Books and Articles about Morris Dance
Comprehensive bibliographies for Morris and Sword Dance are provided by the Heaney and Corrsin lists.
I have added a few of my favorites, starting of course with John Forrest's Book.
Bibliographies
- A Short Bibliography For Morris Dancing - Morris Ring Site
- Morris Dancing Bibliography by Mike Heaney (2nd edition)
- Sword Dancing in Britain Bibliography by Stephen D. Corrsin (2d ed., revised and expanded)
- THE HISTORY OF MORRIS DANCING 1458-1750 by John Forrest
CDROMs, Internet Books, Journals and Articles
The
New Hampshire Library of Traditional Music & Dance. A Huge list of Dance and Music Periodicals
- Keith Chandler, 'Chipping Campden Morris Dancers - an outline history', The Morris Dancer 3, number 4 (February 1997), 111-116. See Internet Archive
- CÉRÉMONIES DE LA FÊTE-DIEU - and interesting account (in French) of the Corpus Christi Processions in Aix. See Violet Alford's "Pyrenean Festivals"
- Morris Mayhem about OUMM and May Day
- Val Parker's account of the (re-)start of Women's Morris : "and the ladies go dancing"
- "Christmas Day" Story in 'The Sketch Book' (1820) by Washington Irving.
- Cotswold Morris Dancing Cheat Sheet
- Cotswold Morris Dance Detailed Notes
- Henry Machyn's Diary 1557
- Morris and Binghamton University
- Whitworth Morris Men -report only
- '- an outline history' by Keith Chandler, The Morris Dancer vol 3, no 4 (February 1997), 111-116
- The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Morris Book, by Cecil J. Sharp 1907 Edition - compare it with the 1912 edition!
- Morris Dancing in the English South Midlands 1660-1900 by Keith Chandler, features most of Keith's published works on Morris. MTCD 250, but unavailable at present, Aug 2004.
- Roy Dommett's Notes on Morris
- Streetswing.com announces that Morris had a Moorish origin!
- http://www.dancilla.com/ has music and video's of Morris, can someone else comment?
- Mike's Border Morris Notes