BMM Photo Album 2003

BMM 2003 Photographs


Camping Weekend in the Wyre Forest, Early May Bank Holiday



Ian in full flight Two members who don't turn up often at practice nights! But we're always glad to see them...
Sidestep and half hey. If Martyn can have a Parrot on his shoulder, Nigel's going to have a Dog on his!
Pete Rees presents the Splendid Bristol Morris Men Lineout at the end of Ring o' Bells
Bristol Blue doing their thAng! Who's not afraid of the big bad Horse?
Dancing Lichfield at an arboretum. How many morris men can you get in a phone box? (Answer eight! Anyone beat this?)

Dancing In Sardinia, July 2003



Our group visiting one of the many Nuraghic fortresses on the island The graffiti artist saw Grant coming!
Butter wouldn't melt in their mouths! Modelling the side's new t-shirts!
Cool dudes, hanging out Spot the two Bristol Morris Men representing Britain on stage
Because of the extreme heat, most of our festival performances were late at night Grant tries on some Mexican headgear!
Look at the men in the funny clothes Meanwhile, back at the Nuraghic fortress...

Erik Day 2003



Ian Kerr chats to an Earlsdon Man Earlsdon dance on Clevedon seafront
dancers without pier... (Ho Ho!) Blowin' in the wind!
Earlsdon at Nailsea shopping precinct BMM dancing Lichfield at The Blue Flame, Nailsea

Bromyard Festival 2003



The side performs on the main stage of the festival site Bristol Musicians take up the kazoo for a spot in town
- while Pete plays one too, sat upon a bronze pig in the middle of the dance set. Don't ask... It gets tiring, all this performing!
Now he's got a proper job he can afford solid gold condoms! Nigel, Don and Paul harmonising in the Real Ale Tent. (Picture copyright Malcolm Clarke)
Dancing outside The Hop Poles. (Picture copyright Malcolm Clarke)

Michaelmas Celebrations in Shropshire with the Bedlams and Martha Rhoden's Tuppenny Dish



Antony chats with Mick in Montgomery Watching the Bedlams perform. It's 25 years since we first danced with them!
John Kirkpatrick tries his hardest to dazzle Fred with his squeezebox wizardry... ...but our Fred appears not to be impressed!
In Bishop's Castle - Martha Rhoden's 2003 Version Dancing in Bishop's Castle marquee, son and father at the head of the set
Antony plays the Fool as only he can! Bristol Morris go Mixed shock horror!
Musicians playing for Martha Rhoden's Tuppenny Dish Mick in full flight in a Bedlams' dance

Dancing in Lanvellec, Brittany, October 2003



Our Fool and Squire are welcomed to Lanvellec en Fete Considering the dance surface, we should have done Balancy Straw!
Dancing outside the Mairie Nell Gwynne meets someone who looks suspiciously like a member of Somerset Morris!
Horse is forced into farm servitude by cruel Cookie Up she goes!
Dancing Black Joker One dancer wishes he hadn't had that 15th crepe...
The crepe supply line! Entertaining the crepe sellers
The local paper, Le Tregor, said nice things about us!

Keynsham Mummers' Play, 2003



A rather moist Boxing Day, 2003 Bottoms up!
It's Adderbury, captain...but not as we know it... The Beauty and the Beast (not necessarily in that order...)