www.morrisfed.org.uk fedThe quarterly newsletterextra of The Morris Federation Autumn 2017 Inside this issue... Becoming a clog maker Simon Brock takes us on the first stage of his journey New Esperance Celebrating diversity and winners of best parade team at Pride London Happy birthday to... Rivington Morris (40) Bourne Borderers (25) and Buttercross Belles (25) Day of dance Bringing folk culture to the city of Hull www.morrisfed.org.uk www.morrisfed.org.uk fed www.morrisfed.org.uk fed extraAutumn 2017 extraAutumn 2017 fedextra inside Autumn 2017 this issue Autumn 2017 Our Day of Dance – Hull City of Culture New Esperance 16 at Pride London 07 Becoming Bridport Boss a clog Rampant Ellington Festival 08 Morris 10 maker 14 Rooster 18 Morris 26 Welcome to the Autumn The 'First' Bridport Folk Becoming a Clog Maker: Buttercross Belles: Ellington Morris: dancing and Cover Stars issue: a message from the Music and Dance Festival: Simon Brock takes us on celebrating 25 years of North making merry around Lake 04 editor 08 a review by the organiser 14the first part of his journey 20 West Morris in Otley 26 Garda and beyond Wakefield Morris, The Morris Federation Day of Dance, Hull – Contact your committee: Ridgeway Step Clog and Our AGM Day of Dance: Belfagan Morris: dodging Marlings Morris: a French City of Culture, September 2017 details of how to get in Garston Gallopers: moving pics of the day in Hull – the showers at Largs Viking adventure at Le Doulieu Photograph: Sam Ross 04touch 09 and shaking in Belgium 16 city of culture 21 Festival, Ayrshire 28Ducasse Do you have a great action picture of your team that President's prologue: Boss Morris: a new team Rampant Rooster: braving NYFTE: can you help give Hook Eagle Morris: a roundup could feature on the cover introducing the mastering making tracks into different the storms at Wickham youngsters the opportunity of events and dance-outs – of FedExtra? performance workshop audiences Festival to get to know English folk? in pictures 05 10 18 22 29 Send a high quality image suitable to print in A4 portrait format, Rivington Morris Dates for your diary Mayflower Morris National Morris Weekend: Silkstone Greens in Berlin : 40 years : events : stomping a : some background info about of women's North West and workshops coming up and shaking and enjoying roundup of the event and the an Easter weekend of dancing your team, details of where and 06 Morris 12in the new year 19 a year of big days out 23 winners of the Evesham Stick 30and friendship when the image was taken, and the photographer's name to: New Esperance at Pride Chelmsford Morris: Bourne Borderers: Crook Morris: proving that Paul White's Diary: adventures [email protected] London: winners of Best harnessing the power of local celebrating 25 years of the small town of Kendal was on the road to Hull, and an 07Parade Team 13and national press to recruit 20 Border Morris 24 up to the challenge of DERT 31 invite to dance in Cornwall www.morrisfed.org.uk 2 3 fed www.morrisfed.org.uk fed www.morrisfed.org.uk extraAutumn 2017 extraAutumn 2017 Sam Ross, Newsletter Editor • [email protected] • 64 The Batch, Farmborough, Somerset, BA2 0AJ • 07849 055 339 guidelines for submission of articles Please send articles as doc, docx, txt or odt formats. Articles over 750 words will be trimmed, and all articles will be subject to copy editing for both readability and space restrictions. President's Please accompany all articles from the with at least three high quality contact your images. Any images embedded in prologue documents should also be sent editor committee separately. Hello! I hope you've all the point, and can leave a really water. I really hope to see lots welcome to the Autumn issue of Morris FedExtra Melanie Barber, President If images are very large, please had a great dance out season, be interesting dance appearing of North West and Cotswold use WeTransfer.com to send s we head deeper to aging members and a lack • [email protected] it at festivals, local galas or just flat and lifeless. I'm not going dancers there, and we hope photographs and text documents into the practice of new blood. Unfortunately, • 72 Freedom Road, Walkley, outside your local pub. to name names here – that's you will find it a worthwhile Sheffield, S6 2XD together, rather than sending season, I am the realisation that ongoing not my style – but if you would use of a weekend. • 07812 656 036 multiple emails. reminded of how recruitment was needed came A massive thank you to our appreciate any feedback then thin the line is too late and a final push at the 2017 Day of Dance and AGM please email me. The next Joint Morris Fee Lock, Secretary Photographs and illustrations between having a eleventh hour bore no fruit. hosts - Beverley Garland, Green Organisations' National Day should be jpg, eps, tiff or pdf, comfortable number of dancers It is, however, gratifying to see • [email protected] Ginger Garland, Makara Morris On a related subject, we of Dance is being hosted by although other file types may be A • 28 Fairstone Close, Hastings, on the books and barely enough that Chelmsford Morris (page and Rackaback Morris – for are planning a 'Mastering Open Morris in Peterborough accepted. East Sussex, TN35 5EZ to scrape a set together. 13) managed to avoid the same a wonderful day in Hull on Performance Workshop on Saturday 19 May 2018. • 01424 436 052 Make sure you have appropriate fate in their men's team through Saturday 23 September. It was Weekend' on the 28-29 April Details should be out soon, permission to publish all words One of my teams frequently hard work and some fortuitous great to see so many teams out 2018 at North Muskham but please remember that The Jenny Everett, Treasurer and pictures. fluctuates in numbers, and last national news coverage. and about. One of the aspects Community Centre, near Morris Federation places will year was both our best and • [email protected] that teams really appreciated Newark. The weekend is still be on a first come first served Credit will be given to our worst. At its peak the team I am pleased that many teams • Willow Cottage, 20 High Street, Sutton- was having their own City of in the planning stages, but basis, so please make sure photographers, and captions on-Trent, Newark, Notts, NG23 6QA numbered a grand total of 12 are constantly aware of their Culture Ambassador as a tour will incorporate workshops your place is confirmed before printed, where provided. • 01636 821 672 (including two musicians), but predicament and make annual guide. We're not always going on performing traditional booking accommodation. Also, after three left for far-flung inroads into preventing their Mike Everett, Archive Officer to be as lucky to have city and evolved North West and if your team have dropped out lands, and two have taken leave extinction. As an old friend ambassadors available, but Cotswold Morris, including how of previous days of dance then publication of absence, our single recruit has said to Somerset Morris before • [email protected] it is something that is worth you use the space available and I will be double checking your • Willow Cottage, 20 High Street, Sutton- schedule 2018 led us back to the minimum six moving on to pastures new, considering by future hosts to how you present yourselves. commitment before allocating a on-Trent, Newark, Notts, NG23 6QA dancers and two musicians. "You need to continue to recruit help with the smooth running Between workshops there place as they are limited. • 01636 821 672 Winter even when the team is strong, of the day. The AGM went will be panels and round table Deadline for articles: My first team had to hang up as no one will join a team that well with both motions being discussions on subjects such as As always, as we head into Jerry West, Notation Officer 15 December 2017 their bells just one year shy appears to be failing." passed, one unanimously and team kit, how to run a practice, the winter months, it's time • [email protected] Publication date February 2018 of their 40th anniversary due Wise words. the other with a large majority, team strategy, making a dance to reflect on what we need to • 23 Avondale Road, Fleet, and everyone that wanted to a performance, and audience concentrate on in practices to Sam Hampshire, GU51 3BH Spring comment on the discussions had awareness. There will be an make sure that next season is an • 01252 628 190 or 07754 435 170 Deadline for articles: time to do so. Full minutes will early booking discounted rate even better one. Happy Dancing! deadline for next issue: 15 Dec 16 March 2018 be online as soon as possible, available to Morris Federation next issue published: Feb 2018 Publication date May 2018 Co-opted committee and hard copies will be published members before we open PS Don't forget to complete with next year's AGM papers. the event up to all comers, a feedback form for New Kevin Taylor - Web Editor Summer advertising rates so watch out on our website Esperance about the 2018 • [email protected] Deadline for articles: My one disappointment in the and Facebook page for further AGM weekend. The form is For the current rates and advert You can also download a copy 15 June 2018 sizes, please contact the editor: from the FedExtra pages on our day was to see a number of details.