Cotswold Morris Dance

The Cotswolds are a range of hills in the South-West of England. The form of morris that most people will be aware of is cotswold morris. This is characterised by men* dressed generally in white, though often with coloured ribbons, sashes, and sometimes with coloured breeches instead of white trousers. Waving of handkerchiefs is a common characteristic, although many dances use sticks instead.*There are of course many women's and mixed teams too, although some people believe morris should be for men-only.

• Rutland Morris Men - Cotswold side. Includes details of appearances, photo gallery, and booking information.
  
• Rampant Rooster Morris - Photographs, events list and contact details for this mixed side, based in Dorking, Surrey
  
• Grand Union Morris Home Page - Men-only side from Denham, Buckinghamshire. Lots of pictures on the photos page. They have MP3s of some of their tunes, and you can buy their CD.
  
• Adelaide Morris Men - Contact details, history and photo gallery of this South Australian side.
  
• Het Utrechts Morris Team! - Events list and contact details for this men's side from The Netherlands.
  
• Ripley Morris - Brief history, contact details, events list and photographs of this Ring side from Ripley in Derbyshire.
  
• Mr Hemmings Traditional Abingdon Morris Dancers - A brief History of the Abingdon Morris and the involvement of the Hemmings family. With information on the current Team.
  
• Leeds Morris Men - Events programme and contact details for this men's Side from West Yorkshire.
  
• Black Horse Morris - Information and contact details about this mixed side based in Barcelona, Spain.
  
• Royal Oak Morris - Photographs, history, profile, and events diary for this mixed side from the village of Eydon in Northamptonshire.
  
• Taunton Deane Morris Men - Events list, photographs and contact information for this men's side from Somerset.
  
• Oakworth Village Morris Men - Picture Gallery, Events programme and contact details for this men's side from Keighley, West Yorkshire.
  
• London Pride Morris - Contact details and events programme of this ring side from London.
  
• Belles and Arrows Morris - Photos, events programme and contact details for this mixed side from Southsea, Hants.
  
• Banchory Morris Men - Banchory Morris Men from Aberdeenshire. History, schedule, pictures and contacts.
  
• Thaxted Morris Men - Events programme and contact details for this Ring side from Essex.
  
• Green Oak Morris Men - Events List and contact details of this ring side from Doncaster in West Yorkshire.
  
• Green Mountain Morris - A young men's team from Norwich Vermont. Schedules, choreography and videos.
  
• Bourne River Morris - Contact details and events programme of this Ring side from Bournemouth, Dorset.
  
• Chanctonbury Ring - Photographs, contact details and events programme for this ring side from East Sussex.
  
• Claro Sword and Morris Men - Photographs, contact details and events programme for this ring side from Harrogate
  
• The Outside Capering Crew - A listing of events they've attended, descriptions of their dances, and a review.
  
• Icknield Way Morris Men - Events diary and contact details of this men's side from Wantage in Oxfordshire. Notations for the Stanton Harcourt dances, currently under the care of the side.
  
• Heartwood Morris - Contact details of this mixed side from Ithaca, New York, USA.
  
• Ragged and Old Morris - Photographs and contact details for this mixed side from Stroud in Gloucestershire.
  
• Men of Wight Morris Men - Isle of Wight, UK. Includes profile, events programme, dance videos, audio clips, and image galleries.
  
• Broadstone Morrismen - Photos and contact details of this men's side from Retford in Nottinghamshire.
  
• Cotswold Morris Dancing Cheat Sheet - Downloadable dance instructions for your Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
  
• The Britannia Morris Men - Events list, contact details, photographs for this side from Melbourne, Australia. The site also contains notation for a few dances.
  
• Samhain Morris - Events list and photos of this mixed side from Southampton.
  
• PennyRoyal Morris - Women's side from Santa Monica, California. Contacts and a thumbnail gallery
  
• Ravensbourne Morris Men - Events programme, photographs and contact details for this men's side from Bromley in Kent.
  
• Uptown-on-Calhoun - List of performances and contact details of this mixed side from Minnesota, USA.
  
• Milton Morris Men - Events programme and contact details for this men's side from Duxford in Cambridgeshire.
  
• Owlswick Morris - Contact details for this mixed side from Twyford, Bucks.
  
• Aldbury Morris Men - From Tring, Herts. Programme, history, contacts and details of a CD available from the side
  
• Golden Star - Events Calendar, contact details and photographs of this mixed side from Norwich in Norfolk.
  
• English Miscellany - Commercial Folk Dance group from St Albans.
  
• Wadard Morris Men - Events programme and contact details for this men's side from Farningham in Kent.
  
• Bedfordshire Lace Ladies'' Morris - Performers of some of England's traditional dances in and around Bedfordshire, UK. Contains a programme and pictures.
  
• Bells of the North - Contact details for this women's side from Minnesota, USA.
  
• Letchworth Morris Men - Events programme and contact details for this men's side from Hertfordshire.
  
• Canberra Morris Men - Contact details and photographs of this men's side from Australia.
  
• The Ancient Men - Contact information and tours itenerary for this men's side from Oxford University. Also known as The Oxford University Morris Men.
  
• Northampton Morris Men - Contact details and (out-of-date) events programme for this men's side from Northamptonshire.
  
• Cardiff Ladies Morris - Events diary and contact details for this women's side from Cardiff, Glamorgan.
  
• East Kent Morris Men - Long established Ring side. List of Morris sides in Kent.
  
• Tarka Morris Men - Events programme for this men's side from Bideford in North Devon.
  
• Wessex Morris Men - Events programmes, contact details and pictures of this men's side from Cerne Abbas in Dorset.
  
• Yateley Morris Men - A Hampshire side. Includes dance schedule, photographs, and information on their annual day of dance, events, the Yateley Horse, and how to join.
  
• Wyre Forest Morris Men - Dancers in the Cotswold tradition, based at The Plough, Shenstone.
  
• Sompting Village Morris - Events diary, photo gallery and contact details for this side from West Sussex who dance with separate men's and women's sets.
  
• Everards Original Anstey Morrismen - Photos, events programme and contact details for this men's side based in Leicestershire.
  
• Lassington Oak Morris Men - Contact details and photographs of this Gloucestershire side.
  
• Lagabag Morris - Performance calendar, photographs and contact details for this mixed side from Ipswich in Suffolk.
  
• Ducklington - Revival side, site has notes of the Ducklington dances.
  
• Dolphin Morris - Contact details and events programme for this ring side from Nottingham.
  
• Stroud Morris Dancers - Events programme and contact details for this mixed side from Gloucestershire.
  
• Hammersmith Morris Men - Events calendar and contact details for this men's side from London.
  
• Royal Manor Morris - Details and some photos of this now defunct ladies side from Portland in Dorset.
  
• Morrisdansgroep Helmond - Contact details and photographs of this English morris dancing side from Holland.
  
• Red Herring Morris - Mixed Cotswold Side from Belmont, Massachusetts (USA) Formed from a merger of two sides: Middlesex Morris and Lemon and Capers Morris.
  
• Shakespeare Morris Men - Events calendar, contact details and photographs of this men's side from Stratford Upon Avon.
  
• King John's Morris Men - A Southampton side, dancing Cotswold, Border and North West traditions as appropriate. Contact names, forthcoming events and photographs
  
• Ebor Morris - Events list, photos and contact details for this men's side from York.
  
• Cardiff Morrismen - Cardiff, Wales. History, traditions and style, programme, and pictures.
  
• Oxford City Morris Men - A programme and a list of contacts amongst the other morris information on this site.
  
• Cry Havoc - Botley Morris - Numerous articles, photographs, and an event calendar for this mixed side from Botley in Oxford.
  
• Ha'penny Morris - History of this women's side from Boston, Massachusetts. Site also contains pictures and contact email addresses.
  
• Isca Morrismen - From South Wales. Events, details, contacts and photos.
  
• Morris in the Maze - Contact details for this mixed Side from Saffron Walden in Essex.
  
• Renegade Rose - Events programme and contact details for this mixed side from Portland, Oregon, USA.
  
• Ramsey's Braggarts - Contact details for this young men's side from Minnesota, USA.
  
• Adderbury Village Morris Men - Programme of events and contact details. Also, history of the revival and historical sides in the village.
  
• Exeter Morris Men - Contact details and events list for this men's side from Exeter.
  
• Hedgemonkey Morris - Contact details, photo gallery and events programme of this mixed side from Adelaide, South Australia.
  
• Morris Men of Little Egypt - Photos and a little history of this men's side from Glemsford in Suffolk.
  
• Thakeham Morris - Men's side (formerly Gillian's Morris) from West Sussex. Includes news, history, dance calendar, image gallery, past performances and contact form.
  
• Westminster Morris Men - Contact details and weblog from this men's side from London.
  
• The Headington Quarry Morris Dancers - Contact details for this ring side from Oxford.
  
• Towersey Morris Men - Programme, photos and contact details for this ring side from Thame in Oxfordshire.
  
• Granta Morris - Contact details of this mixed side from Cambridge.
  
• Hereburgh - Contact details, photo album and events programme for this mixed side from Leamington Spa in Warwickshire.
  
• MossyBack Morris Men - From Seattle, WA., dancing in the styles of Bledington and Ducklington. Photos and stories
  
• Brighton Morris Men - Photo gallery, contact details and events list from this men's side from Sussex.
  
• The Breinton Morris Archives - History, photos, documents, tales of The Breinton Morris (1977-1997) and their Green Man from Herefordshire.
  
• Greensleeves Morris Men - Events programme for this men's side from Wimbledon in London.
  
• The Mayflower Morrismen - Photos and events programme for this men's side from Billericay in Essex.
  
• Rag Morris - A jolly nice page all about some morris dancers in Bristol
  
• Toronto Morris Men - Contact details for this side from Ontario, Canada.
  
• Pigsty Morris - Events programme and contact details for this mixed side from Bristol.
  
• Oojah Kappivvy - Women's side from Hastings in East Sussex. Background, programme, and photos.
  
• Oyster Morris - Events programme, photo gallery and contact details for this side from Canterbury in Kent with separate men's and women's sets.
  
• Thames Valley Morris International (TVI) - Information and photographs of this men's side from Ontario in Canada.
  
• Greenwich Morris Men - Events programme and photo gallery from this men's side based in South East London.
  
• Black Wren Morris - Contact details, events schedule for this new mixed side based in the Arizona (USA) desert.
  
• Green Mountain and Maple Leaf Morris - Performance schedule and contact details for these two (separate men and women) sides from Norwich in Vermont, USA. The site also contains notations for some of the dances, photographs and some video clips.
  
• Minnesota Traditional Morris - Events Calendar and photo gallery from this men's side from Minnesota, USA.
  
• Off-Spring Morris - Events programme, contact details and photographs of this mixed side from Kingston in Surrey.
  
• Mersey Morris Men - Contact details for this men's side from Liverpool.
  
• Kits Coty Morris Dancers official page - Mixed side from Kent. Includes a programme and a contact point.
  
• Jackstraws - Events programme, contacts and photographs of this women's side from Farnborough in Hampshire.
  
• The King's Morris - Ring side From Kings Lynn, Norfolk. History, schedule, pictures and contacts
  
• Foresters Morris Men - Morris and sword dancing club based in Nottingham. Gives programme, history, photographs of performances and details of practise sessions for new members.
  
• Headcorn Morris - A mixed side from Kent. Dance calendar, history, style notes and the promise of a video clip.
  
• Peterborough Morris - Events, photos and contacts for this men's side from Cambridgeshire.
  
• New St George Morris - "Leave the factory, leave the forge, and dance to the New St George" - Mixed Cotswold Side from the Belvoir area of Leicestershire
  
• Offley Morris Men - Contact details of this men's side From Hertfordshire.
  
• Plymouth Morris Men - Contact details and events programme for this men's side from Devon.
  
• Yorkshire Coast Morris - A mixed side from Scarborough. Site has a photos section but no events.
  
• Men of Houston - Some photos, practice details and a contact point
  
• Weald of Kent Morris - Contact details and events programme of this men's side from Goudhurst.
  
• Full Moon Morris - Events diary, photographs and contact details for this mixed side from South Wales.
  
• Detailed Dance Notes - Full description of numerous dances by Andrew from Lagabag Morris. Also cheat sheet for 66 dances.
  
• St Albans Morris Men - Photo album, contact details and events programme for this men's side from St Albans in Hertfordshire.
  
• Millstone River Morris Dancers - Contact details for this mixed side from Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
  
• The Ashdown Forest Morris Men - Events programme and contact details for this side from Sussex. Also contains information about The Ashdown Mummers.
  
• Jockey Men's Morris Club - Ring side from Birmingham. Site contains a brief history, events programme, photographs and contact details.
  
• Harwich Morris Men - Harwich Morris past and present. This site contains full details of past members since 1978 plus a photo gallery, the programme for 2000 and details of the Summer Celebration Weekend.
  
• Royal Marine Morris - Contact details for this men's side from Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex.
  
• Long Man Morrris - Contact details and events calendar for this Ring side from Eastbourne in East Sussex.
  
• Berkeley Morris - Contact details, programme and photos of this mixed side from California.
  
• Paragon Pit Morris - Contact details for this mixed side from Rugby in Warwickshire.
  
• Whitchurch Morris Men - Photographs and events programme for this men's side from Aylesbury.
  
• Fenstanton Morris - Contact details of this mixed Side from Fenstanton in Huntingdonshire.
  
• Magog - Events programme and contacts for this women's side from Horsham in West Sussex.
  
• Green Ginger Morris - Site contains: contacts, style, costume, danceout programme and reports from previous events with photos.
  
• Malmesbury Morris - Mixed side from Wiltshire. Diary, contacts, and photographs.
  
• City of Auckland Morris Dancers - Photographs and contact details for this mixed side from New Zealand.
  
• Black Joak Morris - Contact details, photo gallery and brief history of this mixed side based in Sydney, Australia.
  
• The Royal Liberty Morris Homepage - Contact details, photographs and events programme for this mixed side from Honchurch, Essex.
  
• Eynsham Morris - Contact details, photographs, events programme and a detailed history of this men's side from Oxfordshire.
  
• Bloxham Morris - Women's side from Banbury. Includes the Bloxham Tune Bank
  
• Berkshire Bedlam Morris - Photo gallery, events programme and history of this side from Wokingham in Berkshire.
  
• Kennett Morris - Events programme and photographs of this men's side From Reading.
  
• Marlboro Morris Men - Events programme of this men's side from Massachusetts, USA.
  
• Seabright Morris and Sword - This site which no longer appears to be being maintained claims to be the first morris side site on the web. The side is/was a mixed side based in Santa Cruz, California, USA.
  
• Mad Jack's Morris - From Hastings, England. Programme, profile, and photos.
  
• Chipping Campden Morris Men - Contact details, photos and history of this ring side from Gloucestershire.
  
• Wantsum Morris Men - Photo gallery and contact details of this men's side from Canterbury in Kent.
  
• Woodside Morris Men - Photos, contact details and events list for this men's side based in Watford.
  
• Kesteven - Contact details for this men's and women's Team from South Lincolnshire.
  
• Bristol Morris Men - Long established Ring side from Bristol. Includes a programme and contacts.
  
• Moonraker Morris - Cotswold style morris from Devizes in the heart of Wiltshire.
  
• Cambridge Morris Men - Summer tour details and history of the side including the Travelling Morris.
  
• The Adderbury Morris Men - An Oxfordshire side. History, photographs and a library of MP3 files.
  
• Faithful City Morris Men - Contact details of this men's side from Worcester.
  
• England's Glory Ladies Morris - Events programme and contact details for this side from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. Site also contains historical notes on some of the dances.
  
• Thames Valley Morris - Contact details for this side from South West London.
  
• Helier Morris Men - Lots of photos and a history of this ring side from Jersey in the Channel Islands.
  
• Ann Arbor Morris - Photos, events list and contact details for this mixed side from Michigan in the US.
  
• Winchester Morris Men - Contact details, events programme and photo album of this men's side Based in Winchester. The site also includes a brief biography of Lionel Bacon.
  
• Pilgrim Morris Men - Events programme, contact details and photo gallery of this men's side from Guildford in Surrey.
  
• East Suffolk Morris Men - Includes pictures, calendar, pictures and sounds.
  
• Stafford Morris Men - Events programme and contact details from this men's side from Staffordshire.
  
• Packington Morris Men - Events diary, photo archive and contact details of this men's side from Packington in Leicestershire.
  
• Kirtlington Morris - Events programme and photos of this men's side from Oxford. Site also contains details of the Lamb Ale and mummers play.
  
• Great Western Morris - Photos and programme for this men's side from Exeter in Devon.
  
• Dacre Morris - Women's side from Lewisham in London. Events list, contact details and weblog.
  
• The Ancient Men (Oxford University Morris Men) - Contact details, tours list, history and photos of this men's side based around Oxford University.
  
• Westerly Morris Men - From Rhode Island. Includes pictures, schedule and contacts.
  
• Hurst Morris People - A site providing details of this mixed side from Reading in Berkshire.
  
• Spring Grove Morris Men - Contact details, events programme and photo archive of this men's side from Kingston in Surrey.
  
• Leicester Morris Men - Ring side from Leicester. Site contains brief history and a little general information about the morris and the fool.
  
• City of Bangor Morris - From Wales. A few photos, a tall story and a contact point
  
• Vancouver Morris Men - A site for this Canadian side.
  
  

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