Summary: Vol. 24 Issue 1

Published: January 2005

Table of contents

• Mining the Sources: Morris Dance References of the Renaissance by John Forrest, reviewed by Roy Dommett 
• The First Week In August: Fifty Years of the Sidmouth Festival by Derek Schofield , reviewed by George Frampton 
• Sidmouth Folk Week by Gordon Newton
• Reeking Morris, by Long Lankin 
• Morris Musings, by Lynne Pointer 
• Life and Times from Steve Roud
• Memories of Sidmouth 1987 by George Frampton 
• Leap at Sidmouth reviewed by Roy Dommett 
• Pub Morris by Andy 
• Letter- Standards – do they matter?
• Whittlesey Straw Bear 2005 by Chris Tunnicliffe
• “Ghosts” reviewed by Ian Carter 
• Advice for Entering Sidmouth Jig Competition by Roy Dommett

Editorial

Another year over-weather could have been better but festivals were good in spite of poor weather.  Our cover reflects a theme-Sidmouth and what will will the Phoenix be like in 2006 or afterwards?

Twelfth Night celebrations have been going on over an extended period … there seems to be a lot of wassailing around! I enjoyed seeing The Lions Part who were wassailing and mumming near the Globe Theatre – the mummers play mystified the tourists but was much enjoyed by the regular morris groupies.

Please spread the word-get your friends to read Morris Matters-to to write for it! Thanks as always to Jill Griffiths and Steve Poole for proofreading and technical help.