Confessions of a morris dancer

Subject: Confessions of a morris dancer
From: GUEST,The Shambles
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 06:25 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2026567.stm

Champion morris dancer Simon Pipe has little truck with suggestions that the tradition is dying out. Here he argues that bell ringing and stick waving still has a place in modern society.

Subject: RE: Confessions of a morris dancer
From: pavane
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 08:06 AM

More up-to-date news - apparently there is a Morris event on South Bank tomorrow (Saturday 4th Sept), and a live performance of Morris On - I don't know if that's the original musicians though.

Subject: RE: Confessions of a morris dancer
From: GUEST,Rich A
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 08:22 AM

Not the original musicians. I'll be playing outside the QE hall on Sunday with one of the dance teams.

Subject: RE: Confessions of a morris dancer
From: pavane
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 08:27 AM

And sadly, though my London flat is only 10 mins walk away, I will be home in Wales this weekend. Oherwise I would be there for sure.

(Ex - Dubai-Sharjah Morris and ex - Men of Sweyn's Ey)

Subject: RE: Confessions of a morris dancer
From: SteveMansfield
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 12:58 PM

More info from the South Bank Centre website at http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/series/5000-morris-dancers and on David Owen's website http://theinkcorporation.co.uk/5000-morris-dancers-2/.

Wish I could be there, looks like a lot of fun!

Subject: RE: Confessions of a morris dancer
From: squeezeboxhp
Date: 03 Sep 10 - 01:01 PM

this bellringer keeps up both traditions and has done for the last 35 years thanks