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05 Aug 08 - 01:01 PM (#2405817) Subject: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: Alexis Who is, currently the best ceilidh band attached / linked to a Morris side? A couple of years ago Random were excellent, I suppose Whapweasel almost count through Hexham (a bit tenuous now perhaps) Any thoughts? |
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05 Aug 08 - 01:17 PM (#2405827) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: treewind There a quite a few members in common between The Committee Band and Hammersmith Morris. I occasionally wonder if the Pig Dyke Molly musicians should start a band. Who could resist a ceilidh band with a samba-trained percussionist and a Sousaphone in it? Anahata |
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05 Aug 08 - 01:22 PM (#2405834) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: Alexis I had a similar thought regarding Hook Eagle Morris, do they have a ceilidh band in tow? |
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05 Aug 08 - 04:59 PM (#2406021) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: GUEST,squeezeboxkc without any doubt All Blacked Up |
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05 Aug 08 - 05:13 PM (#2406030) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: GUEST,Chris Brownbridge There's alway us (The Bad Bargain Band)in York! We are an offshoot of(The Slightly Notorious)Ebor Morris and consider ourselves no end of a good band! Love and Fishes. |
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06 Aug 08 - 09:43 AM (#2406477) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: Snuffy Surprised nobody's mentioned Steamchicken yet. Nothing tenuous about their connection to morris. |
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06 Aug 08 - 10:13 AM (#2406503) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: GUEST,Neovo You beat me to it Snuffy - Steamchicken without a doubt and their "morris" credentials cannot be denied! |
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06 Aug 08 - 10:15 AM (#2406507) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: GUEST,Chippinder I guess the "morris" connections have stretched a bit but didn't Peeping Tom grow out of Earlsdon MM several long years ago? |
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06 Aug 08 - 03:00 PM (#2406847) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: daughter I can heartily recommend "The Most Unexpected Ceilidh Band", snuggly intertwined with Crouch Vale Clog Morris! |
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06 Aug 08 - 04:43 PM (#2406956) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: Alexis Any ( apart from of course, the Bad Bargain Band, based in the North? (can't recall where all blacked up are from) |
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06 Aug 08 - 04:55 PM (#2406972) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: Snuffy The Fleece Ceilidh Band may have the most morris links: four of its six regular players are active morris men, but each with a different side (in alphabetical order - Chipping Campden, Ilmington, Pebworth and Shakespeare). |
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07 Aug 08 - 07:29 AM (#2407426) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler The John O' Gaunt Morris musicians have done spontaneous ceilidhs occasionaly and we've proved that we are able to do Wrigley Head musician ceilidhs as well. We could also claim to be able to fulfill all the different descriptions of a ceilidh (see other thread) as we have singers, storytellers etc. |
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07 Aug 08 - 08:25 AM (#2407472) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: GUEST,Chippinder I thought the question was which is "the best" morris ceilidh band. I guess most morris bands, particularly NW, can knock out a few dance tunes and find somebody who knows a couple of chorus songs. |
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07 Aug 08 - 11:44 AM (#2407632) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: GUEST,Just back from Sidmouth Steamchicken |
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07 Aug 08 - 01:16 PM (#2407717) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: Alexis Chippender you are correct, most morris bands can knock out a few tunes and probably even call a few. I am interested in which of those morris sides have ceildh bands attached that are among the best at the moment. A few years ago, I think it was knock one hundred had Ramdon in tow with Saul Rose, amongst other fine musicians.To which morris side are Steam chicken attached or affiliated? |
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07 Aug 08 - 03:12 PM (#2407812) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: Leadfingers Not a Ceilidh band , but Dartmoor Morris has a cracking Skiffle / Old Timey band !!! |
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08 Aug 08 - 03:30 AM (#2408206) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: GUEST,Chhippinder Steamchicken are members of Chinewrde from Kenilworth. I wouldn't say they are "attached" as such but I guess it just happened that way? |
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08 Aug 08 - 08:04 AM (#2408324) Subject: RE: The best 'morris' ceilidh band From: Bill S from Adelaide Must put in a plug for the Wheeze and Suck Band in Sydney mainly Sydney Morrismen, top band with some great cd's out |