Photo Gallery – 2018

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Oxford Folk Festival

Sat 21 Apr, Oxford Folk Festival - at the Botanical Gardens — Sat 21 Apr, Oxford Folk Festival – at the Botanical Gardens

Just like young salmon

Our 2018 musicians

Shooting in Bonn Square

More shooting in Bonn Square - where's the stick? — More shooting in Bonn Square – where’s the stick?

At day end - survived the first dance out of 2018! — At day end – survived the first dance out of 2018!

Fisherman’s Cottage

Thurs 10 May, Fisherman's Cottage, Reading, with Rockhopper and Windsor Morris — Thurs 10 May, Fisherman’s Cottage, Reading, with Rockhopper and Windsor Morris

Spotty dogging

A twilight Fairies

Brighton Day of Dance

Sat 19 May, Brighton Day of Dance... — Sat 19 May, Brighton Day of Dance…

...3 by 3 to start — …3 by 3 to start

A fortuitously striped pole

Outside the Basketmakers... — Outside the Basketmakers…

.. a brave Base over Apex

Cavalier at The Ivy, Ship Street... — Cavalier at The Ivy, Ship Street…

... with added venom — … with added venom

Coconuts to finish

End of the day, efforts taking their toll

End of the day, efforts taking their toll

Abingdon Mayor Making day

16 June, Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers Mayor Making day... — 16 June, Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers Mayor Making day…

... with 4 teams taking part — … with 4 teams taking part

Highland Mary in the precinct

End of HM

Princess Royal in the Market Place

Ah, there's Sue! — Ah, there’s Sue!

Attentive watchers - or start of 2 by 2? — Attentive watchers – or start of 2 by 2?

Why John, your eyebrows do flutter so charmingly

Evening relaxation in the Long Gallery of Abingdon Abbey

Warwick Folk Festival

Sat 20 Jul, Warwick Folk Festival, dance spot in the grounds of Warwick Castle

End of Dance of Chance

Freshly harvested nuts for Warwick

Team line up - except for 'and Roy' — Team line up – except for ‘and Roy’

First good point for a long time

Mazurka outside the Rose and Castle

And lo! Tom's face shall be suffused with joy... — And lo! Tom’s face shall be suffused with joy…

The start of the procession (and of the rain)

The end of the BB bit

Back at Warwick School, we're forced to do Knees Up under cover — Back at Warwick School, we’re forced to do Knees Up under cover

The Arena stage - great place to perform — The Arena stage – great place to perform

BB pizza evening under cover outside Myton school

Lee, why are you frightening poor Florent?

An ebullient Paul

Guess who's in the portaloo? — Guess who’s in the portaloo?

Sunday, and it's CatMan(ny) — Sunday, and it’s CatMan(ny)

BB Boy Band! & Wallingford Bunkfest

18th Aug, the BB boy band turn up for their cover shoot

1st Sep, Wallingford Bunkfest - Paul leads 2 by 2! — 1st Sep, Wallingford Bunkfest – Paul leads 2 by 2!

The sticks!

Highland Mary

Princess Royal at the Boathouse... — Princess Royal at the Boathouse…

... where you have avoid stepping too far back — … where you have avoid stepping too far back

Ditto for Feet Up

Sorry! It' s Knees Up — Sorry! It’s Knees Up

Say oops upside your head, say oops upside your head

And finally - Chunkfest! — And finally – Chunkfest!

Morris Fed AGM

Sat 22 Sep, Morris Fed AGM weekend Day of Dance in London

Outside the Waterloo Tap, near Waterloo Station ... — Outside the Waterloo Tap, near Waterloo Station …

... Princess Royal ... — … Princess Royal …

... a constrained set to let passenger arrivals / departures go by — … a constrained set to let passenger arrivals / departures go by

Along the South Bank, near the Founders Arms

Coconuts

Ben has his nuts in a pickle

Last spot of the day, near the Old Thameside Inn

Paul and St. Pauls

Bunfight

Sat 24 Nov - the 2018 Bunfight - theme 'On the Piste, an Alpine Adventure' — Sat 24 Nov – the 2018 Bunfight – theme ‘On the Piste, an Alpine Adventure’

Los Flamencos de Berkshire

Sultry, Sensuous, Spanish-y?

Wokingham Winter Carnival

Sun 25 Nov - Wokingham Winter Carnival in the revamped Town Centre — Sun 25 Nov – Wokingham Winter Carnival in the revamped Town Centre

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Ben and Charles — Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Ben and Charles

The end of Cheesy Bob

Roy's birthday, surrounded by all his loving children — Roy’s birthday, surrounded by all his loving children

An unrehearsed 10 man Jolly Jockey - how will it go?... — An unrehearsed 10 man Jolly Jockey – how will it go?…

... badly — … badly

Fairies in the gloom

We accidentally found ourselves at the back of the procession, almost aboard Santa's Train... — We accidentally found ourselves at the back of the procession, almost aboard Santa’s Train…

... oh no, we've accidentally finished up aboard Santa's train. Still, the local paper liked it. — … oh no, we’ve accidentally finished up aboard Santa’s train. Still, the local paper liked it.

BB Xmas meal & St. Thomas’s day

Thurs 20 Dec, Santa visits the BB Xmas meal, Paul nowhere to be seen

Sat 22 Dec, St. Thomas's day dance out, debut for Rhys in the illustrious setting of the Dukes Head car park... — Sat 22 Dec, St. Thomas’s day dance out, debut for Rhys in the illustrious setting of the Dukes Head car park…

... before moving across the road to dance outside the library... — … before moving across the road to dance outside the library…

... and then up to the refurbished Market Place... — … and then up to the refurbished Market Place…

... where there was a chance to reprise some moves from the Flamenco routine — … where there was a chance to reprise some moves from the Flamenco routine

On to the Queens Head, where Paul was carefully studying the carol sheet

'Can you sing 'Over the Hills and Far Away'?' enquired one of the lunchtime regulars — ‘Can you sing ‘Over the Hills and Far Away’?’ enquired one of the lunchtime regulars

Back outside the Queens Head, some serious concentration

Uncle Jerry checking the straightness of the lines

It's a Christmas miracle! Roy can walk again! — It’s a Christmas miracle! Roy can walk again!

Hello, Mark

It was Will's last dance out for a while, and as the day wore on, his clothing wore off — It was Will’s last dance out for a while, and as the day wore on, his clothing wore off

Dance of Chance Tiller Girls

And now the ultimate jig challenge, Rhys v Will

An easy victory

Last dance of the year, Cheesy Bob... — Last dance of the year, Cheesy Bob…

.. and relax

Final kit retrieval from the William Marshall Memorial Tree — Final kit retri from the William Marshall Memorial Tree