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A visit to see Grenoside Sword Dancers on Boxing Day
Coming to you very soon on DVD(?) and at local (village) cinamas:
Pre-release of Morris: a Life with Bells on. Bishopstone, Croscombe, Fordingbridge, Norton-sub-Hamdon, North Cadbury,
Durweston, Codford St Peter, East Knoyle, Beaminster, Tisbury, Lockeridge, Ferndown, Whitchurch, Downton, Monxton,
Ashurst, Broadwindsor, Fontmell Magna, Hawkchurch, Sherborne.
Morris: a life with bells on
Watch the trailer and vote to get the film on general release HERE
MORRIS EXTINCTION?
Charlie Corcoran's original article,
was not the first such recent comment, but was the one which caught the eyes and ears of the media.
With around 14,000 morris dancers (boys, girls, women, men, horses and other animals) and 800 sides in the
UK the statement looks a little curious. However it does apply to some of the older morris sides - not Bristol MM.
Morris dancing might go extinct if global warming kills us all off - another Permian/Jurrasic event - but
I think it is still very much alive! As dancers age, then there will always be sides which cease dancing,
but I think they will be replaced by people forming new sides. Get your sons and daughters dancing - that's traditional.
I'm very aware that this site has not been properly updated for a year! So this bit of window cleaning is the first
step. Horse is grousing about his site, his last shoe change was around 2004.
I've been busy, particularly with the (Sidmouth)
John Gasson Jig site.