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Written by Rog Colwell
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Thursday, 10 February 2005 |
 CRENDON MORRIS MEN (King's Arms, Oxford. May Day 2003)
Practitioners and Custodians of Fine English Drinking habits too — based in
the Coronation Village of LONG CRENDON in West Buckinghamshire.
The "side" (collective name for a group of dancers) was formed in June
1967, after a group of pub regulars at the Eight Bells (High
Street, Long Crendon) had been witnessing a performance by the
fledgling Towersey Morris Men, in front of the pub.
The landlord then, Charles Cope, challenged his young regulars to "do
something useful" and form their own side — not to be outdone (and
fuelled with some alcoholic courage) they accepted and vowed to learn
the noble art, initially under the guidance and tuition of Denis
Manners (Towersey Folk Club stalwart and mentor).
Another Eight Bells regular and local Irish-born folk-singer/musician,
Kevin McHale, was co-opted into the side at the outset and remained a
pivotal figure until his death in 2003. Kevin was the only musician for
the first 20 years or so and was distinctive if for no other reason
than he often played at a furious pace!
The rest (as they say) is history hysterical ... :o))
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