 | Wheatley Rounds |  | Second-ever performance of Old Doxie |  | Go, Grant, go! |  | Paul and Grant capering in Old Doxie |
On March 8th 2001 we had the sad duty of dancing at the funeral service for David Edgley, (1930-2001), sometime Bristol Morris Man, previously with Jockey and White Horse Morris Men, who died of a heart attack on March 1st. He will be missed.
Now, on to the rest of the photos from 2001:
| Wheatley Rounds | | Second-ever performance of Old Doxie | | Go, Grant, go! | | Paul and Grant capering in Old Doxie |
 | 5.42 a.m., Castle Park |  | ...and bl**dy cold it was too! |  | Highland Mary Oddington, courtesy of Pete Rees |  | The Boss awards Pete his seal of full BMM membership |  | Not to be outdone, Barry Smith does a jig too. |  | A mother who sampled LAST year's fertility cake comes back for more! |
 | A schoolteacher is the latest March Past victim. |  | Nigel Guzek dancing Barren Rocks of Aden |  | Backwell Junior School appreciated our dancing |  | ...and sent us some lovely drawings to say Thank You! |  | Give us a chip, Jack |  | A welcome lunchbreak in The Prince's Motto, Barrow Gurney |  | Two sets dancing for the elderly... |  | ...at St. Monica's Homes on The Downs. |
 | Dancing on Ilfracombe Seafront |  | Bristol Blue performed with us at the Ilfracombe Beer Festival |  | Meanwhile, two of our number got kitted up |  | ...and proceeded to beat the sh*t out of each other! |  | Jo Maher jams with Paul Rosser playing for Bristol Blue |  | At Watermouth Castle, Old Doxy is disturbed by some performing geese! |  | Paul and Fred play on despite the mechanical interruption |  | Martyn Rosser getting well into a stick dance. |
 | Showing unusual good sense, a passing sulphur-crested cockatoo attempts to peck Richard Smith to death... |  | The bird came from Peckham, and being hungry just fancied another cock or two... |  | At the Dinosaur Sanctuary, a tortoise attempted to join in our dance, but his lines were too good for us... |  | En route home, we stopped off in Bradford on Tone |  | ...to dance at The White Horse. This is Room for the Cuckoo, Wheatley. |  | ...and this, Valentine, Ascott. |  | For some of us, the highspot of the weekend was yet again thrashing Mark at cribbage... 8-)= |
 | Pepper in the Brandy, Chippenham High Street |  | Paul sticking in Jenny Lind |  | Musician Dave Byett displaying a fine set of chins |  | Capers in Black Joker, all feet firmly flat on the ground!!!! |  | Paul Rosser, Nigel Cooke, Dave Byett, Fred Tyler and Nick Cooke play for our main stage performance... |  | while Horse takes his place among a bemused audience. |
 | Two sets dancing Pepper in the Brandy on stage. |  | Everyone galleys left in Ascott rounds. |  | Eynsham Poachers - not the version danced by the current Eynsham side. |  | Members of the audience show what they think of our performance. |  | Antony wonders how Bampton morris dancers get their shirts so white. |  | Martha Rhoden's, 2001 line-up. |  | The ever-fearsome Shropshire Bedlams |  | Some old friends, encountered over the weekend: First, Andrew Hogg, now Stickman with Redborne Stoke. |  | ...Brian Smith, now with Sunset Morris, LA, did the memorial "You Bastard, you did that on purpose " dance with Cookie in Chippenham. |  | ...and Ant waits for chips with Brian Jones, now with Vancouver Morris Men. |
 | Derek Wood, sometime Bristol Morris Man, tries out the Parrot Joke |  | Sheffield City Morris Men in fine fettle |  | Stroud Women stepping out |  | Bristol dancing on quite a pronounced slope! |  | Grant and Richard |  | Our musicians for the weekend: Glyn, Paul and Fred. |  | Stroud Men, featuring sometime Bristol Morris Man, Ian Pedder. |  | At a well dressing ceremony, Horse usurps the throne. |  | The real Well Dressing Queen and her two attendants. |  | Pete Rees and Neal Woolley enjoying the sunshine at Monsal Head... |  | admiring Stroud Women's lines, mayhap? |  | After dancing, most of us with any energy left took a walk around Monsal Head. |  | Bells disturbing the quiet of a sunny afternoon |  | Dancing Black Joker at the National Tram Museum |  | A very small audience... |  | ...so when we'd finished our spot we took the tram ourselves. |  | The Bristol Bratpack perform Ilott's Praise... |  | ...complete with leapfrogs. |  | And finally, the obligatory human pyramid. (Thanks for the snap, Gerry!). |
 | Busking on the prom at Sidmouth in Festival Week |  | Tight squeeze in the hey ! |  | "He went THATAWAY!!!" |  | Dr. S. looks set to win the No-bell prize! |
 | Bristol and Earlsdon approach the giant spacecraft in awe... |  | ...little knowing they are being watched!!! (Unusual, that!) |  | Undeterred, Bristol start dancing. |  | Closely followed by Earlsdon |  | Five minutes of dancing, then off to The Bag of Nails! |  | Look of horror on a customer as Grant launches into "Lighthouse" |
 | Paul Rosser joins in the chorus, using bells in lieu of tambourine! |  | Have you ever had Erik Ilott's hat on your head, and a parrot on your left shoulder? |
 | Droopy-eared Horse watching us dance at Bromyard |  | Taking the rise out of Val Bougnague on her birthday (37?) |
 | A splendid visit to Brittany in November, where we performed in Le Galway pub, previously known as La Maritza. |  | The Breton flag leads on the dancers from Keltiad in Le Galway. |  | Gilbert and two girls from Keltiad. |  | Girls from Keltiad dancing in Langolen. |  | "Ilott's Praise" performed in Le Galway. |  | A vain attempt to stop Antony joining in a hey! |
 | But you can't keep a good Fool down... |  | A Hallowe'en fancy dress party - and we brought some little horrors with us! |  | Count Dracula menaces a victim. |  | Pippa tries to ignore Scream. |  | Keltiad took us to the seaside, where only two Bristol Morris Men, Heroes of the Beach, braved the November waves. |  | Later that same year, we performed the Keynsham Mummers Play to a captive audience in The Hawthorns. |
 | Father Christmas struts his stuff. |  | Antony looks wary of Father Christmas's sticking abilities. |
 | An attempt to draw King George's tooth goes disastrously wrong. |  | Finally - it was Bristol Morris Men's 50th anniversary this year, and here is our cake! |
