About this issue of "Morris Matters"

thumbnail of Morris-Matters-42-2Summary: Vol. 42 Issue 2

Published: Jul 2023

Table of contents

  • Expanding The Frontier, Part Four – The England-Wales Border Counties from Newspapers by George Frampton
  • The Ancient English Morris Dance, by Michael Heaney reviewed by Jonathan Hooton
  • DERT 2023 – Back to Normality by Sally Wearing
  • Making Mischief: Folk Costume in Britain reviewed by Beth Neill
  • The Romany Tarot Cards by Tony Tomlin
  • John Dexter Remembered by Tim Radford
  • Animal Guising and the Kentish Hooden Horse: by James Frost reviewed by Paul Cowdell
  • The May Day Festival in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, before World War 1 by Duncan Broomhead

Editorial

What a year for bank holidays – and trying to work out how the ‘traditional’ events fit in round the increased number of official Monday holidays. This issue is rather wide ranging – from recent exhibitions and past festivals through to the ‘must have’ book on The Ancient Morris Dance.

Citation

#Editor: Beth Neill
#Citation: Morris Matters, 42(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 Vol. 42 No. 2 (July 2023)

Rapper / Sword Dance Teams (DERT 2023 coverage)

  • Tower Ravens
  • Whip the Cat
  • Sallyport Sword
  • Silver Flame
  • NYFTE (National Youth Folk Troupe of England – rapper teams)
  • Sheffield Steel Rapper
  • Mons Meg
  • Newcastle Kingsmen
  • Mabel Gubbins Rapper

Morris Dance Teams (Modern / Revival / 20th century)

  • Hartley Morris Men
  • Kits Coty Morris
  • Oxford City Morris
  • Bampton Morris
  • Kirtlington Morris
  • Chipping Campden Morris
  • Binghamton Morris (USA)
  • Bouwerie Boys (USA)
  • Sherborne Morris
  • The Pinewoods New Englanders (USA touring team)
  • Manchester Morris Men (archive referenced)

Historic / Early 20th-Century Morris Teams (Holmes Chapel study)

  • Holmes Chapel Morris Dancers
  • Holmes Chapel Gaiety Girls / Lady Morris Dancers
  • Godley Hill Royal Morris Dancers
  • Wheelock Original Prize Troupe
  • Wheelock Morris Dancers
  • Nantwich Alexandra Lady Morris Dancers
  • Crewe Royal Morris Dancers
  • Crewe Serpentine Dancers / Crewe Lady Morris Dancers
  • Nantwich Jolly Jack Tars
  • Alderley Edge Coronation Morris Dancers
  • Goostrey Morris Dancers

Other Dance / Related Traditional Teams (contextual but named)

  • Knutsford Pierrots
  • Crewe Gollywogs
  • Crewe Buttercup Dancers
  • Crewe Amazon Lancers
  • Crewe Scarecrows
  • Lancashire Lasses
  • Yankee Coons Prize Troupe

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