About this issue of "Morris Matters"

Summary: Vol. 41 Issue1

Published: Jan 2022

Table of contents

  • Expanding the Frontier, Part Three – Thoughts on the Cambridgeshire Molly
    by George Frampton
  • Voices of Morris: An Oral History project for the Morris Federation
    by Chas Leslie
  • Mike Boston: 5th August 1948 – 9th December 2021
    by John Lewis
  • Socially Distanced Molly
    by Jonathan Hooton
  • Capering Coppers
    by Tony Shaw
  • Mumming – A Short History
    by Steve Rowley

Editorial

Welcome to 2022 – and not quite where I thought we’d be, having slipped back a little on the live dancing and festivals, although many should be going ahead later in the year. It was good to see that ‘unofficial’ small Plough Tuesday and Whittlesey processions complete with Straw Bear took place. Continuing the winter theme, we have plenty of news and reviews on Molly and Mumming. Sadly though, we’re marking the death of Mike Boston with a short tribute to the irrepressible fool of Great Western Morris.

Citation

#Editor: Beth Neill
#Citation: Morris Matters, 41(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 & Sword Dance Teams Featured

Morris Matters 41(1), January 2022

🕺 Morris & Molly Dance Teams

Cambridgeshire / East Anglian Molly

  • Seven Champions
  • Mepal Molly
  • Cambridge Morris Men
  • Old Hunts Molly
  • Ouse Washes Molly

Norfolk Molly

  • Kitwitches – featured article Socially Distanced Molly (pp. 15–16)

🕺 Morris Teams (biographical & historical context)

South-West & Cotswold

  • Great Western Morris – major feature via Mike Boston tribute
  • Glory of the West – associated women’s side

Visiting / Referenced Morris Sides

(named in the Mike Boston obituary as visiting or reciprocal teams)

  • Oyster Morris
  • Iron Men
  • Windsor Morris
  • Shropshire Bedlams
  • Sheffield Morris
  • Stroud Morris

⚔️ Sword Dance

  • Great Western Morris – explicitly shown and captioned dancing rapper sword (Whit Tour 1978)

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