Aldbury Morris Men - Music

The Music of the Morris

The music for the Morris, a varied collection of types and styles of English folk dance, evolved and developed over hundreds of years before the collectors of the English Folk Revival wrote some of it down in the early years of the last century. Although they saved much of this music from vanishing amongst the preoccupations of the twentieth century, they treated it sometimes as a virtually sacred connection with England's ancient roots, causing its development amongst dancers and musicians to almost cease. Since the rediscovery of folk in the 1960s, a new approach became apparent, whereby the tradition of these tunes was respected, but not so far as to prevent their use being again adapted to the needs of the dancers.


Music Recordings

After the Brawl was Over
Who said that folk music was dead?
Go here for Aldbury's new music release.

There are three other music recordings from the Aldbury stable (or is that barn?)- Lester Bailey's Grand Union Morris Tunes, a 2-disc collection of Morris tunes, Chris Sissons's Both Sides of the Shoreline, a collection of folk songs featuring many of the side's musicians, and Après Morris, a heady sample of Aldbury Morris's after-dance entertainment.





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13 May 2004
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