour.  It looks more complex than it is. \n– Skill level: beginner/intermediate \n– Equipment required: 2 sticks with bells/wooden spoons/something similar to hold \n– Space: at least 2 square metres \n– Tune: “The Steamboat” in G (musicians welcome\, although sorry\, you won’t be heard via Zoom) \nProgramme: \n(1) Brief introduction to the team history and origin of the dance research \n(2) Practical session\, warmup and learning the dance \n(3) Q&A session.  If you have a question in advance\, please email: familycrewe@hotmail.com \nYour host\nMalkin Morris dance and research North West processional morris\, step\, and tunes from around Burnley\, Pendle\, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley\, Lancashire.  They practice on Mondays in Roughlee or Barley. \nLast year Malkin received a Lottery award to research\, record\, promote and preserve local North West morris dances\, and published a booklet of over 20 dances\, designed to be actively used: The Nelson Dance was found in the course of this research. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – North West – Nelson Dance – Malkin 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 Beat the Street (Bury\, Lancashire)\, feeding the homeless in Bury every Friday\, Sunday & Monday night.  Info on how to donate (via bank transfer) will be available at the event. \nResources\nAfter the workshop Malkin Morris kindly donated these resources to our Notation Library: The Nelson Dance Notation (PDF)\, The Nelson Fours figure (PPT)\, and The Steamboat audio (MP3)
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/workshop-north-west-nelson-malkin-morris/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210109T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210109T160000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201215T163133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T195044Z
UID:5269-1610204400-1610208000@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshops - Clog Stepping for Beginners - Hadrian Clog (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThese workshops took place using the Zoom video service on 2 and 9 January 2021. Recording of the events are available on YouTube: \n\nLancashire Waltz – Clog Stepping for Beginners – 1 of 2 – Georgia Shorrock\, Hadrian Clog  2 January 2021\nLancashire Waltz – Clog Stepping for Beginners – 2 of 2 – Georgia Shorrock\, Hadrian Clog  9 January 2021\n\n \n \nTwo Workshops – Clog Stepping for Beginners\nGeorgia Shorrock of Hadrian Clog will teach a Clog Stepping routine over 2 weeks\, for those with some dance experience but that are absolute beginners to clog dancing.  If you fancy having a go\, Georgia will teach the basic steps along with some Lancashire Waltz steps so you will be able to dance your first clog routine. \nA series of 2 one hour teaching sessions (over Zoom) to build to the performance of a clog stepping routine. \nNo clog stepping experience is needed to join us for these sessions\, but a desire to learn and be able to learn from viewing on a screen is desirable.  The dates are: \nSaturday 2nd January (week 1) / Saturday 9th January (week 2) both at 15:00-16:00 \nEquipment Needed\nClogs or hard soles shoes are required\, plus a hard surface to dance on\, e.g. wooden floor\, flag stones. \nYour host\nGeorgia Shorrock dances with Hadrian Clog based in Hexham\, in the Tyne Valley\, Northumberland\, and perform a wide variety of clog and hard shoe dances from the North East and beyond. \nThey have taught at various festivals and events and love to share their dancing with anyone who will have a go!! \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshops – Clog Stepping for Beginners; 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 the Parkinson’s UK registered charity: www.parkinsons.org.uk \nResources\nAfter the workshop Georgia kindly donated these resources: \n– to our YouTube channel: Lancashire Waltz danced by Georgia Shorrock (YouTube) \n– to our Notation Library: a folder containing Lancashire Waltz Dance Notation & Music (PDF)\, and Mrs Parker’s Waltz audio (MP3)
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/clog-stepping-for-beginners-2021/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210103T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210103T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201215T000818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201228T190443Z
UID:5262-1609673400-1609677000@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop - Online Practices and Zoom Q&A (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – Online Practices and Zoom Q&A Drop-In\nA very informal session for you to ask us questions about running online practices.  We will be on hand to help answer basic questions about Zoom and video conferencing software in general\, and share tips for running online practices.  No question is too basic.  Bring a cuppa and drop in for chat and a play with Zoom\, anytime between the times shown\, you don’t have to stay for the full session! \nPlease Register\, and with your Zoom link you will be sent instructions on how to connect and how to get help if you have problems connecting. \nYour hosts\nMembers of the Morris Federation Committee. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – Online Practices and Zoom Q&A; 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
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/zoom-q-and-a-drop-in/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201213T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201213T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201118T162117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T171413Z
UID:4894-1607875200-1607880600@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshop - How to love tunes you hate! - Will Allen (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – How to love tunes you hate! – Will Allen\nIn this workshop we will go over loads of ways to take the most boring\, old-hat\, overplayed tunes … and kick them back into life!  We will hopefully see some tunes in a whole new light. \nSuitable for any standard morris instrument but particularly melodeons. \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\nWill Allen is the leader of Chiltern Hundreds Northwest Clog Morris and you may have also seen him playing for Tower Ravens Rapper\, Motley Morris and Kent Korkers & Pork Scratchin’s. \nWill is a professional melodeon and fiddle player.  He plays melodeon with Martin Clarke in the duo Brown Boots\, and plays melodeon and fiddle with the Urban Folk Theory ceilidh band\, in addition to many other collaborations. \nFollow him on Facebook at Will Allen Folk Musician (Facebook) or subscribe to Will Allen’s YouTube Channel. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Workshop – How to love tunes you hate! – Will Allen; 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 pop a few quid in Will Allen’s PayPal tip jar
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/workshop-how-to-love-tunes-you-hate/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201212T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201212T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201130T153111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T170907Z
UID:5064-1607788800-1607794200@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Demo - Rapper Sword making with Frank Lee (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Demo – Rapper Sword making with Frank Lee\nFor anyone curious about how rapper swords are made … Frank Lee reveals all from his workshop in Brampton\, Cumbria. \nFrank will explain the processes involved in making rapper swords\, the way he has made them since 1977\, and demonstrate them using video clips.  The processes will start from raw materials and work through to a finished product.  Frank will explain how the processes have evolved\, and mention alternative methods as he goes. \nYour host\nFrank was brought-up in the North-East\, where his forbears all worked in the shipbuilding and coal industries as blacksmiths and engineers.  His teaching job took him just over the county boundary into Cumbria\, but he learned his rapper dancing with Newcastle Morris Men in the Cumberland Arms\, Byker\, and his work as a swordsmith began after volunteering to repair their swords.  After finding a small supply of spring steel\, he then made a complete set of rappers from scratch for his own team in Carlisle.  As that team travelled to festivals\, interest grew in the rapper dance\, and then in obtaining rappers\, so Frank set about increasing production\, and has since made over 2\,500 rappers.  He has sent them to teams all over the world\, quite a substantial amount to the USA\, and more recently to China\, Taiwan and Japan.  He has also made many sets of longswords. \nFrank is a member of Carlisle Sword and Clog\, Hexham Morris\, Feet First Appalachian Cloggers\, and Flag and Bone Gang. \nSee his web site: http://www.rapper-swords.co.uk/ \nProgramme\nDemo and talk for just over an hour\, followed by Q&A. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Demo – Rapper Sword making with Frank Lee; 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 Halsway Manor\, National Centre for Folk Arts: halswaymanor.org.uk/support-us/donate
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/demo-rapper-sword-making-frank-lee/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201206T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201206T120000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201109T194202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220609T181316Z
UID:4799-1607252400-1607256000@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Workshops - Cotswold Morris for Beginners - Ilmington (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThese workshops took place using the Zoom video service on 22 and 29 November and 6 December 2020. Recording of the events are available on YouTube: \n\nCotswold Morris Beginners Workshop 1 of 3 – Ilmington 22 November\nCotswold Morris Beginners Workshop 2 of 3 – Ilmington 29 November\nCotswold Morris Beginners Workshop 3 of 3 – Ilmington 6 December\n\nThree Workshops – Cotswold Morris for Beginners\n3 consecutive workshops.  Lin Steel and Andrew Knight\, with musician Tony Warren\, will teach a Cotswold morris jig (solo dance) over 3 weeks\, for those with some dance experience but that may be new to Cotswold morris.  The dance is ‘Jockey to the Fair’ in the style of Ilmington.  They will cover warming up\, Stepping\, Choruses and Slows; building to the complete jig in the third week. \nA series of 3 one hour teaching sessions (over Zoom) to build to the performing of the Ilmington Jig ‘Jockey to the Fair’.  A “from the ground up” set of instructionals\, each session will cover part of the Jig in some detail\, reprise the previous session and allow time to practice the elements from one week to the next with an MP3\, Music and Dance notation available. Pacing will be fast for beginners but slow for anyone with a measure of Cotswold experience.  No Cotswold Morris experience is needed to join us for these sessions\, but a desire to learn / better one’s technique / be able to learn from viewing on a screen is desirable.  The dates are: \nSunday 22nd November (week 1) / Sunday 29th November (week 2) / Sunday 6th December (week 3) \nYour hosts\nDance leaders – Lin Steel and Andrew Knight\, 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. \nLin\, Andrew 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 Workshops – Cotswold morris for beginners; 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\nDonations to Yeovil Freewheelers Blood Bikes: https://www.yfwbloodbikes.org/ \nResources\nHere are some resources for you: \n– Video: Andrew Knight dancing Ilmington – Jockie to the Fair on the King Ina YouTube Channel \n– Video: Warming up and Cooling Down for Morris Dancers  on the Morris Federation’s YouTube Channel \n– A folder containing: Dance Notation\, music dots and MP3 in the Morris Federation’s Notation Library \nKnights of King Ina\nSee the KOKI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheKnightsOfKingIna. \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-for-beginners-2020/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201121T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201121T163000
DTSTAMP:20260417T052229
CREATED:20201102T110021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T195554Z
UID:4693-1605970800-1605976200@www.morrisfed.org.uk
SUMMARY:Demo - Clogmaking with Simon Brock (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis event took place using the Zoom video service on 21 November 2020. A recording of the event is available on YouTube: Demonstration of Clog Making by Simon Brock. \n \nDemo – Clogmaking with Simon Brock\nFor anyone curious about how dancing clogs are made\, Simon Brock reveals all from his workshop in Sheffield. This is a live demo\, showcasing some of the tools unique to this endangered craft. He will discuss the main stages in creating soles and uppers\, and how they’re put together to make something you can dance in. \nProgramme\nDemo approx. 30-40 mins\, with the opportunity for Q&A afterwards. \nYour host\nA woodworker since leaving school\, Simon Brock has been making clogs full time for nearly 3 years\, mainly supplying step dancers and morris dancers. He is one of only a handful of people left making traditional\, British-style clogs commercially in the UK; and can [normally] be found selling clogs at step dancing events and festivals throughout the year. \nSee his web site: http://simonbrock.co.uk/ \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Clogmaking with Simon Brock; 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\nDonations to Medecins Sans Frontieres: https://www.msf.org/donate.  Simon normally runs a Sheffield Village Carols event in December at a pub near Penistone\, during which a collection typically raises around £300 for this excellent organisation. The collection will not be taking place this year for obvious reasons. \nAnd/or you could buy Simon a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/simonbrockclogs
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/demo-clogmaking-simon-brock/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201108T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201108T160000
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SUMMARY:Talk - Hastings Jack in the Green (LIVE on Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Recording of event\nThis talk was given using the Zoom video service on 8 Nov 2020. A recording of the talk is available on YouTube: Hastings JITG Zoom Talk. \n \nTalk – Hastings Jack in the Green\nKeith Leech will start with the history of the annual Hastings Jack in the Green event on the May Day Bank Holiday\, with the background to how it started and has evolved\, followed by a Q&A session on how to manage this type of event. \nKeith is a long-time member of Mad Jack’s Morris and was instrumental in reviving the Jack in the Green tradition in Hastings and is a usually seen dressed as a “bogie” or green man\, one of Jacks’ attendants\, during the procession on the May Bank Holiday. \nYour host\nThis talk is being jointly presented with Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green. \nTo register\nPlease complete this online form: Register for the Talk – Hastings Jack in the Green; 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\nDonations to Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green (a registered charity).  Web address was  www.hastingsjitg.co.uk\, now https://hastingstraditionaljackinthegreen.co.uk/ \nGreen Man image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay \nIn case you missed it\nSee the recording on YouTube at: Hastings JITG Zoom Talk
URL:https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/event/talk-hastings-jack-in-the-green-2020/
LOCATION:Online over Zoom
CATEGORIES:Morris Federation,Workshop
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