Formed in 1981 after some years as part of Crook Folk Dance Group, the side has become a familiar sight around UK festivals and abroad. They dance traditional English Morris dances from the Cotswolds and the Welsh Borders and have a strong band of musicians including concertina, melodeon, drum, fiddle, banjo, accordion, guitar, saxophone and flute.

The repertoire consists mainly of Cotswold Morris dances, from a variety of village traditions, including Ilmington, Bledington, Lichfield and Adderbury in the English South Midlands, using either sticks or handkerchiefs. They also perform a selection of Morris dances from the Welsh Borders, and have a rapper sword dance sequence from north-east England, which makes an occasional appearance.

www.crookmorris.org.uk