Elizabeth Kinder digs into the latest Morris revival and finds that it's all about the women.
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With morris dancing very definitely on the rise again, Alex Merry and Ian A. Anderson celebrate Laurel Swift, the force of energy who set the latest revival in motion more than a decade ago.
Katy Spicer chats with Jon Wilks about her 10 years as the Chief Exec and Artistic Director at EFDSS (English Folk Dance and Song Society).
Help us create a directory of May Day Morris dances so that people can find their way to dancing the sun up somewhere locally.
The Tradfolk Morris Dancing guide is here to help you find your nearest side come rain or shine. Send us your info, share this guide around, and let the Morris commence.
Morris Dancing - an English Tradition is a charming snapshot of the Morris scene as it danced its way out of the pandemic. Watch the film in full in the video player above.
We don’t cover many (any, thus far) metal gigs here at Tradfolk, but when we heard of a Morris team entering a battle of the bands competition, we decided this was the opportunity we’d been waiting for…
A London-wide Morris dance extravaganza is planned for Saturday, October 8th, in aid of two charities. We caught up with the organiser, James Denny.
Storyteller, Matthew Crampton, discusses the making of The Transports and his secret history as a masseur.
May Day Morris spread like wildfire on social media, and across the land, in 2022 - a joyous celebration of freedom after tw years locked down.
We chat to author Michael Heaney about his new book tracing the history of morris dancing from its earliest emergence to the present day.
Ever wanted to learn to Morris dance? EFDSS have uploaded the Morris Hey! archive, giving you the chance to dive right in, bell pads first.
