Morris Dancing at Oxford Folk Festival 2023

This compilation of videos was made during the Folk Weekend at Oxford on the 15th of April 2023.
Oxford Folk Weekend includes spectacular displays of live Morris music and dance with various dance styles from across the country.

The Morris Dancers groups on these videos are:

- Chiltern Hundreds Northwest Morris
@chilternhundredsmorris

- The Knights of King Ina
@knightsofkingina

- Hemlock Morris
@hemlock_morris

- Phoenix Morris
@phoenixmorrisdancers

- Thames Valley Morris Men

- Queen's Oak Border Morris

- Black Annis Morris
@blackannis-jm4zc

- Datchet Morris
@datchetmorris

[huizilopoxtli]

These songs revive the mystic chords of ancient memory. Thank you!

[creativenative]

🎉This is wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing it with us.🎉

[susandrydenhenderson]

Commentators remember that English folk styles were not high culture performances, but rural participatory celebrations and rituals.

[joline]

A great over-all cover of the many Sides - loved it ‼️ Dancing England Still Dances 👍👍💯💯✔✔

[espritlibre]

Good! Keep your culture alive! Enjoy and dance. A Friend from France.

[Mostaism]

This is just as silly and wonderful and Sir Terry described it.

[susandrydenhenderson]

Great example of one of Britain’s many varied rural folk traditions.

[thebreadmaker-hq]

Amazing English culture that no major media shows at all.

[susandrydenhenderson]

Nice, gentle and pleasant, like England. Of course I realize varied historic Britain has many richly varied regional traditional dancing and music styles.

[jamespenn]

US here. Just another thing I did not know. Very interesting. The use of scarfs in some dances reminds me of the Greeks and other countries too.

[paulshirley]

Morris Dancing at Oxford Folk Festival 2023This compilation of videos was made during the Folk Weekend at Oxford on the 15th of April 2023.
Oxford Folk Weekend includes spectacular displays of live Morris music and dance with various dance styles from across the country. … Colombe Delons love louis shirley

[indochinajames]

HANKIES AND BELLS HANKIES AND BELLS FOR THE WIN!

[darrendin]

Great to see this still being practised. Im going to get into it myself and celebrate this great dance commemortaing the reconquista in Spain.
Morris = Moors. The muslim colonisers kicked out of Iberia!

[benamarabdo]

"I’m absolutely fascinated by this British folklore! It’s so captivating and unique. The way the stories and traditions come to life in this video is truly inspiring."


"I have so many questions about this folklore. Could you share more about its origins and significance? Are there specific festivals or events where these traditions are celebrated? Also, are there books or resources you recommend for learning more about it?"

[e.f.]

How come more people aren't doing this?

[sgibson]

Who needs to to a.gym when ypu can do this?

[PhilInsane]

What tune is the first one? Love from Ireland btw reminds me of some of our traditions

[TheStubbornwearsider]

It’s sad seeing people make fun of these dances it’s our culture get a life and stop trying to mock us.

[liviatarcea]

This dance is very similar with the Romanian calusarii. There is similarity even with the costume and the fact that they have wooden sticks. The sticks used to be actual swords in the past, but now it's practiced with sticks instead.

[juttakuller]

Warum gehe ich zu einer Musik- und Tanzveranstaltung, wenn ich nur quasseln will????