Morris is sexy. I am sorry but it is true. I recently attended a morris dancing extravaganza at the Southbank in London...it moved me and now I am looking for a side to join...in the meantime its all folky today.

  1. Swaggering Gathering-Ashley Hutchings- www.folkicons.co.uk/ashley.htm

  2. The Pepperpot / Banksie - Dave Swarbrick & Kevin Dempsey - www.folkicons.co.uk/swarb.htm

  3. Monkeys Trunkle-Sophie's Pigeons - www.myspace.com/sophienelson

  4. Gypsies - Jim Moray - www.jimmoray.co.uk

  5. The Nutting Girl - Cyril Poacher(The Alan Lomax Collection..)

  6. Train Song - Pentangle (see talking elephant)

  7. Hyperboreans - Jackie Oates - www.jackieoates.co.uk

  8. Without You - Devil Goat Family String Band - www.myspace.com/devilgoatfamilystringband

NB - track 8 has hidden track if you wait a bit

The fellas in the pic are Stone Monkey www.folkspace.free-online.co.uk/stonemonkey/monkey.htm - NOT morris but sword dancing (or rapping...yes, rapping)

Generally speaking for the best in folk: www.talkingelephant.co.uk