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Fedextra Winter/Spring 2019 www.morrisfed.org.uk fedThe quarterly newsletterextr of The Morris Federationa Winter/Spring 2019 Inside this issue... Becoming a Clog Maker (Pt 4) Simon Brock explains what's next for his clogs Brighton Morris looking back over 50 years and the secrets of their success North West Morris a brief history www.morrisfed.org.uk www.morrisfed.org.uk fed www.morrisfed.org.uk fed Winter/Springextra 2019 Winter/Springextra 2019 fedextra inside Winter/Spring 2019 this issue Winter/Spring 2019 Malmesbury Morris' Mayor with bells on North West 20 Morris 10 AGM Day Brighton Slubbing Making TradMad 12 clogs 14 of Dance 17 Morris 23 Billy's 26 Welcome to the Winter North West Morris: a brief AGM Day of Dance, London: Brighton Morrismen: Cover Stars issue & how to contact history of this traditonal pics of the day hosted by 50 years of dancing in 04your committee 10dance 17New Esperance Morris 23 Brighton and beyond 24 Chiltern Hundreds at The Morris Federation AGM Day of Dance, President's prologue: JMO TradMad: mixed gender team Birthdays: Danegeld Morris John Bacon Gold Badge London 2018 Day of Dance, AGM, and promoting the art of rapper turn 30 and Chip Off the Old Award: citation from Barry Photograph: Sam Ross 05could you be president? 12 dancing to a new generation 18 celebrate ther 40th 24 Goodman Do you have a great action picture of your team that Malkin Morris: Heritage 25 years of Green Dragons: Malmesbury Morris: Being Slubbing Billy's: open could feature on the cover Lottery Grant for local NW looking back and looking the Mayor with bells on at workshops bring new of FedExtra? clog, step and tunes forward to another 25 years St Aldhelm's Fair members 06 13 20 26 Send a high quality image suitable to print in A4 portrait format, Belles and Broomsticks Becoming a Clog Maker White Rose th Paul White's Diary : : : 40 anniversary : some background info about Weekend of dance with the fourth and final part of for Scarborough-based When is a greenhouse your team, details of where and 07friends on Guernsey 14Simon Brock's journey 21 garland dancers 27 not a greenhouse? when the image was taken, and the photographer's name to: News roundup: festivals, Temporary Measured: the Oyster Morris: Hopping AGM 2019, Scotland: John Bacon [email protected] celebrations, memorials story of a new ladies North around the Channel Islands Kinfauns host the day of 08 and competitions 16West clog team 22 with Belles and Broomsticks 28 dance in Perth on 28 Sep Gold Badge www.morrisfed.org.uk 2 3 fed www.morrisfed.org.uk fed www.morrisfed.org.uk Winter/Springextra 2019 Winter/Springextra 2019 Sam Ross, Newsletter Editor • [email protected] diary dates • 64 The Batch, Farmborough, Somerset, BA2 0AJ 2019 • 07849 055 339 6-9 June Wimbourne Folk Festival wimbornefolk.co.uk 2-10 August Sidmouth Folk Week, incorporating the John Gasson Jig Competition sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk 17-23 August President's Whitby Folk Week from the whitbyfolk.co.uk contact your 14-15 September editor committee prologue Lancashire & Cheshire Clog Dance Competitions welcome to the winter/spring issue of Morris FedExtra Melanie Barber, President Hello! I hope by now short biog to be sent out with can imagine is a huge task, Pendle Heritage Centre, t's been another year The infamous 'Black Book' • [email protected] that eveyone is enjoying the the AGM papers, which we especially around the renewal Barrowford of celebrations, with published by The Morris Ring • 72 Freedom Road, Walkley, 2019 dance season! normally aim to have ready for date. We're also slowly moving clogcomp.org.uk Sheffield, S6 2XD many teams reaching is upheld by some as the only proof by the end of June. If you forward with a member's • 07812 656 036 25, 35, 40 or 50 years of way to dance specific dances, Huge THANK YOU to Medlock have any questions or want to section on our website, which 28 September dancing. Congratulations or even the only source of Rapper for hosting a very know more, then please email will contain an online version The Morris Federation AGM Fee Lock, Secretary to all those who morris dances that should be successful and enjoyable Joint me at: of the Member's Manual, Hosted by Kinfauns in Perth contribute to the success and performed. Similarly, those who • [email protected] Morris Organisations' National [email protected] together with advice and I • 28 Fairstone Close, Hastings, longevity of these teams. It's have not learned to play tunes Day of Dance in Manchester guidance specific to Morris East Sussex, TN35 5EZ Send details of events to: also heartening to see that new by ear from an experienced on 30 March, Thank you also Our new membership system Federation members, so please • 01424 436 052 [email protected] teams are emerging, whether morris musician, but instead to all the stewards who looked is now fully up and running, so watch out for updates as and The Morris Federation is not they're looking to maintain local rely on the dots on a page, may after the teams, the team that here's a gentle reminder that when this happens. Jenny Everett, Treasurer responsible for events organised by dances and tunes, or encourage be tempted to imply that the attended, and especialy Waters you can now update your own external organisations and introduce a new generation written notation is the only way • [email protected] Green Morris for representing details via The Morris Federation Our next main event is our • Willow Cottage, 20 High Street, Sutton- to traditional dance. for the music to be played. The Morris Federation with a website: www.morrisfed.org.uk AGM, hosted by Kinfauns Step on-Trent, Newark, Notts, NG23 6QA wonderful show dance. The under 'Join Us/Join or Dancers in Perth, Scotland, on • 01636 821 672 When it comes to tradition, the I used to get a lift to weekends next JMO National Day of Renew' there's a section on 28 September. Kinfauns have guidelines for subject of 'evolving tradition', of dance and morris workshops Mike Everett, Archive Officer Dance will be hosted by The 'Membership details update' been busy with arrangements submission of appears to be controversial with a good friend from Priston Morris Ring in Liverpool on with a link to update your for the weekend, which is for some. While making a Jubilee Morris and when the sat • [email protected] Saturday 18 April 2020. details direct. being based around the articles • Willow Cottage, 20 High Street, Sutton- note of dances and tunes so nav shouted at him for going Salutation Hotel. There will on-Trent, Newark, Notts, NG23 6QA Please send all text and that they are not lost forever the wrong way he would always • 01636 821 672 As I've mentioned before, I am You'll need to use your team be the usual day of dance on images via WeTransfer.com to is a worthwhile exercise, firmly reply, "It is only a guide!" stepping down as President contact email address and the Saturday preceding the [email protected] interpreting dance notation as Perhaps the same may be said Jerry West, Notation Officer this year, so if you fancy taking request a password, then AGM, followed by a Scottish Articles should be sent as doc, the only way to perform a dance for the notation of traditional up the mantel in helping you'll be able to access the ceilidh in the evening, and • [email protected] docx, txt or odt formats. Any may not be in the spirit of the music and dance. shape the future of The Morris details that we hold for your then workshops and more • 23 Avondale Road, Fleet, copy over 750 words will be tradition itself. Federation then please step team, and amend accordingly. opportunities to dance out on Sam Hampshire, GU51 3BH trimmed. • 01252 628 190 or 07754 435 170 forward! I won't lie and say it's This is especially important as the Sunday. We hope to see as the easiest job in the world, broadcasts regarding Morris many of you there as possible, Accompany all articles with at next issue publication date: and it can be time consuming, Federation business, such as and please remember that you least three high quality images. 02 Aug Images must not be embedded Co-opted committee but overall it's extremely renewal reminders, are now can still represent your team in text and should be sent as rewarding, and you're not sent from the system. We're at the AGM even if you don't Mike Adamson - IT Administrator separate attachments. alone as the committee are a hoping that next year we'll have a team to dance during advertising rates • [email protected] great bunch to work with. The be able to generate your PLI the day. Photographs and illustrations For the current rates and advert You can also download a copy first step is to find yourself two certificates via the system to should be jpg, eps, tiff or pdf, sizes, please contact the editor: from the FedExtra pages on our though other file types may be Advisors member sides to nominate and save Jenny compiling each Happy Dancing! [email protected] website: www.morrisfed.org.uk accepted. Sally Wearing - Health & Safety Advisor second you, and then write a one individually, which as you Make sure you have appropriate • [email protected] • 0118 946 3125 is your team info up-to-date? Melanie permission to publish all words Update your team's info and contact details at any time by logging on to John Bacon - Licensing Bill Advisor and pictures.
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