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Alvechurch Morris Men Border
Alvechurch Morris Men are a traditional border side, performing mostly dances from their native Worcestershire, and a few from Herefordshire, alongside some of their own dances in the border style.
Bedcote Morris Cotswold
Bedcote are a mixed Cotswold Morris side based in Stourbridge. We dance a wide range of Traditions, including Adderbury, Bledington, Oddington, Lichfield and, recently Badby to name a few! We are a friendly, welcoming side and enjoy meeting up with other sides and dancing at a variety of events throughout the year.
Belle D’Vain North West Clog
Belle d’Vain are a ladies morris side who dance Northwest Clog Morris in and around the Vale of Evesham. We are named after a local plum, Belle D’Louvain and take our kit colours from that.
We dance wearing clogs as worn by the mill workers in the mills of Lancashire Yorkshire and Cheshire. Many of our dances are named after locations in these areas such as New Mills, Colne, Millbrook and Clitheroe to name but a few.
Black Adder North West Morris
Based in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Black Adder Morris is an any age, any gender side which enjoys making music and dancing together. Our dancing style is lively and from the North West Morris tradition, which is why we wear clogs, as was done in the mills of Lancashire. Our particular interpretation of this tradition is highly personal to our side.
Coventry Morris
Coventry Morris were founded in 1931 and continued dancing until 1940. The side started up again in 1950 and have continued ever since. In addition to Cotswold Morris we dance longsword and Welsh Border dances, mainly in the winter.
Cuckoo’s Nest Women’s Morris
Brighton based, vibrant and energetic, fun Cotswold side, with bursts of inspiration from other traditions including across Europe. As a side with an age range of 8-80, we thoroughly enjoy dancing together and connect with any audience. Lovers of dance, song, pubs and of course, our Morris friends far and wide.
Customs And Exiles North West Morris
Customs and Exiles are a mixed Morris side based in Berkshire. We perform traditional North West Morris dances with high energy and precision. This, combined with the superb music provided by our awesome band, has earned us a reputation as a real crowd pleaser.
Cutlers Gate Border
Cutlers Gate are a border style Morris team based in Sheffield. We formed just as the pandemic was starting. We perform a mixture of our own dances and dances from other teams. Our kit is based on the colours of a Peacock. The team’s Mascot is a Dragon.
First Class Stamp Appalachian
First Class Stamp are an Appalachian step dance team from Nuneaton. We dance mainly in the buck and wing style to live musicians; fiddle, accordion and guitar. Most of our dances we have written ourselves and display a range of steps as well as figures to allow interaction between the dancers. We practice and perform on Monday evenings throughout the year and always welcome new dancers from total beginners to more experienced.
Flowers of Ilmington Morris
A mixed side living in and around the village of Ilmington. They perform the traditional Ilmington dances, and were formed nearly a century on from the end of the First World War when Sam Bennett, the renowned Ilmington fiddle player, singer and dancer, established a women’s team. Sam’s great, great niece dances in the side.
Golden Star Morris
Golden Star Morris is an inclusive morris dancing side based in Norwich. We perform dances from the Cotswold tradition using hankies and sticks. We take pride in our quality of performance and practise hard to put on a good show for our spectators, while simultaneously trying not to take ourselves too seriously and have lots of fun!
Harlequin Morris
We are Harlequin Morris, a tribute to what we see as living traditions from the Cotswolds, that is exciting, energetic and uplifting for both dancers and audience members. The side formed in June 2013 by a small group of friends from around the country, who wanted to learn and dance more difficult and challenging traditions in a polished manner.
Hastings RX Morris
Hastings RX Morris are a Cotswold Morris Dancing Team. Founded in 1976 as Mad Jack’s Morris we have both a men’s and a women’s team. We dance as two separate teams but also together in different traditions including our own RX tradition. Our colours of red, gold and blue are the colours of the Cinque Ports of which Hastings is one of the originals.
Hereburgh Morris
A mixed bunch of men and women who like to learn and perform Morris dances that come primarily from the villages of the Cotswolds
Our repertoire includes Ascott-under-Wychwood, Bampton, Bledington, Lichfield, Eynsham, Adderbury, and our own Harbury dances.
Kits Coty Morris
Kits Coty Morris are a mixed morris side embracing a variety of ages all having an interest in morris dancing, folk music, fun and good fellowship.
Lady Bay Revellers
Lady Bay Revellers is a mixed Cotswold side conceived in the shadow of Trent Bridge and the City Ground, but now attracting members and dancers from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire and guests from further afield.
We have a particular fondness for Evesham National Morris weekend and have great memories of our first visit; dancing Ilmington Jubilee outside the Red Lion in Ilmington, with the wonderful Flowers of Ilmington. On our last visit we thoroughly enjoyed dancing at the Sunday Church Service at St Lawrence’s.
Lancashire Wallopers
The Lancashire Wallopers were formed in 1981 by students of the legendary clog dancer and music hall entertainer Sam Sherry to give a one-off performance at the National Gathering at Cecil Sharp House. They performed the bargees’ social dance taught to them by retired Bargee Bill Gibbons and their kit gives nod to the clothing traditionally worn by canal bargees.
Ledbury Border Morris
Ledbury Morris is an established, vibrant, mixed Border Morris side who dance the traditional Border and Not for Joe dances, as collected by the late Dave Jones, in a lively and engaging style.
We practise on Sundays at the Royal Oak, Much Marcle, in Herefordshire and can be seen dancing in and around Ledbury throughout the year.
Magog
Formed in 1974 (51 years ago!) in Horsham, Sussex. Magog have added styles and traditions over the years. We have danced in many countries and all over Britain. Our kit (white dresses and individual coloured pinny and shawl)always draws attention. Our musicians black waistcoats bear the colourful Magog emblem on the back.
Masons Apron North West Clog
Masons Apron is a sociable, fun-loving side from Oxfordshire, dancing in the North-West clog tradition.
Mendip Morris
Founded in 1956 as “Mendip Morris Men” we are now open to all. We perform Morris Dance around the North Somerset / Somerset area.
The repertoire is predominantly in the Cotswold style from South West England, but has also included Border dances, North-West clog dances and North East sword dances.
On summer Thursday evenings we perform at pubs or iconic locations in the Mendip Hills, often in the company of our neighbouring morris dance sides.
Milltown Cloggies
We are a women’s side who dance clog morris in the north west tradition, accompanied by an eclectic band of musicians who play lively music. We dance because we love to dance and carry on the tradition of the morris that originated in the cotton mills of the north west of England, hence our name.
Mortimers Morris
Mortimer’s Morris are a dance team based in Nottingham, formed in 1994, performing dances from the North West tradition. The side are a familiar sight at prestigious events throughout the country, due to their flair, much-admired kit and distinctive sound. The band of up to 11 musicians play French music on a wide range of instruments, including two Hurdy Gurdys.
Moulton Morris Men
Moulton Morris Men were established in 1972. We perform mainly traditional Cotswold Morris dances, particularly those from our home county of Northamptonshire. Seasonally our repertoire also includes North West Morris, longsword and rapper.
Our kit comprises white shirts, black breeches, top hats with yellow, blue and red baldricks and ribbons.
Dances are accompanied on melodeons, fiddles and Anglo concertina.
Old Speckled Hen North West Clog Morris
Old Speckled Hen are a mixed side based in South Oxfordshire. We were founded in 1992 and named after one of the beers from the Morland Brewery in Abingdon.
We dance in the traditions from Lancashire and Cheshire, wearing clogs and holding sticks and slings. Our colours are red, green and yellow, as well as black and white.
Pateley Longsword
Pateley Longsword is a mixed, non traditional longsword side started in Pateley Bridge but now based in Harrogate. All of our dances have been written by the side and are for 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 people. Kit is black trousers, white shirt and red waistcoats.
Pebworth Morris Men
A male side based at The Fleece in Bretforton in the heart of the Vale of Evesham, dancing a mix of Cotswold, Border and their own dances.
Phoenix Morris
Phoenix Morris are a mixed Cotswold side based in Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. Dancing mostly dances from the Adderbury and Bledington tradition. Phoenix can be identified by their black britches/skirts, badge covered black waistcoats, and flower laden hats, all adorned with red, yellow and orange ribbons and are often accompanied by their beast a black wicker Phoenix.
Pump House Clog Morris
Pump House Clog Morris is a mixed side from Watford and have been performing since 1979. We dance mainly in the North West style but have been known to perform other styles just to keep life interesting! we are also known as the ‘Pump House Morris Dancers’ when dancing at Community events.
Seven Champions
Making Molly Magnificent
They come from the treacle mines in deepest darkest Kent and have been surfacing to perform since time immoral. Back in 500BC (Before Cotswold) there was dancing down the mines and the tradition has spanned the generations. The current team have evolved it with energy, precision and humour.
Shakespeare Morris
Shakespeare Morris is a mixed Cotswold side based in the world famous Stratford Upon Avon. We were founded in 1959 and are still going strong. We perform dances from the local Bidford-on-Avon tradition, together with a handful of other Cotswold dances. Here’s to another fabulous Evesham Weekend!
Sheffield City Morris
Sheffield City Morris have toured the world from the sleepy Cotswold village of Sheffield, bringing a huge repertoire of nearly traditional dances, a strong singing tradition, athletic precision, and unmistakable green trousers. Now in their 50th year, Sheffield City Morris are consistently one of the top five Cotswold sides in Sheffield.
Silhill Morris
We are a mixed Border Morris side base in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire. We dance traditional Border dances as well as self penned dances and ones we have picked up from other sides.
Silkstone Greens North West Morris
We take their name from the coal seam that runs beneath our home of Dodworth, Barnsley. We dance self-penned dances in traditional North-West style focusing on smart, precise lines and movements. Formed in 2007, we are approaching our 18th birthday and look forward to celebrating with you all at Evesham.
So X-sighted Border
We are the only side of visually impaired dancers in the country and probably the world! All our dancers and half the band have sight loss, and we have four Guide Dogs as members. We aim to have fun, keep fit, engage in the community and create more awareness around vision loss, breaking people’s misconceptions about visually impaired people and what they are capable of. Based in Malvern, England, we are also keeping alive an old English tradition which we feel very strongly about, as well as adding to it by creating our own original dances.
Southport Swords
Formed in 1968 and for the last quarter of a century we have been honing the Southport oeuvre. Known for our blue cords and songs of many notes.
Stafford Morris Cotswold
Stafford Morris are a traditional mixed Cotswold Side, performing around Stafford and the surrounding areas.
Strictly Clog
Strictly Clog were formed in 2010 by well established clog dance friends who wanted to take clog dancing back to basics with minimum choreography and more emphasis on the partnership with the music. They have since performed at various festivals across the country as well as local events, and are looking forward to returning to Evesham.
Stroud Morris Cotswold
Stroud Morris bring you dances hewn from the Cotswold limestone of the Five Valleys. We dance in a kaleidoscope of colour representing our white sheep, green hills and the red cloth made in Stroud for the soldiers of King George. A ladies’ side based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, we have danced all over the UK in the last 40 years but can’t wait to dance for you as part of this year’s National Morris Weekend.
Sweyn’s Ey Morris
Sweyn’s Ey are a Cotswold morris side, founded in 1966 near Swansea and still going strong. We dance a variety of Cotswold traditions, as well as a few of our own Sweyn’s Ey dances. We went mixed gender about five years ago, and have grown consistently ever since.
T’owd Man Morris
Morris with attitude! Hailing from the historic lead mining area of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, we wear tatters of black and silver and sport the T’Owd Man of the mines.
The Outside Capering Crew
The Outside Capering Crew presents morris dance for the 21st century: sometimes flashy, sometimes comic, and always with exhilarating music.
All current team members have been winners of the John Gasson Jig Competition at Sidmouth Festival.
We perform stylish morris jigs, comic hand-clapping, tricky broom dances and brain-bending “bacca pipes” jigs. It’s all served with a dash of showmanship.
Uttoxeter Heart of Oak Morris Cotswold
Uttoxeter Heart of Oak Morris dance Cotswold style Morris around Staffordshire. We are a mixed Side and always have a full programme of events throughout the year.
White Hart Morris
White Hart originated in the White Hart pub in Headless Cross, Redditch, hence the name. Around twenty or so years ago we moved to Alcester in Warwickshire. We dance a variety of Cotswold tradition as well as our very own Headless Cross tradition.
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