Photo Gallery – 2003
For the story behind the photos read the Posts from 2003
John and Sarah’s wedding
27 Apr – John and Sarah’s wedding …
… and some of the assorted guests
A BB line up
The team put the weight restriction on the wooden bridge to a severe test
John exhibited the fastest reactions seen all day when seconds were announced
The Sue Graham special cake – spot the Morris references ….
… a shame to cut it up, but cake is cake
Getting ready for the The Swans spot at the ceilidh with Chalktown
Does your bum look big in this? – well yes actually….
Sheer synchronicity
“So how did I do ….?”
Tour Manager Paul (50% of all profits lads?) with his cygnet proteges
Oyster & Winchester Folk Festival
May 4 – Canterbury – Princess Royal
May 17 – Winchester Folk Festival – before the rain
After the rain
Musicians plus groupie
BB Day of Dance
7 Jun – BB Day of Dance – in Forbury Gardens
3 wise men (using the terms wise and men loosely)
With guests The Outside Capering Crew …
… and Rogue in the Town Hall Square
Sue and Tracy a.k.a. me and my shadow
Simon demonstrating where he can stick his broom
The outside capering few
A line aligned
Years of experience between them, they watch the young uns having a go …
Bob had a reservation for lunch
At the Oracle as part of a publicity day for the Caversham Folk Festival
Crouch and hold ……
Highland Marying
In Wokingham Market place, a never knowingly overrehearsed Princess Royal for 9ish
Musicians at play
Avebury with Holt Morris
Thurs 19 Jun, at Avebury with Holt Morris
Holt doing their thing …
… and again
Singing session afterwards – Lee and Malcolm do Pink Floyd ……
Psychedelic handwaving in the chorus for those not wimping out at the bar
Pigsty weekend
28 Jun – Pigsty weekend, Bristol
” ‘Ere, guess what that pigeon done – all down me kit too”
Still, he took it well ….
Backing coconuts for Harberton Navy
BB annual Dorset tour
Sat 19 Jul, BB annual Dorset tour kicks off again at the Smiths Arms, Godmanstone
Drawing in the crowds on the prom at Weymouth
Some of that happy crowd
The end of the Flame dance, with varying degrees of menace ….
On the walk down into Cerne Abbas
Sidmouth
Sat 2 Aug – The opening ceremony, first act
Simon and Tim wow the Councillors (the ones that were awake)
Up we go …
… and down again
Mixing with our new friends (Bob was attracted by the hat….)
(… the rest of us were just attracted….)
Musicians outside the Anchor
Wavy Princess Royal at the Sat afternoon Arena show
And the prize goes to the one in the middle
Sun morning on the seafront, with rampant Goat
Regular musicians plus interloper for the Sum morning procession
‘What Kind of Fool am I??’….
Sunday afternoon Jig competition – going well at the moment …
… still going pretty well ….
… oops, its all fallen apart at the end…
… but they won anyway !!
Sun evening – up we go again at the Anchor
Followed by a ceilidh spot
Monday evening backstage – Jerry getting ready for the big night
The Flaming boys
Mean and moody (or maybe just mean?)
The boys in action
Haarrghh…
Big finish – somehow doing Mrs. Casey will never feel quite the same now
Post show chilling
Tues evening Arena show – finish of Mazurka ….
…. followed by our last dance of Sidmouth 2003 – Fairies
The final exit
Those who stayed on for the week could relax and dress naturally
Sidmouth 2003 line up
The Witchmen Weekend
Sat 13 Sep – The Witchmen Weekend included Dave and Jo’s handfasting
Some of the audience for the ceremony
Some Ozzie Osbornes and
… erm …
The Addams family turned up too
The Addams family turned up too
Morris Federation weekend
Sat 27 Sep – Morris Federation weekend, Much Wenlock, Staffs
Just not quite enough posing, lads
On the iron bridge at Ironbridge
Sole musician for the weekend
Banbury Canalside Festival
11 Oct – Banbury Canalside Festival ….
… still waiting for the introduction to finish ….
…. and by the time Rob got going it was getting dark ….
…. and as night fell the dance was still going …..
Trafalgar Square
Sun 2 Nov in a wet Trafalgar Square to celebrate exemption from the Licensing Act…..
…. along with many other Morris teams from all 3 Morris organisations
Earnestly helping the lady reporter with her enquiries, honestly
Paul and Rob modelling suggestions for the BB autumn kit (we’ll let you know)
And now time for some dancing
In reality we could all kick that high if we could be bothered
The sun always shines (eventually) on Berkshire Bedlam
I think the umbrella holding Gog Magog’s kit may have clashed slightly