Chris Deuchar's Morris Dancing Page

(Current update: Monday, March 05, 2007)

The infamous Black Pig Border Morris perform dances from the English border counties with Wales of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The dancers usually perform with blackened faces and dark attire. The dances tend to be simpler than those from the Cotswolds but danced in a wilder style. Black Pig have their own web pages here! They have now produced two CDs, 'Roll a Ferret for Jesus!' and 'Three Sheets to the Wind' along with a DVD of their mummers play. Details are on the site. The famous (well, since 1968!) Dolphin Morris Men of Nottingham, celebrated their thirtieth birthday in 1998. This makes them one of the oldest of the modern style sides in the Nottingham area. The dances they perform come mostly from the Cotswold region of England and are predominantly performed by men wearing white clothing with ribbons, bells and generally colourful attributes. Dolphin MM have their own web pages accessible here.

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