Taunton Deane Morris Men visit Abingdon in honour of Cecil Sharp


Recently, we saw some morris dancers under the county hall – The Taunton Deane Morris Men from Somerset. They were on a Sunday tour of some of the places associated with the morris dance sides recorded by Cecil Sharp who died 100 years ago. (Sharp, a renowned English folklorist, is credited with reviving Morris dancing in the early 20th century.)  The Taunton Deane Morris visited Chipping Campden, Longborough, Sherborne, Headington Quarry and Abingdon.

I was too late to see all of them as they had finished dancing. But found this picture of all of them on their website.

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