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     Pf.1b   Music/Song - Duos
     Pf.1c   Music/Song - Solo
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​CYMRU • WALES   

Nid yw’r golygyddion yn siaradwyr Cymraeg rhugl, rydym yn croesawu gwirfoddolwyr i’n helpu i gyfieithu rhestriadau, penawdau ac ati.

🄵 ​Newport    GWERINWYR GWENT   www.gwerinwyrgwent.org.uk   Sue Venn  01495 271953
→  Practice night Thursday, 8-10pm, Graig Community Hall (opposite the Ruperra Arms), Bassaleg, NP10 8LG. Just come along, or ring for more details. 
⇒  Secretary:  Sue Venn, 01495 271953,  e-mail jandsv19<at>talktalk.net   Also on Facebook www.facebook.com/gwerinwyrgwent
⊕   We are always seeking new members, and either beginners or experienced dancers/musicians are very welcome.   Dancing is fun; it’s exercise but you don’t have to be superfit to do it - give it a try!   [new listing, Oct 2019]

ENGLAND, by region  

ENGLAND:   WEST COUNTRY (SOUTH-WEST)

arranged by county       → indicates venue and times  ​
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Cornwall      TYWARDREATH MORRIS     www.tywardreathmorris.org.uk     John     01208 872124
    →     Dancing on Wednesday evenings at various pubs - see website for details 
    ⇒     Contact details:tywardreathmorris@yahoo.co.uk To join us or book us please phone John on 01208 872124
    ⊕     Mixed side, dances mainly from Cotswold tradition, a few border style dances. Formed in 2010, sponsored by the New Inn, to which we repair after practice. New members very welcome, come along and give it a try with no commitment. [Jan 2018, new member]

Glos    CAMPDEN MORRIS DANCERS    www.chippingcampdenmorrismen.org  David Cranke    07767 206499
⇒  To contact the Side: David Cranke, 07767 206499, cranke@btinternet.com; Patrick Sexton, 07708 952778, paddysexton@outlook.com; or Tim Sexton, 07821 427868, malindela89@btinternet.com. 
⊕  The Campden side dances a unique tradition and the dances and steps form part of a living tradition passed on from one generation to the next. No other sides dance Campden and this is respected thoughout the morris community. [Nov 2016, new member]

Glos    GLOUCESTERSHIRE MORRIS MEN     www.glosmorrismen.org    Mike Boag, bagman 01242 244701
    → Every Tuesday from 7.45 p.m. at Chosen Hill School, Churchdown, Glos.
    ⊕ Male Cotswold Morris.  Member of Morris Ring.  [Oct 2016, new contact name & phone]
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​Glos    LASSINGTON OAK    www.lassingtonoak.co.uk    Martyn    07766 490735
⇒ bagman.lassingtonoakmm<at>gmail.com
    ⊕ Based in Highnam, we are Gloucester’s resident Morris Team, and perform a wide variety of traditional Cotswold Morris Dances.

​Glos    HAPPENSTANCE  http://happenstancemorris.org.uk    Carol Davies (Squire)   01242 603094 
   → Every Tuesday 7.30 p.m. in Winchcombe School, Greet Rd, WInchcombe.
     ⊕ Mixed Border Morris.  Member of Open Morris. [Nov 2018, new contact name & phone]

ENGLAND:   WEST MIDLANDS

 arranged by county       → indicates venue and times  ​

​Warks    THE TRADITIONAL ILMINGTON MORRIS MEN   http://ilmingtonmorrismen.org.uk    Paul Bryan (Bagman)     07711 121210
→  Practice Wednesday evenings, September to April, Ilmington Village Hall.  Dance around the local villages and towns on Wednesday evenings, May to August. 
⇒  Paul Bryan, theflyingmorrisman<at>hotmail.com, 07711 121210.  Also on Facebook (https://m.facebook.com/TIMM1974/)
⊕  Dancing the traditional dances which have evolved in the village over 300 years. A living tradition, welcoming any Morris man, experienced or beginner, who would like to join us. The side joined the Morris Ring in 2002.  [new Member, Oct 2019]

Worcs    APPLEYARD LADIES TRAD. DANCERS    www.Appleyardfolk.co.uk    Diana Maiden    01684 565204
⇒  info4appleyard<at>gmail.com, or dianamaiden6<at>gmail.com  
    → Thursday.  Earls Croome Village Hall, near Upton-on-Severn. 8pm to 10pm.  Weekly during winter, dancing in summer at pubs, festivals & other venues.
    ⊕  Dances from all over the country, new and old.         [Email change: FQ Apr 2016]

Worcs    FAITHFUL CITY MORRIS MEN    www.faithfulcitymorris.org.uk    Bill Smith    01905 423488
⇒ 21 Vernon Park Road, St John’s, Worcester, WR2 4NF.   billthefiddle<at>yahoo.co.uk
    → Every Wednesday at The Talbot, Knightwick (A44, 7 miles from Worcester). 
    ⊕  Cotswold Morris.  New members (experienced or beginners) welcome. 

Herefds    LEDBURY MORRIS   Facebook:  Ledbury Morris   Ceri James   07870 382678
→ Sunday afternoons, 2.00-4.00pm, The Royal Oak Hotel Ledbury, HR8 2EY. Contact us first for more details.
⇒ Ceri James 07870 382678, ceridwen.james<at>sky.com
⊕  Ledbury Morris is a new and upcoming mixed side, dancing all the Border Morris dances collected by the late  Dave Jones.  It is available for bookings now. We welcome new dancers and musicians who want to keep the tradition alive.  [new listing, Nov 2019]

Worcs    STEP ON BOARD APPALACHIAN    (no website)     Cynthia    0121 476 5938

ABOVE are the main areas covered by the Folklife West magazine - most entries are from Members in those areas 

BELOW other areas - more free entries welcome!  Please spread the word !   it's www.folklife-directory.uk, contact sam@folklife.uk 

ENGLAND:   EAST MIDLANDS,   & EAST
 
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ENGLAND:   SOUTH-EAST,  & LONDON

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NORTH EAST ENGLAND       •     NORTH WEST ENGLAND       •        YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER    

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​ALBA • SCOTLAND   

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INTERNATIONAL   

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