The Local Morris Scene

The Connecticut River Valley and surrounding region is blessed, if that's the right word, with a variety of Morris teams. Here's a list of the ones I can remember. If you know of anyone I've missed, please let me know. There's lots more teams to the east of us and a few farther north in Vermont but we don't see them as often. Check out Rich Holme's page for much more detail.

  • Wake Robin Morris - a women's side who dance mostly Fieldtown. They are based in Amherst and practice on Wednesday nights at the Bangs Community Center. Some Juggler men are rather closely entwined with these women.
  • Hartsbrook Garland - a women's garland team we frequently hang out with.
  • We also have Rapper teams in the Amherst area. Our good friends Rapscallion have been around for a while. They've been joined recently by 7 Sisters and Flesh Wound.
  • Green River Tap and Die is a new Molly teamed formed a couple of years ago. They're centered on Greenfield. Practice is Monday nights at Greenfield Community College.
  • Marlboro Morris Men - They practice at Amherst College on Tuesday nights. They're the Massachusetts incarnation as opposed to the Marlboro Classics in Vermont who seem to be on sabbatical right now.
  • That Long Tall Sword - Mumming and longsword and the Abbott's Bromley Horn Dance.
  • Borderlines - mixed group who do border mostly from Red Stags style of dancing. No web page but contact Saralinda Lobrose for information.
  • Berkshire Morris Men - out in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. They throw great parties. Contact: Graham Deane
  • Jug End Mountain Morris (aka The Flying Buttresses) are a women's Cotswold team out centered around far western MA, Eastern NY, and North Western CT. They do Brackley.
  • Millers River Men - sadly not currently dancing but there's always hope of a revival.
  • Guiding Star Clog Morris - the only Northwest style Morris in the western part of the state.
  • Jack in the Green - They're only a little ways off in southern New Hampshire but we don't get to dance with them as often as we'd like. Green Ale and Spam was lots of fun a few years. The wood fired traveling hot tub has been a big hit more recently.
  • Harrisville Women - They're in southern New Hampshire, too, but at least we see them when they come down to visit the Hartsbrook crowd every year. Ditto Green Ale and Spam comment.
  • Marlboro Morris and Sword - based around Marlboro College, a very fine women's Cotswold team who join with the Marlboro Men to host the Marlboro Ale. Contact information forthcoming.
  • Putney Morris Men - in southern Vermont. We tour the McNeill's Brewery with them at least once a year. Email contact is Stu Strothman.
  • Pokingbrook - a little farther afield in the Albany, New York area. We don't see them often but enjoy their company when we do.