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Archaeologist, Wiltshire, FSA, Chair of No Man's Land Great War Archaeology Group, Morris Dancer/Tart. Opinions and views all my own.

Apr 30, 2022, 16 tweets

Bringing in the May 1/
Drive east to meet @BrightonMorris to a soundtrack of @LisaKnappMusic's unbeatable Til April is Dead, and of course @shirleyeCollins

Bringing in May 2/ The Sir Charles Napier in Hanover with Brighton and @cuckoosmorris and Hammersmith Morris.

Bringing in the May 3/ @BrightonMorris dancing one of our own dances Southover

Bringing in the May 4/ pud singing in the Napier: Over the Hills, Old Maui, Wellerman, Copper songs from just over the hill in Rottingdean. All good

Sang John JohnTams's excellent Rolling Home as my closer and back for a nap before we dance up the dawn. More later bu for now, Happy May!

All over the country, in the darkness, the Morris are stirring, ready to bring up the sun. #Lightbringers #MayDay @clareslaney @andtheHare

5am Hollingbury Camp, Brighton and we're up and dancing

Maybe not Bright Phoebus but the dawn is danced in. #MayDay #Brighton

And that's the #MayDay breakfast

Bringing in the May 10/ we've made it to the pier and @cuckoosmorris are about to Morris a Mile for @RNLI

And Morris more than a mile for the #RNLI done, and here they are @cuckoosmorris

Are wil still dancing? Damn right we are, it's #MayDay

@PavGardenCafe is hosting us now, still bringing in the May on #MayDay2022

And outside Prinny's gaffe @royalpavgardens

At the Brighton Tavern and, finally, that's all folks, after 10 hours and lots of dancing. Happy May.

@threadreaderapp please unroll my tale of the May!

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