I don't know if Whippet's statement about Morris Dancing was just to stir things up or not, but he/she did a good job. I am pleased to see a healthy lack of bigotry from most of the replies, but this is only what I would expect from folk fans. This sort of ignorant comment is what I would excpect from the less well informed ie:-'The Great English Public' who seem to take great delight at pouring scorn their own traditions and heritage such as traditional music, morris dancing and other 'folk customs'. These people poke fun at anything English and then rave over Irish, Scottish and Welsh culture. The Irish, Welsh and Scottish are proud or their culture and heritage whilst the English take the piss out of their own. There that's got that off my chest. Les