Morris Dancing FAQs

Australian Morris Ring: Australia has its own Ring organization, although it differs markedly from its English counterpart and model in allowing membership by both women's and mixed sides. The AMR publishes an occasional unarchived newsletter entitled "Morris Meditations".; • Homepage: <http://www.morris.org.au/AMR/>; • Directory: <http://www.morris.org.au/AMR/austsides.htm>; • Maintainer: Gail Miller <squire@morris.org.au>; • Categories: Directories : Organizations

FAQ Entry Updated: 2006-03-14

Country Dance and Song Society : CDSS: A USA-based organization founded in 1915 with the help of Cecil Sharp to preserve and celebrate English and Anglo-American folk dance and music. CDSS is a nonprofit organization supported by membership dues, donations, program fees and sales. Publishes "The Country Dancer" and "CDSS News" as privileges of membership. The Country Dance and Song Society maintains a directory of affiliate groups around the country including many North American morris groups.; • Homepage: <http://www.cdss.org/>; • Sales: <http://www.cdss.org/sales/>; • Group Affiliates: <http://www.cdss.org/grp_addr_list.html>; • Maintainer: Brad Foster <brad.foster@cdss.org>; • Categories: Directories : Organizations : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-05

English Folk Dance & Song Society : EFDSS: An international membership organization dedicated to preserving English folkdance and song traditions. Based at Cecil Sharp House. Publishes English Dance & Song Magazine, The Folk Music Journal, books and records related to country and ritual dances as well as music. Operates several folk festivals in England including the Sidmouth Festival.; For archival research, EFDSS houses the internationally recognized Vaughan Williams Memorial Library within Cecil Sharp House. Check this page for an excellent list of morris and folk music related publications.; • Homepage: <http://www.efdss.org/>; • Library: <http://www.efdss.org/library.htm>; • Categories: Archives/Libraries : Organizations : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2006-12-15

Folk Dance Association: Folk Dance Association provides services and information for folk dancers, folk dance leaders and folk dance groups throughout the United States and Canada. They maintain a 120+ page web site, a major part of which is the Folk Dance Directory, with extensive linkages to other organizations' websites and contact information. Morris teams are included as part of their coverage of English Ritual Dance.; • Homepage: <http://www.folkdancing.org/>; • Directory: <http://www.folkdancing.org/fd_directory.html>; • English Ritual Links: <http://www.folkdancing.org/about_eng_ritual.html>; • Categories: Directories : Organizations

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-11-11

Folklore Society: Founded in 1878, the Folklore Society is a professional organization of folklorists dedicated to the study of the ballads, folktales and customs of the past and present, both rural and urban. Members receive "Folklore"; individual members also receive the "FLS News" newsletter, twice yearly. The Society also publish a booklet series and academic monographs in its "Tradition" and "Mistletoe" series. Several morris-related monographs have been published as part of the "Folklore Studies" series. The Society has a specialist library in the DMS Watson Science Library at London College, University College as well as a substantial archive.; • Homepage: <http://www.folklore-society.com/>; • Library: <http://www.folklore-society.com/the_library.htm>; • Folklore (full-text requires subscription): <http://www.ingentaselect.com/rpsv/catchword/routledg/0015587x/contp1.htm>; • Categories: Archives/Libraries : Organizations : Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-03

Morris Dancers Net: Carnival morris is of a different bent than street performing variety. Their web-site describes themselves thusly: "Lets just start by setting the record straight, on this site when we say Morris Dancing we are talking about teams of well trained girls dancing their socks off week in and week out in the name of competition and most of all FUN!" There are links to troupes, carnival morris associations, and music.; • Homepage: <http://www.morrisdancers.net/morris.htm>; • Categories: Carnival Morris : Organizations

FAQ Entry Updated: 2005-03-17

Morris Federation: Formed in 1975 as Women's Morris Federation, the Morris Federation is now open to all morris sides. Membership includes receipt of the quarterly Morris Federation Newsletter. Use of the Federation's Library and Archives is available to both members and nonmembers. Provides a team membership directory organized by team name with contact information. Links to team web pages are provided when available.; • Homepage: <http://www.morrisfed.org/>; • Directory: <http://www.morrisfed.org/mf/members/Alist.shtml>; • Sales: <http://www.morrisfed.org/mf/shopuk.html>; • Maintainer: Kevin Taylor [Contact Form]; • Categories: Directories : Organizations : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-03

Morris Ring: The first organization of morris dancing, founded in 1934 to actively revive men's morris teams in the context of English village life. Theirs is a rich web site with more information than this FAQ listing can describe. Highlights include the Morris Shop selling Ring publications and CDs; an alphabetic list of Morris Ring sides arranged by team name with contact person's name, phone number and, when available, email address and web page; officers and contact information; historical and archival information; and links to the Ring newsletter and research journals "The Circular" and "The Morris Dancer".; • Homepage: <http://www.themorrisring.org/>; • The Morris Dancer: <http://www.themorrisdancer.org.uk>; • Morris Shop (Sales): <http://www.themorrisring.org/Shop.htm>; • Maintainer: John Maher <j.p.maher@gmail.com>; • Categories: Organizations : Periodicals/Newsletters : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2006-03-23

Morris Ring - Members and Officers: Alphabetic list of Morris Ring sides arranged by team name with contact person's name, phone number and, when available, email address and web page. There is also a list of Ring officers and contacts.; • Directory: <http://www.TheMorrisRing.org/Mem.htm>; • Officers: <http://www.themorrisring.org/Off.htm>; • Maintainer: John Maher <j.p.maher@gmail.com>; • Categories: Directories : Organizations

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-11-11

Morris Ring Archive: The Morris Ring Archive represents the largest collection of morris/sword related material available to researchers anywhere in the world. The Archive Web Site contains bibliographic information covering sources which refer to morris and sword dance and related topics and also seeks to provide transcripts of sources which are not readily available. The latter cover both published works and manuscript material. A cross section of information is currently available and new material is added on a regular basis.; • Ring Archive: <http://www.ringarchive.co.uk/>; • Mumming Archive: <http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/walk/ykp55/mumming/>; • Dance Notes: <http://www.chrismetherell.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Traditions/trad1.htm>; • Maintainer: Chris Metherell <Chris@Metherell.org.uk>; • Categories: Archives/Libraries : Dance Notes : Mumming/Ritual Drama : Organizations

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-11-15

MorrisDancing.Org: A central index page jointly sponsored by the three English morris organizations: The Morris Ring, The Morris Federation, and Open Morris. Meant to be a portal to all the morris organizations, or lacking that, finding aids for morris teams around the world. Host of the SideFinder, a map-driven database to find the nearest morris sides by location using the British Ordnance Survey Grid reference system. First click on the map in the approximate location you want information for. You will be taken to a second map where you can refine your location to within 1km. Database provides phone, email contact, and webpage information, when available.; • Homepage: <http://www.morrisdancing.org/>; • SideFinder: <http://www.morrisdancing.org/finder/sfcgi.html>; • Position Paper: <http://www.morrisdancing.org/strategy.html>; • Maintainer: Kevin Taylor [Contact Form]; • Categories: Directories : Organizations

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-11-11

New Zealand Morris Dancing: Strictly speaking, this is a web-based community for New Zealand morris sides, rather than a organization. Membership in this community is restricted to NZ morris dancers, but the general public can get information on morris dancing in New Zealand from here. There are lists of tours and dance events and a partial directory of sides.; • Homepage: <http://morrisdancing.org.nz/>; • Maintainer: David Barnes <david.barnes@xtra.co.nz>; • Categories: Directories : Organizations

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-11-11

Open Morris: The Open Morris is a federation of British morris sides with a particular mission of support and encouragement for mixed sides. Publishes "Dancing On" as a privilege of membership (no online content). Individual memberships available. Maintains an online membership directory organized by team name with contact person's name, location, and phone number. Links to team web pages are provided when available.; • Homepage: <http://www.open-morris.com/>; • Maintainer: Jan Wong <jlw1002@cus.cam.ac.uk>; • Categories: Directories : Organizations : Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2003-11-18