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The Travelling Morrice


(Founded 1924)

 

136th Tour, 2nd in 2008, Lancashire, foreman Terry Carter

First Show
Terry chose a dramatic location to start this Tour, the Crook o' Lune railway bridge used to carry the main line for boat trains to Heysham.  Terry plays and Roger fools for (L to R) Richard Wheeler, Andy Blagbrough, Lester Halling, John Aggleton, John Jenner and David Easton.
Photograph by Graham Cox		         
Broom Dance
Michael plays at Arnside for Julian Few to perform a dance collected in Comberton, near Julian's home village.
Photograph by Graham Cox		          Youth and Age
A Bampton dance performed in Whittington by (L to R) Graham Cox, Peter Copley, Julian Few and others.
Photographer unknown
Aggression ..
Graham Cox challenging Gene Lerner in the upright capers of Queen's Delight (Bucknell) while David Easton looks on.
Photograph by Andy Blagbrough		          .. returned!
Gene adding a shout to the final corners capers. This show was in the grounds of Levens Hall.
Photograph by Andy Blagbrough		 landscape dummy
Caption Competition
The log does not record what attracted so much approbium from Peter Copley, Michael Blanford, Mike Dobson and Derek Wisbey.
Photograph by Andy Blagbrough
Flying
Andy Blagbrough's Bledington jig outside the Strickland Arms near Sizergh.
Photograph by Graham Cox		          Farewell
(L to R) David Easton , Allan "Egg" Edmunds, Mike Dobson, John Jenner, Lester Halling and Derek Wisbey perform Bonny Green Garters (Bampton) in Morecambe. Also a TM Touring bike.
Photograph (C) Steve Pendrill of the Morecambe Visitor
 

135th Tour, 1st in 2008, Germany, foreman Harry Kitchener

Heidelberg and Dresden

Valentine
Keith Graham and Christian Mayne rise well, following the earlier example of Peter Thompson and Mike Stevens. This was our first show in the university Square.
Photograph by Graham Cox		          Stick and a Half
(L to R) Peter, Sticks, Keith, Michael, Christian and Ben rising well in the Jenny Lind Polka which the TM perform with Bampton figures.
Photograph by Don Church
Mufti Morris
The TM mark their arrival at Dresden railway station by performing Balance the Straw (Fieldtown) in a manner proposed but never implemented by Coton Village MM. Hari's umbrella is a figmetn of your imagination.
Photograph by Keith Graham		          Wheatley on Pragerstrasse
(L to R) Ben, Sticks, Don, Christian, Peter and a fortunately anonymous other perform Shepherd's Hey in a post-reunification environment.
Photograph by Graham Cox
Steamship Caper
Steve "Sticks" Hinchliffe rising well on the after catwalk of a Saxon Riverboat on the River Elbe. The dance is Monk's March (Sherborne).
Photograph by Don Church
Click here for full res 3.7MB file omitted in error from the log collection.		          Finale
Encouraged by an enthusiastic audience, the Men drive hard into Skirmish in the style of Adderbury to the tune Lilliburlero.
Photograph by Dave Brewster
Critics
Peter Thompson and Dave Brewster display their delight at the TM's invariably impeccable dancing.
Click on the thumbnail picture to download the FULL RESOLUTION 4.5MB file omitted in error from the log collection.
Photograph by Don Church		         
 

134th Tour, 1st in 2007, Finisterre, foreman Harry Kitchener

Fish and Ferry Port
The rain had stopped but it was too windy for a boat trip so we danced in the port of Roscoff.  The audience is out of the picture; unfortunately the fish market provides the background for Stephen "Sticks" Hinchliffe, a lost bell, Michael Blanford (flying), Richard "Dickie" Doe, Cecil Laughlin (also flying) and Mitch Diamond.
Photograph by Don Church		 You had to be there.          Ben's Jig
Ben Crabb rising brilliantly in a Sherborne Upright Caper.  Ben has developed his own style (note the clasped hands).  Purists might discuss the angle of the right knee if they themselves could rise half so well.
Photograph by Don Church		 Aviation in bright sunshine.
Bluebells of Scotland
Ace accordionista, Alex plays for (L to R) "Reggie" Welbank (2), Ben Crabb (4), Harry Kitchener (6), Mitch Diamond (5), Stephen "Sticks" Hinchliffe (3), and Michael Blanford (1)with John Jenner fooling.
Photograph by Don Church		 Young musician of the tour.          A dancer, a fool and a photographer
Ben Crabb and Stephen "Sticks" Hinchliffe during the final sidestep sequence of "I'll Go and Enlist" from Sherborne.  Dave Brewster, musicman, photographs the other side as an independant check.
Photograph by Don Church
 

133rd Tour, 2nd in 2006, Cheshire, foreman Peter Copley with local advice from John Colbert

Little Moreton Hall
provides a distracting background, I fear, to Michael Blanford's Bampton jig accompanied by Terry Carter on the whittle and dub.
Photo by Andy Blagbrough		 Underlying salt beds provide an unstable foundation for buildings in Cheshire.          Set Straight
L to R: Simon Threlfall, Mike Dobson, Graham Cox, Dickie Doe, Michael Blanford and John Jenner with Terry Carter playing tabor and pipe.
Photo by Andy Blagbrough		 The audience included a herd of curious but quite ordinary bullocks.
Rising Well
Simon Threlfall's upright caper during Orance in Bloom, Sherbourne, at the Dagfields Farm craft centre in Hatherton, a short walk south of our camp site.
Photo by Graham Cox		 Simon was Squire of Cambridge MM during his final undergraduate year.          Beeston Castle
The remains of this hilltop fort provide a view over three counties. After a brisk climb the TM entertained a small but appreciative audience. Mike Dobson was fooling.
Photo by Andy Blagbrough		 The tabor and pipe, archaically called whittle and dub, are light enough to be carried uphill.
The Leaning Tower of Wybunbury
Andy Blagbrough, suffering from Wednesday Leg, has aligned the camera with the tower. The ground is more level than it looks! Correction techniques proven here were later applied in Pisa.		 Three successive church naves on this site fell down or were demolished for safety.          Tower Top Jig
Nutting Girl, Fieldtown, performed at a vertiginous altitude by our foreman, Peter Copley. Peter is perfectly upright (as ever) but in the dusk the roof of the tower may be seen to slope...
Photo by Andy Blagbrough		 Last dance of the day
Massed Wellies
Keen for any opportunity to improve their minds, the TM take advantage of a damp morning to visit Wybunbury Moss under the guidance of warden John Colbert.
Photo by Peter Copley		 This was next to our camp site.          All the Men
L to R: John Colbert, Michael Blanford, John Jenner, Andy Blagbough, Reggie Welbank, Mike Dobson, Peter Stevens, Dickie Doe, (Graham Cox), Kay Reynolds, Derek Wisbey, (Richard Wheeler, Lester Halling, Ike Eickhoff), Terry Carter and Peter Copley at the White Lion, Weston. Kneeling in front: David Easton, Simon Threlfall and Roger Comley		 Only one more day to go!
Title Censored!
Allan "The Egg" Edmunds bringing genetic diversity to his flock. Yesterday we had Dylwyn the Dragon, now a cock. Whatever next?
Photo by Andy Blagbrough		 portrait dummy          Farm Welcome
John Colbert and farmer Charlotte Hollins enjoy a cup of tea after the show at Fordhall Community Farm.
Photo by Andy Blagbrough		 landscape dummy
 

132nd Tour, 1st in 2006, Eire, foreman Harry Kitchener

All the photographs of this Tour were taken by Gavin Bayfield - Thanks Gavin!
At the cathedral in Cobh
Ben Crabb(1), Michael Blanford(2), Ian Heighton(4), Mike Jones(3), Glenn Auker(5), Cecil Laughlin(6)		          Cobh
Neil Bayfield playing for (R to L) Ben Crabb(1), Steve "Sticks" Hinchliffe(3), Don Church(2), Michael Blanford(4), Glenn Auker(5) and Cecil Laughlin(6)
Fort Charles
Enthusiastic stick work from (L to R) Glenn Auker, Mike Jones, Harry Kitchener, Stuart Wale and others.		          Stickwork at Bantry
Michael Blanford plays for (L to R) Glen Auker, Don Church, Ben Crabb, Keith Graham, Harry Kitchener and another.
Much Wenlock
A border dance performed in brilliant sunshine at Fort Charles		          Trunkles (Wheatley)
One of the TM's favourite dances, with a particularly haunting tune. It requires vigorous dancing - we do not perform "Fairy Wheatley."
Summer Cove
This picturesque small village is a typical TM location.		          Killarney
Cecil, Ian, Don and Glenn meet the populace.
 

131st Tour, 1st (and, sadly, the only Tour) in 2005, Venice, foreman Harry Kitchener

Constant Billy (Headington)
Michael Blanford playing for (L to R): Ben Crabb (2), Gavin Bayfield (4), Hari Krishna (1), probably Keef (6), Cecil Laughlin (3) and Stuart Wale (5).
Photo by Graham Cox.		 Why only ever 5 men in the air?          Quiet evening meal
The owner of this bistro was only too pleased to block most of the alley with a row of tables for us. Such segastuation was vital after half a dozen shows each day in 35� heat.
Photo by Graham Cox.		 L to R: Gav the giant killer, Ben the fiery youth, Styx the scribe, John the Fool and Cecil the provincial Man
All the Men
[L to R]: Cecil, Keith, Michael, Styx, Gavin, Graham, Harry, Ben, Neil, John W, Don, Jeremy (kneeling), John J, Stuart.		 Gavin persuaded a beautiful young lady to take this photograph. The Men are smiling nicely.          Movie
Neil Bayfield dancing to the music of his own fiddle, "Flowers of Edinburgh" (Bampton), in a small piazza just south of the Grand Canal. Produced and directed by Gavin Bayfield.		 Fiddler's Jig
 

129th Tour, 2nd in 2003, Shropshire, foreman Richard Wheeler

Shepherds' Hey, Fieldtown
This dance is also known as Signposts".
Photo by Kay Reynolds at about 11 a.m. on Saturday 26 July 2003 at Rowley Farm, Harley, near Much Wenlock, dancing as thanks to the farmer and his wife, Mr. & Mrs Munslow, in whose field we camped.
L to R: Norman Peacock (Fool), Graham Cox (5), Mike Dobson (6), Michael Blanford (3), John Aggleton (4), Richard Wheeler (1), George Bennett (2), Mr Munslow, his mother, Terry Carter (Tabor and pipe), Peter Stephens (seated).
Photograph by "Kay" Reynolds.		 5 men in the air          The Much Wenlock dance at M.Wenlock.
L to R: the tabor of Terry Carter, Peter Copley, Mike Dobson, Lester Halling, Michael Blanford, Graham Cox
(C) Hilary Blanford		 Hey by the market cross
 

125th Tour, 2001 in Herefordshire, foreman Richard Wheeler
The Great Cider and Cheese Tour

First Jig of the Tour
Tim Bradford showing the youngsters how it should be done.
Photograph by Andy Blagbrough		          Terry and the Chiddle
Terry Carter has developed an ingenious solution to the lack of elbow-room in crowded pubs: a fiddle-sized 'cello!
Photograph by Andy Blagbrough
 

123rd Tour, 1st in 1999, Cotswolds, foreman Michael Blanford

Fool's Jig (Bampton)
John IV dancing his legendary solo jig (before fording the river at Lower Slaughter?)		         
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