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Beltane Border Morris performing at Sidmouth Folk Festival 2022 The Shropshire Bedlams at Towersey Festival, 1980 Music for The Widders Since the 1960s and with further collecting in the 1970s by people such as Dave Jones (late of Silurian Morris, founded 1969, and later the Not For Joes) [ 4 ] and Keith Francis (of Silurian Morris) a ...
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Silurian Border Morris Men, at Saddleworth Rushcart, August 2013. Multiple theories exist about the origins of the theatrical practice of blackface as a caricature of black people. One interpretation is that it can be traced back to traditions connected with Morris dancing. Another interpretation is that traditionally the use of soot to blacken ...
Younger, more inclusive Morris teams tell the BBC their tradition is having a "cultural moment".
The term "Border Morris" was first used by E. C. Cawte in a 1963 article [63] on the Morris dance traditions of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire: counties along the border with Wales. Characteristics of the tradition as practised in the 19th and early 20th centuries include: blackface or coloured facepaint (in some areas), use of ...
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Related: Border Collie Mix Celebrates Dinner Time with the Cutest Little Dance. It’s obviously a very complex routine, and what makes it even more impressive is that this one is actually improvised!