Morris Dancing FAQs

American Morris Newsletter : AMN: The newsletter is published triannually in April, August, and December. Originally published as a print journal, it returned in 2005, after a several year hiatus, as an online journal. Highlights Canadian and U.S. morris, sword and ritual drama activities. Also includes some British material. Backfiles of the original print issues are being scanned and OCRed and will be fully searchable. Some print back issues are available for sale on the website.; American Morris Newsletter
Andy Bullen, Editor; • Homepage: <http://americanmorrisnews.org/>; • Maintainer: Andrew Bullen <editor@americanmorrisnews.org>; • Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2005-04-05

English Dance & Song: English Dance & Song, with a mission to "interest, inform and stimulate the membership of the EFDSS", is the longest-established magazine devoted to folk music, dance and song in the United Kingdom. First published in 1936, it has appeared at least four times a year ever since. Subscription is a benefit of Society membership.; • Home: <http://eds.efdss.org/>; • Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2006-12-15

Folk Music Journal: The Folk Music Journal is unique in the field of cultural studies. In principle, it exists to publish papers devoted to folk music, folk dance, and folk song, which in practice are interpreted in their broadest sense. Contributions come from a variety of subjects and disciplines ranging from ethnomusicology, dance ethnology, and social anthropology, through folkloristics, social and oral history, the history of street literature and ballad studies, to the study of contemporary performance.; The Journal is published annually in December. It is sent free to all members of the Society and may be purchased by others for £7.50 (£6.00 to members for back issues and extra copies) plus £1.50 p&p. Table of contents are available.; • Home: <http://fmj.efdss.org/>; • Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2006-12-15

Folk Play Research Website: Searchable database of the text of over 180 traditional British & Irish folk plays, commonly called Mummers' Plays after one of the common names by which the actors are known. However, Mummers is only one of the collective names used. Others are: Guisers, Christmas Rhymers, Plough Jags, Plough Bullocks, Tipteerers, etc - even Morris Dancers. Database is part of the author's doctoral research into ritual folk drama. The site is also the homepage for the Traditional Drama Forum newsletter. There is also a section that links to mumming performance groups and modern adaptations of mumming plays.; • Homepage: <http://www.folkplay.info/>; • Newsletter: <http://www.folkplay.info/TD_Forum.htm>; • Maintainer: Peter Millington <peter.millington1@virgin.net>; • Categories: Mumming/Ritual Drama : Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2006-04-05

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

Letter of Dance: The Letter of Dance is the newsletter for Renaissance and SCA dance. The print newsletter publishes articles about dance and dance research; reconstructions and inventions of dances; and a letters page open to pretty much any and all subjects related to period dance. Most of the newsletter articles are reprinted online.; • Homepage: <http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/lod/>; • Maintainer: Greg Lindahl <lindahl@pbm.com>; • Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

Morris Matters

Morris Matters was published by Windsor Morris from 1978 - 1988, then twice a year (January and July) by Beth Neill from 1990. Subscriptions are £6 for two issues (£8 outside EU countries); cheques/money orders payable to Morris Matters (sterling only please).

Morris Matters attn: Beth Neill
27 Nortoft Road
Chalfont St. Peter
Bucks
SL9 OLA

Phone: 01494 871465

• Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2007-07-19

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

Musical Traditions: Musical Traditions was originally published as a paper magazine covering many aspects of traditional music and traditions having some associated musical content. Its coverage was not limited to any one country or continent, and reflected the interests of its editors and contributors. It was unable to sustain a viable subscription base in this format and folded. In 1996, it was relaunched as an online, free magazine with a similar intent and focus. The online magazine publishes articles, CD and book reviews, extensive discographies, lists of live music sessions, and lists of web links. A CD-ROM version of the magazine is available. Musical Traditions also produces a line of CDs of important music which is not commercially available.; • Homepage: <http://www.mustrad.org.uk/>; • Sales: <http://www.mustrad.org.uk/records.htm>; • Maintainer: Rod Stradling <rod@mustrad.org.uk>; • Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2005-03-15

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

Rattle Up My Boys

A publication dealing with longsword in depth; a broadsheet for all with an interest in longsword dance. Published quarterly.

Andrew Kennedy, 
88 Liverpool Road, 
Penwortham, 
Lancashire
England
PR1 0HT
Tel: 01772 748976

• Maintainer: Andrew Kennedy <Andrew@North-British.co.uk>

• Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2004-08-23

Shave the Donkey: An online newspaper for the morris community. Quite a lot of fun, really. Submissions are encouraged by anyone with news to share. At one time, the newspaper was actively seeking correspondents from the major morris organizations and from morris teams, however it appears to be on hiatus now as the most recent entry dates from 2002.; The bookshop is a combined bibliography and discography with links to the UK Amazon. It is quite a nice finding aid for some of the more mainstream morris and folk related materials. However, it too is not being updated.; • Homepage: <http://www.thedonkey.org/>; • Bookshop: <http://www.thedonkey.org/bookshop.html>; • Maintainer: Mark Rogers <mark@TheDonkey.org>; • Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters : Sales/Shops

FAQ Entry Updated: 2005-01-04

The NUT: The NUT on the Net is the internet edition of The NUT, the journal of the Northumbrian rapper sword dance. The NUT on the Net aims to provide visitors with an insight into the rapper sword dance and rapper sword dancers, as well as to act as an information source for rapper sword dancers. The NUT on the Net includes news from the rapper world, together with an event calendar, an archive of selected articles previously published in The NUT, details of rapper teams worldwide and related links.; • Homepage: <http://www.rapper.org.uk/the-nut/>; • Directory: <http://www.rapper.org.uk/the-nut/teams/>; • Maintainer: John Asher <john.asher@btinternet.com>; • Categories: Directories : Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2002-12-07

Tradition: Tradition is a quarterly magazine describing the customs and traditions of the British Isles. Included are "accounts of living events such as the numerous English Mayday ceremonies, British superstitions, music, song, dance, story telling, folk medicine, crafts such as thatching and blacksmithing, costume or the wealth of myth and legend in which this nation is steeped; and ocassionally rituals and traditions which have travelled overseas and have become part of the local culture or returned to Britain in a different format". On the face of it, it looks sort of like a pop version of Folklore. Several of the issues produced so far have included articles on modern morris teams.; • Homepage: <http://www.traditionmagazine.com/>; • Categories: Periodicals/Newsletters

FAQ Entry Updated: 2004-07-08