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The border in question is the English-Welsh border. The style of dancing from this area is characterised by men who blacken their faces as a disguise, and often wear rag jackets. The dances are generally stick dances, and the emphasis tends to be on enthusiasm and spectacle rather than grace and precision.

Resources in This Category

• Babylon

  http://www.babylon.org.uk/
  Events list, contact details and a brief description of this mixed side from Corscombe in Dorset.

• Bassett Street Hounds

  http://bassett-street-hounds.org/
  A border morris team based in Syracuse, NY. Includes tunes, notes on the dances, and an excerpt from Andy Anderson's booklet about Border Morris dancing.

• Beltane Border

  http://www.beltaneborder.co.uk/
  Contact details, events programme, photo galleries and a bio of all the members of this mixed side from Torbay in Devon

• Black Pig Border Morris

  http://www.blackpigborder.co.uk/home/home.htm
  History, events list, photos, contact details for this mixed side from Nottingham.

• Elephant Up A Pole

  http://www.angelfire.com/co/bordermorriseuap/index.html
  Single page site with contact details and brief description of this mixed side from Coventry in the West Midlands.

• FFL Morris

  http://www.rgoldman.org/morris/ffl/
  Brief details and an email contact for this mixed side from California.

• Flag Crackers of Craven

  http://www.mid-summer-night.co.uk/flagcrak/
  Contact details and photos of this mxed side from Skipton in North Yorkshire.

• Helsinki Morrisers

  http://helsinki-morrisers.tripod.com/
  Brif history and some photographs of this mixed side from Finland.

• Hook Eagle Morris

  http://www.hookeagle.org.uk/
  Men-only Border side from Hook in Hampshire. Site contains notation for some of their dances.

• Hunters Moon Morris

  http://www.huntersmoonmorris.co.uk/
  Contact details, photos and events list for this side from Eastbourne in Sussex.

• Mike Miller's Border Morris Notes

  http://web.lemoyne.edu/~millermj/border/
  Dance notes from Mike Miller of The Basset Street Hounds.

• OBJ Border Morris

  http://www.obj.org.uk/
  Contact details, events programme and photographs of this mixed side from Bracknell in Berkshire. Site also lists contact details for a number of other local sides.

• Silhill Morris

  http://www.silhill.f9.co.uk/
  Contact details and photographs of this mixed side from Solihull in The West Midlands.

• The Maenads

  http://www.atmg94.dsl.pipex.com/
  Contact details, events list and some photos of this women's side from Kent.

• The Widders

  http://www.thewidders.co.uk/
  contact details, photos and other information about this new mixed side from Chepstow.

• The Wild Hunt Bedlam Morris

  http://www.wildhunt.org.uk/
  Contact details, events diary and photo gallery from this mixed side from Merstham, Surrey.

• The Witchmen

  http://www.witchmen.com/
  Contact details, events programme and photographs of this pagan side from Northampton.

• Wharfedale Wayzgoose

  http://www.wharfedale-wayzgoose.co.uk/
  Photographs, contact details and events programme for this mixed Side from Otley in West Yorkshire.

 

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