About this issue of "Morris Matters"

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…).

Citation

Editor: Beth Neill
Citation: Morris Matters, 39(1),

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 39(1), January 2020 

🕺 Morris Dance Teams

  • Manchester Morris Men – central to the BBC For Folk’s Sake review
  • Moulton Morris – featured repeatedly in documentary discussion
  • Windsor Morris – extended filmed sequence and discussion
  • Plymouth Morris Men – referenced via membership migration
  • Bampton Morris – Whitsun and film footage
  • Thaxted Morris Men – Ring politics and filming context
  • Great Western Morris – cited as a long-term thriving team
  • Earlsdon Morris Men – stage performance at Dancing England

⚔️ Sword, Molly & Related Traditions

(from Dancing England 2019 coverage)

  • Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers
  • Flamborough Longsword
  • Thrales Rapper
  • Old Glory Molly

🕺 Other Dance / Movement Teams

  • Taylor’s Morris – modern reconstruction of Longborough style
  • Lancashire Wallopers – clog stepping act (not morris, but featured)

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