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We have been seen advertising mobile phones for Telecom, also an appearance on What Now. And we were mentioned in a story on National Radio (with a few liberties taken in describing us!) that was in a prize-winning book.
Bedlam Practice night
Wednesday 8pm at the Tawa Pipe Band Hall beside Redwood Station. From end June to end September we practice as Vergin Morris doing a different style, Border.
On the first Wednesday of the month we go for a meal instead.
Britannic Bedlam Morris Gentlemen have their own tradition of Cotswold morris, Bedlam, originally based upon that of Headington Quarry but with additions and variations that have engrained themselves on the gentlemen over the course of the years.
Bedlam Diary
Jan NZ Morris Tour
Jan Auckland Folk Festival (some of us will be there)
Feb Manakau Mediaeval Fair with Rosewood - aim to get there early
Feb Saturday closest to 22nd Day of Drink around town
March weekend Rosewood Fallabout
Easter Sunday pace-egging top of cable car 2pm
May 1st Mayday trip to Auckland
June Winter Solstice
June Not-the-Christmas-dinner
September Spring Equinox weekend somewhere around Taranaki
November Britannia Morris Birthday Ale
November Rudolf Steiner School Fair
December 1st Sunday Thorndon Fair
Boxing Day 2pm top of Cable Car
You'll find some of the gentlemen playing music in the session at Molly Malone's on a Monday night and at the Folk Club concerts on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. They're also likely to be at any of the Folk Club and Irish Club concerts and at Folk Festivals around the country.
Our Dances6 man dances derived from Headington except where specified |
HankiesPrincess Royale (Bedlam)
Blue-eyed Stranger
Weeping Willow Tree
Haste to the Wedding
Getting Upstairs
Trunkles
Laudnum Bunches
Lillibelero (Bedlam) 4
How D'You Do Sir
Constant Billy handclapping
Sherrif's Ride (Lichfield) 8 | SticksRigs of Marlow
Hunting the Squirrel
Rodney
Bean Setting
Sportsmen Arise (Bedlam) 4
Chimes (Bedlam) 4
South Australia (Adelaide Morris Men) Sung
Black Joke (Bledington)
Ring O'Bells (Lichfield) 8 |
