BMM 2000 Photographs


Dancing on May Day



Here we are (most of us!) dancing at sunrise at Castle Park Some of us stayed in bed... But we still managed to field four sets, and get an audience! Later in the day, we danced at St. Monica's Home for the elderly on The Downs


Practice night Pix



These pictures below were taken at a practice by a photographer from Christian Aid to publicise our involvement in the On the Line project



Julian Frederick Giltrow-Tyler: pennywhistler extraordinaire! Phill Butler, Master of the Pipe and Tabor!
Nicholas Cooke, Melodeon supremo, and close personal friend of Andy Cutting! Martin Egan, never even heard of Andy Cutting!
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil ? People come from miles around to participate in our fabulous, fun-packed practice nights. This guy claimed to be Bagman of the Morris Ring...


Dancing Wheatley at the Richmondshire Ring Meeting



Honorary Bristol Morris Man Mike Garland dons a trunk for Trunkles! Foot up! Trunk Down!
Another version of Elephant Rounds! Wrong foot, Ant!
Nice big hey! The Maid of the Mill, The Maid of the Mill...
She says that she doesn't...I reckon she will!


Spring Bank Holiday Camping Weekend in Pembrokeshire



Our opening dance at Pembroke Castle: Pepper in the Brandy Princess Royal, Ducklington, featuring Glyn Owen on concertina.
Nice big rounds! Group photo before some colourful medieval tents.
Martyn Rosser pretends to be a giraffe! Paul and Martyn Rosser lead the lunchtime music session
Mark and Martyn, getting off the ground for Jockey to the Fair in Carew Castle. Notice the huge audience...
Rentacrowd look on... The Quinton, down by Carew Mill.
Three Eynsham lads went out one day... They took their dogs to get some game...
Paul Rosser and Richard Aldred playing for the dancing Where there's a wall there's a way... John Maher takes a snooze.
Horse starts grazing the flowers on Uncle Happy's hat "The most sexually active member of the side traditionally has to wear the trunk for Trunkles!"
Heroes of the Beach!!! Who can these early-morning swimmers be? Another day, another castle to dance in. This one's Manorbier.
Line-out in Vandals of Hammerwich, at Colby Woodland Gardens. Our last dance spot of the weekend, at Wiseman's Bridge.



Visit of the Shropshire Bedlams / Martha Rhoden's Tuppenny Dish to Bristol



Shropshire Bedlams at the White Hart, Littleton on Severn Bristol MM, Rhodens and Bedlams watch the Stick and (Tankard) Bucket Dance with bemusement
Bedlams Mick and Mattie. Guess which one used to be a Bristol Morris Man... Nigel learns that the Bedlams don't take kindly to having their dances videoed!
Don't move, Cookie - they'll 'ave you! Martha Rhodens in full flight!
Lichfield Hey in Vandals of Hammerwich.Hard to smile when you're concentrating, eh?
Rosser Senior on the fiddle (as always!), Phill the Pint on pipe and tabor A member of Mendip Morris Men passes by, oblivious to both the frenzied dancing and the photographer



A handy musician to have around!



Glyn Owen, our new musician (on the left, playing with Fred Giltrow-Tyler and Dave Byett), demonstrates the benefits of having been born with an extra hand by playing pipe and concertina at the same time. His extra digits allow him to come up with some startlingly innovative chords. Cooke Pere et Fils are plainly jealous.


Dancing at The Old Barn, Wraxall, June 29th



Phill Butler is presented with a surprise. Look at that beam of delight! It's his old pipe which went missing at the Richmondshire Ring Meeting! It's soon being played again!. The Landlady of The Old Barn is hoisted after March Past.


Dancing at Newent Onion Fair, September 9th, with Earlsdon Morris Men

The event doubled as Erik Ilott Day 2000



Dancing in the Town Square Say...isn't that a Ferris Wheel over there?
Oooh-errr! It's quite high... Bristol musicians all played while going round the Big Wheel.
We met Earlsdon who then danced with us outside The George A perfectly-executed Half Arkwright!
What a Shambles! Death to the Vampire!
Earlsdon start them young too...and does anyone recognise that hat? Yes! It's Erik's
Harmonica-augmented music. Chaaaaarge!!!!
Note that Earlsdon are all smiling! But Bristol are smiling too...
Nick Cooke jams with Earlsdon, Andy Cutting being unavailable... Antony feels the need for a quick squat mid dance!
"Great news, Mark! Mobile phones are now officially part of Bristol kit!" And everyone is more or less on the right foot!


Performing at the Bromyard Festival, September 15-17, 2000



Cliff Woolley's first solo jig, earning him the side seal. (Hope you can afford all the herriings, Mate!) We danced at the wedding of one Sue and Mick... ...and Sue rapidly went up in the world
Antony tries to put Mark off by shadowing Martyn in Valentine... ...but doesn't altogether succeed. "Ilott's Praise" triple jig performed in our spot at the Cock and Bull Ceilidh
Our youngsters were sadly unsuccessful in their attempt to make the Olympic synchronised orange-juggling team! Dancing on the festival stage, late Sunday afternoon How to execute a perfect foot-up!