John Bacon remembered in words and pictures, Windsor Morris and Hook Eagle Morris both have appearances on TV, morris dancing also features on the TV programme ‘Dancing on Ice’, new team Barrel Border Morris starts up in Bude, Morris Federation publications now free to all members, an introduction to the Notation Library, an update on the MDDB, plus festivals, morris anniversaries, morris book reviews and more!
View and download: FedExtra Winter/Spring 2020 (5Mb)
Contents:
04: Welcome to the latest issue & how to contact your committee
05: President’s prologue: our new president introduces herself
06: Windsor Morris: TV appearances on both BBC 4 and Channel 4
08: Barrel Border Morris: an introduction to this new team based in Bude
09: Wyld Morris: 10 years of dancing in West Dorset and beyond
10: Publications: all publications by The Morris Federation are now free to download
11: Morris Dance Database: needs your assistance to add to the data it holds
12: Swanage Folk Festival: an opportunity to dance by the sea at this popular festival
14: John Bacon — 1939-2019: Barry Goodman and Fee Lock pay tribute
18: Morris dancing on ice: a critique of the performance on ITV’s celebrity show
20: Notation Library: Jerry West gives an overview of what’s on offer to members
22: Hook Eagle Morris: TV appearance on the BBC’s Christmas Carol Odyssey
24: CIOFF: an overview of the long-running international folk festival
26: Book Reviews: Mike Everett summarises two recent books about morris
27: News Round-up: a letter and Dave Brown is fondly remembered by his team
