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

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Morris, sword dance, and folk organisations

In the UK:

  • The Morris Ring
  • Open Morris
  • Sword Dance Union (SDU)
  • Illustrious Order of Fools and Beasts
  • English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS)
  • Pipe & Tabor – The Taborers Society
  • Folk Play Research – Traditional Drama Research Group (TDRG)

Outside the UK

  • North Amercian Morris Dance Organization (NAMDO)
  • Australian Morris Ring

Information about morris, sword, clog, and folk dance

  • Map of the Morris Teams of the world
  • Morris Dances and Teams Database (MDDB)
  • Mainly Morris Dancing
  • Rapper Online
  • All About Clog
  • Master Mummers
  • Morris Dancing Discussion List (MDDL)
  • Morris to Carnival
  • Folk North West
  • Street Swing Dance History Archives
  • Folklore and Mythology Resource Guide
  • Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (EFDSS)

Videos and DVDs

  • Morris Federation’s YouTube channel
  • Morris Hub – YouTube channel
  • John Gasson Jig Competition – YouTube channel
  • Morris Dancers of England (DVDs)
  • BFI (search results for “morris dancing”)

Competitions and folk dance displays

  • Clog Comp – Lancashire & Cheshire Clog Dance Competitions
  • Dancing England Rapper Tournament (DERT)
  • John Gasson Jig Competition
  • Dancing England

Folk festivals with traditional dance displays

There are many folk festivals featuring morris and traditional dance displays.  Here are two of the week-long festivals:

  • Sidmouth Folk Festival
  • Whitby Folk Week

Equipment and instruments

  • Hobgoblin Music
  • Phil Howard Clogs and Leatherwork
  • Simon Brock Clog Maker and Leatherworker
  • The Morris Shop (currently unavailable for business)
  • The One Stop Morris Shop

News

Clog Stepping for Beginners Workshop

18 January 2021

Practices go online

6 January 2021

Leeds Morris Men go digital

26 December 2020

Upcoming Events

  1. Talk – Morris from the Archives – Jameson Wooders (LIVE on Zoom)

    Saturday 30 January @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  2. Workshop – North West – Lockdown Dance for 4 – Chinewrde Morris (LIVE on Zoom)

    Sunday 31 January @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
  3. Workshop – Virtual Ceilidh Calling Masterclass (LIVE on Zoom)

    Saturday 6 February @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  4. Talk – Septimus The Giant Shrewsbury Cobbler (LIVE on Zoom)

    Sunday 7 February @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  5. Workshops – Appalachian Clogging Basics (LIVE on Zoom)

    Saturday 13 February @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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