The Witchmen
Photo albums
Life's too short to dance with ugly men (Oscar Wilde)
Each image below links to an album
10 photo's taken at the September 2009 Mercian Gathering, no pictures of us dancing but a few of the fire labyrinth and lots of the wicker man, both in his virile glory and later the burning.
22 photo's taken at Sidmouth Folk Festival, August 2009. We danced out on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, including a ceilidh spot at the Bulverton on Sunday night (see the YouTube link on our video page). The campsite was a quagmire but our kit was immaculate and we had such fun!
As no-one took any pictures of us dancing these mostly show us lounging about between dance spots. There's a photo of Hexham morris men dancing and of two of Hexhamshire lasses Margaret and Amy O'Brien.
It's become 'traditional' for the Witchmen to have a themed party at Ely Folk Festival, the July 2009 theme was punk, here are 30+ photo's of the Witchmen and their entourage (WaGs & children), some taking it more seriously than others. The security guard took it seriously though, as we approached the bar tent mob handed she hauled out her radio and started to call for backup!.
7 photo's of the Witchmen taken in July 2009, cooling off after dancing on a hot & sunny Saturday at the Lobster Potties festival in Sheringham. We were that oil slick.
17 photo's of the Witchmen mostly taken by either Tim Taylor of Castle Donington or Luke Crick. Dancing at the Folk festival at the Moira furnace, on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal May 2009. And a shot of Simon relaxing - after all it was his birthday.
15 photo's of the Witchmen taken at Rochester Sweeps' festival 2009 by Cally Cass from Brighton.
See some great photo's and almost embarrassingly flattering comments about us, from our winter Solstice 2008 dance out, in The Merryweather Gazette. And even more from Straw Bear 2009.
Archeologists have recently unearthed these 5 photo's of the Witchmen at Ely Folk Festival, probably taken in July 1994. Some of the people are long gone, but we can't understand why neither Terry nor Linda looked any younger than they do now (Paintings in the attic?).
4 photo's taken by Ruth at the Gate to Southwell Folk Festival June 2008 where John & Pete got the horn.
13 photo's in 2 sets taken by Ella and Luke in Kelsall at Chester Folk Festival May 2008. See The Witchmen taken for a ride and some small portraits.
2 sets of photo's (12 in all) taken in Reading & Henley at Berkshire Bedlam's 30th birthday week-end June/July 2007. Including a transitional image of Simon dancing with the Witchmen but in BB's kit!
16 photo's of the Witchmen taken at Rochester Sweeps' festival 2007, all but the last 3 were taken by our friends from the South, Chair and Trisha (Motley, Loose, Lost, Vixen, Maenads? etc.).
Click on the bunny's tail for over 40 photo's taken during the Witchmen's Dirty Habits week-end held September 2005 at Hengrave Hall. No actual Morris dancing but shots of the great and the good in embarrassing costumes and, for your delight, 'the sexiest bunny in Morris' neither pink nor from Hell. You may identify some of: The Bradshaw Mummers; Mally; Beltane; Sid Kipper; Golden Star; Persephone & hex 
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6 photo's of The Witchmen taken by Martin Gosling of Grimspound Border at the Cornwall Folk Festival, Wadebridge August Bank holiday 2005.
2 sets of photo's (22 in all) taken by Sam at the Alcester in Arden Festival June 2005. 15 of The Witchmen & 7 of The Bradshaw Mummers.
3 photo's from Rochester Sweeps' festival 2005 Where William was:-
(1) presented with the Andy Hamilton young Morris Musican award by the Mayor of Medway &;
(2) intimidated by (one of) The Fezheads.
& one of the late Mark Jones dancing with Golden Star.
7 photo's taken by John Ward (Pharisee) and 3 by Colin Hill (of Shelby Images) at the Whittlesea Straw Bear 2005. 8 of The Witchmen, a portrait of Alan & one of the bear being lead through the streets of Whittlesea following "The Director" Brian Kell (who 'revived' Straw Bear 25 years ago).
12 photo's taken by Steve Redshaw (of Bourne Borderers) at our Winter Solstice bash at The Lilacs Isham nr. Kettering - 4 of The Witchmen dancing, 2 of The Haverhill Harlots, 2 of Bare Bones, excellent portraits of Terry and of Kurt of Bourne Borderers & 2 pictures of musicians - The Witchmen's & Haverhill Harlots'.
6 photo's from The World Conkers Championships Ashton 5 from 2004 and one from 2006, 4 of The Witchmen, one of Pigdyke Molly & one of two women actually playing conkers!
2 sets of photo's (14 in all) of The Witchmen taken by Sam at Wallingford BunkFest 2004, some dancing others 'relaxing' including one of hex (Ruth, Terry & Linda) singing on stage at 2am.
25 photo's from Warwick festival 2004, taken by Vince & Sam. Mostly of The Witchmen, two of the Barefoot Belly Dancers serenading Terry, and one each of: the massed ranks of Chinewrde, Alvechurch, Berkeley Morris - from California, The Gnomes,
Silhill &
The Coventry mummers..
12 of Vince's photo's from Ely festival 2004, pic's of The Witchmen, the Maenads, Golden Star, Wrigley Head, Hageneth, Saor Patrol & Green Dragon dancing in Ely.
2 sets of photo's taken by Ruth & Sam at Ely festival 2004, loads of self indulgent pic's of The Witchmen & the Maenads, some dancing but mostly in fancy dress on the campsite - & the late Mark Jones of Golden Star, Shitwitches & Ouse Washes in characteristic pose.
9 of Vince's photo's from Cleckheaton festival 2004 which The Witchmen attended as guests of The Bradshaw Mummers - three of The Witchmen, three of The Bradshaw Mummers, two of the wonderful Britannia Coco-nut Dancers & one of Whip the Cat.
20 of Vince's photo's from Chippenham festival 2004 - mostly Witchmen, plus one each of Flash Company, OBJ, Silver Flame, The Barefoot Belly Dancers & Chinewrde. Danniella took the ones where The Witchmen are dancing on the arena stage, two were taken by OBJ & given to us when we saw them later in the year at Wallingford BunkFest.
20 photo's from Rochester Sweeps' festival 2004 taken by Vince & May Littlejohn - mostly of The Witchmen, a few of The Maenads & one of The White Rats (from San Francisco).
13 old photo's of The Witchmen from 2003 & and beyond.
If you've any good digital photo's of The Witchmen (At least 400x600 pixels) email them, as uncompressed JPEGs, to webmaster 'at' witchmen.com We'll credit you if we use them & link to your website if appropriate.
After a hard day on the savannah slaughtering wildebeest to feed their growing cubs two of the lionesses sleep stretched out in the heat of the early evening sun.