The Morris Federation

The UK's largest association of morris and traditional dance teams

Newsletter archive 2017

Our newsletter is a printed magazine that is part of the membership offer to both our team and individual members. It is published four times a year.

FedExtra Autumn 2017

thumbnail of Newsletter Autumn 2017 Simon Brock takes us on the first stage of his journey to becoming a clog maker, New Esperance celebrate diversity at Pride London and win best parade team, we add to the colour and life of Hull – city of culture with our annual day of dance, Belfagan dodge the showers at the Largs Viking Festival, Crook Morris host a successful DERT in Kendal, plus 25th and 40th birthday celebrations from a number of teams, and lots of festivals both at home and abroad, and more…

View and download: FedExtra Autumn 2017 (4Mb)

Contents:

04: Welcome to the Autumn issue: a message from the editor
04: Contact your committee: details of how to get in touch
05: President’s prologue: introducing the mastering performance workshop
06: Rivington Morris: 40 years of women’s North West Morris
07: New Esperance at Pride London: winners of Best Parade Team
08: The ‘First’ Bridport Folk Music and Dance Festival: a review by the organiser
09: Ridgeway Step Clog and Garston Gallopers: moving and shaking in Belgium
10: Boss Morris: a new team making tracks into different audiences
12: Dates for your diary: events and workshops coming up in the new year
13: Chelmsford Morris: harnessing the power of local and national press to recruit
14: Becoming a Clog Maker: Simon Brock takes us on the first part of his journey
16: Our AGM Day of Dance: pics of the day in Hull – city of culture
18: Rampant Rooster: braving the storms at Wickham Festival
19: Mayflower Morris: stomping and shaking and enjoying
a year of big days out
20: Bourne Borderers: celebrating 25 years of Border Morris
20: Buttercross Belles: celebrating 25 years of North West Morris in Otley
21: Belfagan Morris: dodging the showers at Largs Viking Festival, Ayrshire
22: NYFTE: can you help give youngsters the opportunity to get to know English folk?
23: National Morris Weekend: a roundup of the event and the winners of the Evesham Stick
24: Crook Morris: proving that the small town of Kendal was up to the challenge of DERT
26: Ellington Morris: dancing and making merry around Lake Garda and beyond
28: Marlings Morris: a French adventure at Le Doulieu Ducasse
29: Hook Eagle Morris: a roundup of events and dance-outs – in pictures
30: Silkstone Greens in Berlin:
an Easter weekend of dancing and friendship
31: Paul White’s Diary: adventures on the road to Hull, and an invite to dance in Cornwall

FedExtra Summer 2017

thumbnail of 2017-summerPriya Sundar and Lisa Heywood fuse the dance and music of Bharatanatyam and morris, Ron Shuttleworth’s Folk Play Collection is now available to view at Sheffield University, Dr Turberville’s Morris grabs the headlines on St George’s Day in Somerset, Wakefield Morris celebrate their fourth Ossett Beercart, The JMO Day of Dance in pictures, Simon Costin gives an update on The Museum of British Folklore, Mary and Mike Wilson-Jones are honoured at Cecil Sharp House with EFDSS Gold Badges, an introduction to the Fools & Beasts Unconvention for the uninitiated, JKL Videos of Sidmouth Folk Festival 1987-2004 are now available on DVD, plus Paul White’s Diary, Leek Morris visit Italy, and four more teams turn 40!

View and download: FedExtra Summer 2017 (4Mb)

Contents:

04: Welcome to the Summer issue: a message from the editor
04: Contact your committee: details of how to get in touch
05: President’s prologue: Morris Census, JMO day of Dance, and a reminder of our AGM
06: Morris-Natyam: English and Indian musicians and dancers collaborate
07: The Ron Shuttleworth Folk Play Collection: now at Sheffield University
08: Kirtlington Lamb Ale: Melanie Barber interviews Bob Dunlop
10: Dr Turberville’s Morris: grabbing the headlines on St George’s Day
11: Betty Lupton’s Ladle Laikers: 40 years of dancing in and around Yorkshire
12: Cuckoo’s Nest Morris: 40 glorious years of dance in Brighton and beyond
13: Chesterfield Garland Dancers: celebrating 40 years of dancing in Derbyshire
13: Sweet Coppin: reaching the grand young age of 40 years of clog dancing in Taunton
14: Wakefield Morris: celebrating their fourth successful Ossett Beercart
15: Hook Eagle Morris: a roundup of events and dance-outs
16: The JMO Day of Dance: pics of the day, hosted by Leicester Morrismen
18: The Museum of British Folklore: Simon Costin tells the story so far…
20: EFDSS Gold Badges: Mary and Mike Wilson-Jones are honoured at C# House
21: The Knights of King Ina: an introduction to the team and their jig workshops
22: One Stop Morris Shop: Jenny Everett talks to Natasha Bojanovski
23: The Histories of the Morris in Britain: an overview of the conference held at C# House
24: A most unconventional weekend: an intro to Fools & Beasts for the uninitiated
27: Ravens Morris: Fantastic Beasts and how to handle them – in high winds!
28: Leek Morris: enjoying the sun and ‘mille complimenti‘ in Este, Italy
29: JKL Video: Sidmouth Folk Festival 1987-2004 now available on DVD
31: Paul White’s Diary: A question of kit. Who cares? And sparks flying in Hull
32: Morris goods and Morris Fed merchandise: something you’d like to see? Tell us!

FedExtra Winter/Spring 2017

thumbnail of 2017-winter-springBob Dunlop marks the centenary of the death of historian, folklorist, and archaeologist Percy Manning, Cardiff Ladies invite teams to keep the Llareggub Tradition alive, Oyster Girls, Rumworth Morris, Bare Bones Border, Invicta, and Oyster Morris all celebrate significant birthdays, NYFTE is looking for invites to dance in 2018, Leap to your Feet pay tribute to musician Debbie Howard, plus a review of the rebooted Dancing England, Goathland get a new community hub, and lots of reports of successful dance outs both in the UK and overseas.

View and download: FedExtra Winter/Spring 2017 (3Mb)

Contents:

04: Welcome to the Winter/Spring issue: a message from the editor
04: Contact your committee: details of how to get intouch
05: President’s prologue: email broadcasts, website revamp, and risk assessments
06: The Centenary of Percy Manning: the man who collected Oxfordshire
08: The Isle of Wight’s Oyster Girls celebrate their 35th anniversary
09: Cardiff Ladies Morris invite teams to keep the Llareggub Tradition alive
10: An introduction to the Rumworth Morris of Bolton as they turn 40 years young
11: The Morris Ring dance in/out: Adam Garland passes the baton to Eddie Worrall
12: Bare Bones Border Morris celebrate their 30th year out and about in Loughborough
12: “I didn’t know women were allowed to do that!”: our 40th photo exhibition
14: The National Youth Folklore Troupe of England: could they appear at your event?
15: Boss Morris: an introduction to the team and their unique morris style
16: Invicta: The first ladies team in Kent mark their 40th year by dancing with friends
17: Dancing England: a review of the rebooted celebration of traditional dance
18: Mepal Molly: one of the first Molly revival teams looks back over the last 40 years
20: Oyster Morris: continuing their year of 40th anniversary celebrations
21: Morris Dance Database: a resource for searching traditional dance repertoires
22: Kingston Morris in Poland: providing a very English display on the Baltic Coast
23: Dartmoor Border Morris: Go West! with photos of local shenanigans
24: Mayflower Morris: the Hants/Surrey North-West side, share details of last year’s events
25: Goathland Community Hub: the new cultural exhibition centre for sword dancing
25: Debbie’s Dance: a fitting tribute to a sadly missed musician, Debbie Howard
25: Diary Dates: a collection of up-coming dance events from around the UK
27: Paul White’s Diary: Going nuts in May, and what’s morris got to do with wassail?
28: Get set for our Day of Dance and AGM in Hull – the 2017 city of culture!

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