ICKNIELD WAY MORRIS MEN

Icknield Way Morris Men, an Oxfordshire side from the Vale of White Horse, perform Cotswold morris dances and are guardians of the Stanton Harcourt morris tradition... The Stanton Harcourt tradition is currently under the care of the Side. We offer demonstrations and instructionals... The Side performs traditional Morris dances from Oxfordshire villages. We also perform all dances recovered from the Stanton Harcourt tradition for which we are the guardians and sometimes dance out as Stanton Harcourt Morris. The village of Stanton Harcourt also had its own team of dancers active until the mid 19th century. The main Stanton Harcourt 'man of the morris' however, was John Potter (1813 - 1892) who played the pipe & tabor as well, as the fiddle, for the morris all over Oxfordshire. Indeed, his skill with the pipe was legendary that it was said "He could almost make un speak!".

Primary location: Ashbury United Kingdom