Summary: Vol. 39 Issue 1

Published: January 2020

Table of contents

• Goostrey Morris Dancers – A Journey to the Carnival 1
  by Duncan Broomhead
• How Border Morris Developed – a Leicester Perspective 10
  by John Swift
• Hey in Hay – Why and how? 15
  by Adrian Williams
• Seven Sisters Molly Dancers 18
  by Tracey Rose
• ‘Kemp’s Jig’, Friday 4 October 2019, at BT Studio, Oxford Playhouse 19
  by George Frampton
• Children in the Morris 21
  by Jameson Wooders
• Decorate your own Morris Hat

Editorial

Welcome to 2020 – perfect vision for morris dancing? We’re continuing on a roll with great historical profiles, featuring – among other items – the extensive work done by Duncan Broomhead on that long neglected topic of carnival morris. From our serious researchers to the fun element of Morris Matters – I hope some of you are enjoying Andy’s inside back cover activities (although it might involve you cutting up your copy…).