third #flickr upload from the #Oxford Folk Festival 2025 with #SummertownMorris, #QueensOak and #HarlequinMorris. https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgrr/54455941537/in/dateposted-public/ #folk #folkdance

flickr pics from #Oxford Folk Festival 2025, second upload now live: https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgrr/54452539520/in/dateposted-public/ #folk #FolkDance #Morris #MorrisDance

April 26–27 – Otsego County, NY – Come watch the Binghamton Morris Men's Gilbertsville Tour, a weekend of dancing and song to welcome in the spring:

Sat., April 26
10:30 AM – Commercial Street, Gilbertsville
12:30 PM – Pathfinder Village, Edmeston
3:15 PM – Pioneer Park, Cooperstown
4:15 PM – Council Rock Brewery, Cooperstown

Sun., April 27
Noon – Commercial Street, Gilbertsville

https://binghamtonmorris.wordpress.com/the-gilbertsville-morris-tour/

Enjoy Best Folk Dance Restaurant in Udaipur at Traditional Restaurant

Experience the rich culture of Rajasthan at Udaipur Traditional, the best folk dance restaurant in Udaipur. Enjoy an amazing evening with lively Rajasthani dance performances while tasting delicious traditional food.

Check Website: https://www.udaipurtraditionalrestaurant.com/

Tonight is the final practice before Roots Morris step, blinking, into the public next week. It's been an intense few months, (with dancers younger and fitter than me!) but also fantastic. I can't wait to show the world what we've learnt. #manchester #folkmusic #folkdance #morrisdancing

Current morris teams:
• Binghamton Morris Men (2002–) https://binghamtonmorris.wordpress.com/
• American Travelling Morrice (2003–) https://www.americantravellingmorrice.org

Former morris/sword teams:
• Bassett Street Hounds (1986–1996)
• Ribbonsteel Rapper (1987–1991)
• Thornden Morris (1989–2009)
• Salt Springs Morris (1996; 2000–2002)
• Flying Bark Morris (1997–1999)
• GCM (2002–2010)
• Wild Blue Morris (2008–2012)

I didn’t spot that the video the Morris Fed said they would do for @RedCuthbert had been finalised and can now be found on the side website - based around a clip from last summer of us dancing Captain Lanoe’s Skirmish that we learned from the ex foreman of now defunct Woodside who wrote it, so a Cotswold dance although we mostly do border…. See it on the side website/blog here:

https://redcuthbert.uk/archives/2524

Our 18 December filming was finally put out by ITV on New Year’s Day, though they’ve dated the piece Christmas Eve…

https://www.itv.com/watch/news/why-morris-dancing-troupes-in-bedfordshire-are-trying-to-attract-younger-members/n5rslx9

Today’s exciting post!

Our November Contra is 1 month away!

Saturday 16th November 1:30-4:45pm
Behind the mic : Lisa Heywood
Musicians: Edward Wallace and Heather McAslan

Venue: St Paul's (Downstairs Main Hall)
Full details on https://lancastercontra.org.uk/venue/

You can pay in advance electronically at https://lancastercontra.org.uk/events/#entry

Changeling Morris is born!

In two weeks' time we'll meet to perform a dance informed by neurodivergent experiences.

We still have space for a few more dancers if anyone fancies an afternoon of silliness in Whaley Bridge (Derbyshire, UK) on 21st September.

claim to fame: I was there when they tie-dyed those dungarees and handkerchiefs : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5JJIyLqCZY #folk #folkdance #jig #morris #WhitbyFolkWeek

@doctroid
Looking at this picture, because of the foreshortening, I thought those were children

Then it seemed like maybe they all had gray-haired wigs on?

Which, you know, #MorrisDancing, disguises & wigs wouldn’t be totally unheard of

But making kids wear gray-haired wigs would be feeding painful stereotypes

You guessed it, a video from last Saturday - here's Letchworth dancing Ring O' Bells

https://youtu.be/ZAq6cWZCyVU

Another video from Saturday, Rutland Morris dancing Constant Billy (Headington) at #Bedfringe

https://youtu.be/6kFu6z94SiY

Some random moments from Saturday are stitched together in this little video: https://youtu.be/01BIeQPKdr0