About this issue of "Morris Matters"

Summary: Vol. 36 Issue 2

Published: July 2017

Table of contents

  • Long Lankin: a Man more Suffered than Suffering – RIP
  • Jig Competition – 30 years on!  by Tracey Rose
  • Percy Manning Centenary Concert  by Malcolm Major
  • Joint Morris Organisations Day of Dance  by Beth Neill
  • Dancing England at Sheffield  by Jill Griffiths
  • Bath City Morris Reunion  by Jill Griffiths
  • Roy Dommett Archive Collection  by Beth Neill
  • The Histories of Morris in Britain  by John Swift
  • Dancing England Rapper Tournament (DERT) – by Sally Wearing
  • Three More Invented Dances   by John Offord 
  • From the Archive (40 years ago) – David Welti writes to WMF

Editorial

This issue reflects just how much is going on out there in researching elusive references, organising conferences and festivals – it was difficult to be at all of them but a dedicated few have been watching, listening and taking photos of it all over the past few months. Anniversaries and revivals are a theme in this issue – from 30 years of the Sidmouth (John Gasson) jig competition, through 50 years since Bath City Morris were founded, to 100 years since the death of Percy Manning, who through his revival concert led the way for Cecil Sharp to ‘discover’ Headington Quarry and morris dancing. While it is good to see the revival of Dancing England 30 years on, I regret we are having to bid farewell to the regular contributions of Long Lankin.

Citation

#Editor: Beth Neill
#Citation: Morris Matters, 36(2),

Featured Teams

The PDF file has been analysed to list the morris and sword dance teams which are featured in the issue. Note we can’t be 100% sure that this list and dance category is accurate.

Morris Matters, Volume 36 Number 2 (July 2017)

Cotswold Morris

  • Bampton Traditional Morris – Featured at Dancing England (Sheffield).
  • Fool’s Gambit – Performed extracts from Banks of Green Willow at Dancing England.
  • Out of Hand – High-energy jig team at Dancing England.
  • Bath City Morris – 50-year reunion weekend (Bath).
  • Windsor Morris – Represented at JMO Day of Dance (Leicester).
  • Headcorn Morris – Pictured at JMO Leicester.
  • Leicester Morris Men – Hosts of JMO Day of Dance 2017.

North West / Carnival Morris

  • Severn Gilders – Dancing England showcase.
  • Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men – Closed Dancing England with the Horwich Polka.
  • Platt Bridge Morris Dancers – Carnival/“fluffy” morris at Dancing England.

Molly Dance

  • Seven Champions Molly Dancers – Represented Molly tradition at Dancing England.

Longsword

  • Redcar Sword Dancers – Performed Greatham Sword Dance at Dancing England.
  • Newcastle Kingsmen – Performed Kirkby Malzeard longsword at Dancing England; major prize winners at DERT 2017.

Rapper Sword (Dancing England & DERT 2017)

  • Star and Shadow – Dancing England performance.
  • High Spen Blue Diamonds – Traditional rapper showcase at Dancing England.
  • Teeshyde Steel – Innovative two-person rapper at Dancing England.
  • Crook Morris – Hosts of DERT 2017 (Kendal).
  • Mabel Gubbins Rapper – Championship competitors at DERT.
  • Tower Ravens – DERT Championship winners.
  • Thrales Rapper – DERT Traditional category winners.
  • Black Swan Rapper – Tyzack Shield (buzz/excitement award).
  • Stone Monkey – Veterans prize at DERT.
  • Sheffield Steel – Announced as DERT 2018 hosts.

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