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Captain_Swing666
Captain_Swing666
Sun, May 12, 2013 7:57am

Bloody Morris Dancers, bloody national embarrassment is what they are. All that Hey Nonny Noing……..needs banning.

I mean, the Spanish get Flamenco, the Argentinians, Tango, the Germans get standing around in a field with Steins of beer and slapping their knee’s whilst wearing Lederhosen (and the occasional invasion of other people’s countries),, what do the Brit’s get? Men with a beards and flowers in their hats, banging little sticks together — with BELLS!

Echhhh!

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LaSargenta
LaSargenta
reply to  Captain_Swing666
Sun, May 12, 2013 12:35pm

English. Not “Brits”.

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Captain_Swing666
Captain_Swing666
reply to  LaSargenta
Sun, May 12, 2013 5:39pm

You are of course correct, the Scots, Irish or Welsh have more credibility (and better folk traditions).

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RogerBW
RogerBW
Sun, May 12, 2013 11:25am

There’s something missing from this picture. A Morris side that isn’t drinking?

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bronxbee
bronxbee
Mon, May 13, 2013 3:05pm

i *like* Morris Dancers… there’s a lot of mythology and folk magic tied up in their dances. and i think men in tight pants are fun to watch. with bells on!

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althea
althea
reply to  bronxbee
Mon, May 13, 2013 11:17pm

I too am a fan of Morris, for very similar reasons. The dancing itself can be off-putting to those unfamiliar with the practice, but the music! – the music! – turns me on. (Needless to say, I dig folk in general, English folk in particular.) (Not Celtic. Celtic’s fine but I mean English. Love it.)

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bronxbee
bronxbee
reply to  althea
Tue, May 14, 2013 2:52pm

me too… and i was in Celtic music bands and involved in the celtic culture scene most of my life — i just appreciate folk music of all kinds. time to go dig out my Steeleye Span albums.

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